Ontario Provincial Police Block

'His family meant everything to him' says cousin of OPP officer killed in fatal crash Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau died when his car collided with a school bus on Monday Steven Tourangeau was known for always having a smile on his face and excelling at every challenge life would throw at him, his ...

Death of on-duty OPP officer highlights mental toll on first responders The death of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer Monday morning adds to a growing list of Ontario police officers who have died while on-duty in the past few months. The officer has been identified as 35-year-old Ontario...

Beloved school bus driver, dedicated Ontario police officer mourned following fatal crash A school bus driver and an Ontario Provincial Police officer are being remembered as dedicated professionals and family men a day after they were killed in a two-vehicle collision north of Woodstock. An obitua...

No formal police funeral for OPP officer killed in crash with school bus near Woodstock A formal police funeral won’t be held for an OPP officer who died in a crash near Woodstock that also killed a school bus driver this week. Det.-Const. Steven Tourangeau, 35, died Monday after his unmarked police...

Police say accused has been a member of the service for 34 years and remains off work on an unrelated leave of absence A veteran OPP member is accused of uttering threats at a business in Temiskaming Shores. Around 11 a.m. on May 27, Temiskaming OPP was called to a Highway 11 business for a custome...

34-year OPP veteran facing charges following incident A 34-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police is facing charges in the wake of an altercation at a business on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores. On May 27, shortly before 11 a.m., officers from the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Prov...

Crown seeks significant sentence for OPP officer convicted of sexual assault At a sentencing hearing in Brockville Wednesday, the Crown argued an "exemplary sentence" was warranted for the OPP officer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman and videotaping it given "all...

Crown seeks seven-year sentence for OPP officer’s ‘egregious’ sexual assault The victim said the assault in 2017 had transformed the way she lived her daily life. BROCKVILLE — While an Ontario Provincial Police officer convicted of sexual assault awaits sentencing for his crime, his victim told a c...

OPP officer who sexually assaulted and filmed unconscious woman could face 'exemplary' sentence An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman while recording it on his mobile phone should be sentenced to five to seven years behind bars, the Crow...

Manslaughter proceedings for OPP officer returns to court in September The court case involving Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer Const. Sean O’Rourke will return to a Chatham courtroom on Sept. 9 before a trial date is scheduled for Sept. 25. The provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) ...

Police officer and school bus driver both die after collision near Woodstock Two people are dead, including an on-duty police officer, after a collision northwest of Woodstock. Ontario Provincial Police say that an unmarked OPP vehicle and a school bus collided in the intersection of Highway 59 and...

OPP officer and school bus driver die in crash northwest of Woodstock, police say An Ontario Provincial Police officer and a school bus driver died in a crash northwest of Woodstock, Ont., on Monday. Provincial police said there were no students on the bus and no passengers in the officer’s unmarke...

OPP officer, school bus driver dead following crash near Woodstock, Ont. There were no students or passengers in either of the vehicles, OPP say An officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the driver of a school bus died after their vehicles collided north of Woodstock, Monday morning. ...

Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best possible tools to do the job well. OTTAWA—Policing has an issue with hiring and retaining officers, just like every sector in Canad...

Rifle seized at scene of Sgt. Eric Mueller’s killing was lawfully owned, says accused’s lawyer The rifle seized from the home of accused cop killer Alain Bellefeuille was lawfully owned, and he called 911 to report shots fired after people entered his home with flashlights around 2 a.m. on May 11, ...