Crime

Man charged for attempting to lure girl from Calgary to Ottawa
Man charged for attempting to lure girl from Calgary to Ottawa

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and their Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) have arrested and charged a Gatineau man with child luring. The investigation was done with the assistance of Calgary...

7m ago

Portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Ottawa hotel tracked down in Italy: police
Portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Ottawa hotel tracked down in Italy: police

A renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy, police said Wednesday, ending the years-long search for "The Roaring Lion."  Investigators...

14h ago

Toronto-area man files complaint against Laval police over violent detainment
Toronto-area man files complaint against Laval police over violent detainment

A man from the Toronto area claims he was racially profiled and assaulted by Laval police in Quebec on Labour Day Weekend. On Sept. 1, Gulaid Mahdi Omar says he was tased, beaten and pepper-sprayed...

13h ago

Early morning blaze in Lowertown now an arson investigation
Early morning blaze in Lowertown now an arson investigation

An early morning fire in Lowertown has caused minor injuries in which Ottawa police are now investigating as an arson. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) responded to a multi-unit residential low-rise on Nelson...

16h ago

No victims reported following shooting in Ottawa's west end
No victims reported following shooting in Ottawa's west end

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) are soliciting help from the public with information around a shooting in Ottawa's west end Monday night. It happened near Tanglewood Park in Nepean shortly after 10:30...
Youth 'facing consequences' after firearm threat at Petawawa school: OPP
Youth 'facing consequences' after firearm threat at Petawawa school: OPP

A young person will face consequences in connection with a threat towards a school in Petawawa according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley...
Three charged in illegal drug trafficking investigation
Three charged in illegal drug trafficking investigation

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into illegal drug trafficking in April of this year and have announced the arrest of three individuals. OPP's East Region Community Street...
G1 and G2 drivers among 5 charged with stunt driving over the weekend
G1 and G2 drivers among 5 charged with stunt driving over the weekend

The Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged five drivers with stunt driving on Highway 417. Of those drivers, they include a G1 and G2 driver, OPP East Region in a post...
OPP seeking federal offender known to frequent Ottawa
OPP seeking federal offender known to frequent Ottawa

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is asking the public for help locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Nolan Pichette, 24, is wanted for breaching his statutory...
Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot
Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot

When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb...