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‘The abuse of power… was terrifying’: Crown seeking up to 15-month conditional sentence for Orillia OPP officer convicted of assault Const. Bailey Nicholls’ lawyer is arguing for discharge with probationary conditions or suspended sentence Const. Bailey Nicholls was convicted in October of assault ...

An Ontario Provincial Police officer guilty of assault causing bodily harm for choking and pinning a woman against jail cell bars four years ago arrived at the Orillia courthouse on Thursday for a sentencing hearing. Security video released from inside a holding cell in 2019 showed the interaction b...

Dr. Paul Dungey, Regional Supervising Coroner, East Region, Kingston Office, has announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Leslie Hegedus. Mr. Hegedus, 73 years old, died in the hospital on July 15, 2020, following an interaction with officers from the Ontario Provincial Police in Hal...

Coroner's inquest scheduled to look into death of man while in OPP custody in Burk's Falls Inquest beginning Feb. 12 will examine 2019 death of Mark Smellie Dr. Joel Kirsh, regional supervising coroner, Central Region, Central East Office, announced in a Jan. 19 news release the date for the inques...

RIGHTS WRONGED A Torstar investigation of more than 600 cases reveals police are not often told when judges find they violated the Charter. Consequences for officers are rare. By Rachel Mendleson & Steve Buist June 9, 2022 Please follow the link below. The published content, in addition to text...

Ontario man ‘factually guilty’ but gun case tossed over OPP racial profiling Superior Court Justice Cary Boswell found that the OPP displayed “an almost complete indifference” to the man’s Charter rights. While noting that a man was “factually guilty” of carrying a loaded handgun, a judge recently ...

Hillsburgh man suing province after OPP raid on cannabis facility Civil claim alleges OPP trespassed, damaged property when executing search warrant GUELPH – A Hillsburgh man is suing the province for $2 million following an OPP raid on his Wellington North property in August 2021. According to a s...

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 ...