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Media reluctant to use ‘S’ word Suicide a taboo subject for many journalists MIDLAND – The word “suicide” has long been the steel trap of the newspaper business, clamping down on discussion and cutting off all possibility of legitimate coverage. Early in my career as a reporter in Orangeville, I at...

Officer dies at OPP detachment Flags lowered as police mourn colleague who took own life MIDLAND – Police are used to investigating tragic events, but tragedy hit close to home last week for Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers. Sgt. Douglas Marshall died at the Highway 12 detachment on April 10. Sev...

Northumberland OPP officer charged with sexual assault makes second court appearance Constable James Orser seeking counsel through OPP association NORTHUMBERLAND -- A Northumberland OPP officer charged with sexual assault needs more time to retain a lawyer. On Aug. 8 at Cobourg's provincial court o...

Northumberland OPP officer charged with sexual assault makes second court appearance Constable James Orser seeking counsel through OPP association NORTHUMBERLAND -- A Northumberland OPP officer charged with sexual assault needs more time to retain a lawyer. On Aug. 8 at Cobourg's provincial court o...

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter, French: La Charte canadienne des droits et libertés) is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Charter g...

OTTAWA — An on-duty Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officer was charged with failing to turn safely after crashing into a car on Highway 17. The officer was driving a marked police car east on the highway around 4:45 p.m. Monday when he tried to make a U-turn just east of Doran Road in Petawawa. The officer...

OTTAWA — An on-duty Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officer was charged with failing to turn safely after crashing into a car on Highway 17. The officer was driving a marked police car east on the highway around 4:45 p.m. Monday when he tried to make a U-turn just east of Doran Road in Petawawa. The officer...

Officer top ticket writer in Grey County, court hears OWEN SOUND - The OPP officer charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and breach of trust concerning a traffic stop which went to trial was the force’s top ticket writer in Grey County at the time — earning him an “over-the-top” reputation a...

Officer top ticket writer in Grey County, court hears OWEN SOUND - The OPP officer charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and breach of trust concerning a traffic stop which went to trial was the force’s top ticket writer in Grey County at the time — earning him an “over-the-top” reputation a...

Officer top ticket writer in Grey County, court hears OWEN SOUND - The OPP officer charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and breach of trust concerning a traffic stop which went to trial was the force’s top ticket writer in Grey County at the time — earning him an “over-the-top” reputation a...

An OPP officer in northwestern Ontario is facing a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The charge follows an investigation by the province's Special Investigations Unit. The SIU says it was was called in after a 42-year-old man, Gary Lawrence Megan was injured last February. The SIU says Megan ha...

An OPP officer in northwestern Ontario is facing a charge of assault causing bodily harm. The charge follows an investigation by the province's Special Investigations Unit. The SIU says it was was called in after a 42-year-old man, Gary Lawrence Megan was injured last February. The SIU says Megan ha...

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY — A Northumberland OPP officer who was honoured by the Governor General of Canada is facing charge a charge of sexual assault and sexual interference in relation to an investigation by the Provinces Special Investigation Unit. Northumberland OPP Const. James Orser is facing two...

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY — A Northumberland OPP officer who was honoured by the Governor General of Canada is facing charge a charge of sexual assault and sexual interference in relation to an investigation by the Provinces Special Investigation Unit. Northumberland OPP Const. James Orser is facing two...

The case against an Ontario Provincial Police officer charged with theft and breach of trust has been put over until early next month. Kara Darnley did not appear in a Collingwood courtroom for her first appearance, Tuesday morning, but was represented by her lawyer, Theresa Simone. Darnley, a const...