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Blind River couple accuses OPP of wrongful arrest in $2M civil lawsuit Statement of claim alleges officers had no grounds to arrest and charge couple in bitter, ongoing dispute with neighbours A Blind River, Ont. couple has launched a civil suit against half a dozen members of the East Algoma Ontar...

GuelphToday files complaints against OPP, Coroner’s Office A local news organization says it’s filed formal complaints with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Chief Coroner of Ontario after its reporter was detained by police at the scene of a crash and had his camera confiscated last month. Ric...

Inquest to probe Northern Ont. OPP shooting of man brandishing toy gun SIU cleared officers in John-Paul George’s 2020 death in community of New Liskeard An inquest will be held into the death of 42-year-old John-Paul George, who died in 2020 after being shot by Ontario Provincial Police officers a...

OPP officers cleared of wrongdoing in arrest of man in Shelburne Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two officers in Shelburne of wrongdoing in relation to an arrest in Shelburne that saw a man suffer broken ribs last September. According to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), The OPP were cal...

Village Media journalist's treatment by OPP an ‘egregious abuse of power’ c Village Media lodging formal complaint after one of its reporters was detained while on the job at a scene in Guelph UPDATE: A Wellington County OPP officer returned the confiscated SD card to reporter Richard Vivian on Dec...

Soleiman Faqiri: A mother’s memories of the son she loved, before he was killed by Ontario jail guards There is no longer any question about how Soleiman Faqiri was killed. Now, Maryam Faqiri says she wants Canadians to understand that her son was more than his mental illness. For almost a decade, ...

GuelphToday journalist's treatment by OPP an ‘egregious abuse of power’ Village Media is lodging a formal complaint after one of its journalists was detained on the job in Guelph UPDATE (5 p.m. Thursday): A Wellington County OPP officer returned the confiscated SD card to reporter Richard Vivian on...

Guelph, Ont. reporter speaks out after he was detained and camera seized by OPP A Guelph, Ont. journalist is seeking answers from OPP and the Coroner’s Office after he was detained at the scene of a fatal crash Wednesday morning and his camera was confiscated. Richard Vivian, a senior reporter for ...

GuelphToday journalist's treatment by OPP an ‘egregious abuse of power Village Media is lodging a formal complaint after one of its journalists was detained on the job in Guelph UPDATE (5 p.m. Thursday): A Wellington County OPP officer returned the confiscated SD card to reporter Richard Vivian on ...

Guelph reporter questions 'overreach of authority' after OPP officer detained him, seized camera Reporter says he was detained by OPP and had memory card confiscated A Guelph, Ont., journalist says he was detained and had his camera seized by an OPP officer while covering a fatal traffic collision ...

After a nearly 7 year fight for answers, Soleiman Faqiri's family hosts a final vigil Faqiri's family still hoping criminal charges will be laid after Faqiri's death ruled a homicide After a coroner's inquest ruled Soleiman Faqiri's 2016 death at the hands of Ontario jail guards was a homicide, his...

OPP officer shoots man at hunting cabin north of Belleville Police watchdog investigating man's serious injury Ontario's police watchdog says a provincial police officer shot a man more than once at a hunting cabin in the Marmora and Lake area north of Belleville early Friday morning. The man was s...

SIU director finds ‘no basis’ for criminal charges against Wellington OPP officer Wellington OPP officer punched a 43-year-old man in the face multiple times during spring arrest in downtown Fergus MISSISSAUGA – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has found no grounds to criminally cha...

Journalist says OPP officer detained him, seized camera at scene of crash GuelphToday reporter Richard Vivian says OPP officer also 'grabbed' him GUELPH – The Canadian Association of Journalists is calling the OPP’s treatment of a local reporter a “physical assault” and the seizing of his equipment...

‘Grave injustice’: Ontario’s attorney general stays court case against police officer An Ontario man is blasting the provincial government for abruptly ending a court case against a police officer who was facing allegations of assault, obstruction and fabricating evidence in connection with that ma...