Ontario Provincial Police Block

OPP officer charged with uttering threat MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- An Ontario Provincial Police officer is being charged with uttering a threat after an incident at a police station in Toronto. The province's Special Investigations Unit says the incident took place March 8 when a 45-year-old man went to...

Retired firefighter sues cops for unlawful arrest By Sarah Deeth, QMI Agency PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- A retired Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield firefighter is suing the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) and one of its officers for a total of $350,000, alleging that he was unlawfully arrested and assaulted in ...

Retired firefighter sues cops for unlawful arrest By Sarah Deeth, QMI Agency PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- A retired Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield firefighter is suing the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) and one of its officers for a total of $350,000, alleging that he was unlawfully arrested and assaulted in ...

Man acquitted on charges laid at barbecue A judge ruled Friday that it's not a crime to act "unreasonable and immature" and acquitted a Lakefield man of all charges stemming from his arrest at a Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association barbecue in 2009. James Cumming, 60, was found not...

Man acquitted on charges laid at barbecue A judge ruled Friday that it's not a crime to act "unreasonable and immature" and acquitted a Lakefield man of all charges stemming from his arrest at a Peterborough County Cattlemen's Association barbecue in 2009. James Cumming, 60, was found not...

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...