Ontario Police

• New provincial offence for public drug use gives officers ‘more options,’ police say

  As part of its Safer Municipalities Act last year, Ontario began the process of creating a provincial offence for people using illegal drugs in public.

  Canada

  Mar 18
  
• Quebec police to set up command post in Mont-Tremblant for missing Ontario man

  Quebec provincial police are setting up a command post in Mont-Tremblant, Que., as they pursue an investigation in the case of an Ontario man who disappeared last February.

  Canada

  Jan 28
  
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• Former Toronto police officer charged with sexual offence dating back to 1980s: SIU

  Ontario's police watchdog says a former Toronto police officer has been charged with a sexual offence dating back to the early 1980s. 

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2025
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• 3 kidnapping victims found inside Ontario home, 10 people facing charges

  Ten people are facing charges after three kidnapping victims were found inside a Brampton home during a raid, Peel Regional Police say.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2024
• Ford government abandons plan that would have given it more control over police boards

  The Ford government is stepping back from plans to assert more control over appointments to police services boards in Ontario after blowback from within its own party.

  Politics

  Nov 1, 2024
• Details scarce as Ontario set to buy 4 new police helicopters

  Details are scarce as the Ford government prepares to throw four new helicopters at Ontario's auto theft crisis in hopes of preventing thefts and punishing car thieves.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2024
• Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect 5 years after act passed

  An overhaul of Ontario's 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set to take effect next month.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2024
• Winnipeg man with outstanding warrants arrested for possession by Ontario police

  A Winnipeg man will appear in a Kenora, Ont. court next week to face a number of charges that stem from a 'suspicious person' report to Ontario Provincial Police Wednesday.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2024
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• ‘I owe this country’: London, Ont.’s new top cop came to Canada as Vietnamese refugee

  London Police Chief Designate Thai Truong was born in a refugee camp in Bangkok, Thailand, and was named for the country. He cites seeking asylum in Canada as driving force.

  Canada

  May 25, 2023
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• OPP officer death: Investigators comb through Ontario village a day after fatal shooting

  Sgt. Eric Mueller, of Ontario Provincial Police, died in hospital following the early Thursday shooting at a home in Bourget, Ont.

  Crime

  May 12, 2023