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New trial dates set for Bracebridge OPP officer charged with assault Officer was charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm and one count of assault with a weapon in November 2022 Scott Anthony is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon following a 2022 ar...

Faqiri family calls out Ontario government for lack of action on inquest recommendations Five months after a coroner’s inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail, his family said Thursday the province has failed to implement any of the dozens of recommendations aimed at prevent...

Faqiri family demands apology for Ontario's 'inaction' on inquest Ford government won’t say if it will act on any recommendations from Soleiman Faqiri inquest After seven painful years spent calling for accountability, Soleiman Faqiri's family hoped that by now, the province of Ontario would have a...

OPP officer charged with impaired driving following crash in North Grenville An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash in North Grenville. Emergency crews responded to the crash on Rock Road at McGovern Road just after 7 p.m. Sunday. Po...

Bracebridge OPP officer headed to trial on assault charges for incident caught on camera Bracebridge OPP Const. Scott Anthony has hired Toronto defence lawyer Peter Brauti to defend him ahead of his assault case heading to trial. Anthony faces allegations of violently beating a man in July 2022, an...

‘There is no bias in this,’ Ontario Provincial Police defend rollout of mandatory alcohol screening The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division is cracking down on impaired drivers, but some people believe it violates their rights. On Thursday, the OPP posted on X warning drivers th...

OPP's mandatory alcohol screening during traffic stops 'not acceptable': CCLA A spike in impaired driving-related collisions has caused Ontario’s provincial police to begin enforcing mandatory alcohol screening (MAS) at all traffic stops in the Greater Toronto Area -- a move one civil rights group ...

‘This is crossing the line!’ OPP will be taking breath samples at traffic stops in the GTA and some Canadians think it violates their rights In a release Wednesday, the OPP says the move comes as impaired driving collisions and charges are up nearly 30 per cent compared to the previous five-year av...

OPP brass dismissed early probe into video of woman being assaulted in custody A retired Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sergeant is sharing the story of how he tipped off the provincial force to the existence of a troubling video of a jailhouse assault by an officer, in a frustrating experience he...

Former cop’s human rights case delayed until release from jail Former police officer Jason Redmond’s human rights complaint against the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been deferred until he is released from jail, a tribunal recently decided. In July 2020, Redmond filed a human rights complaint...

Suspended police officers paid $3.4M from northwestern Ontario forces since 2013, part of $134M provincewide Police, experts say the system is failing forces, victims and accused officers Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended off...

Prisoner's assault video triggered OPP officer's PTSD, prompting him to report fellow cop An Ontario Provincial Police officer has spoken out about video of a jailhouse assault that triggered his PTSD and prompted him to report a fellow cop to the Special Investigations Unit. Const. Charles Ostrom ...

Court drops charges against Ontario police officers involved in fatal 2020 shooting of 18-month-old Criminal charges laid against the three Ontario provincial police officers involved in the death of a one-year-old boy in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. in 2020 have been withdrawn. During an appearance at the...

Charges dropped against OPP officers involved in 2020 Kawartha Lakes shooting that killed toddler In 2023, Ontario's police watchdog had charged three officers with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death Charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death have been dropped aga...

Charges withdrawn against OPP officers in 2020 shooting of child 'Our officers were doing their job according to their training,' said OPP Association president of tragic 2020 incident in Kawartha Lakes Today, all charges were withdrawn against our members, OPP Provincial Constables Nathan Vanderhe...