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‘There is no bias in this,’ Ontario Provincial Police defend rollout of mandatory alcohol screening The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division is cracking down on impaired drivers, but some people believe it violates their rights. On Thursday, the OPP posted on X warning drivers th...

OPP's mandatory alcohol screening during traffic stops 'not acceptable': CCLA A spike in impaired driving-related collisions has caused Ontario’s provincial police to begin enforcing mandatory alcohol screening (MAS) at all traffic stops in the Greater Toronto Area -- a move one civil rights group ...

‘This is crossing the line!’ OPP will be taking breath samples at traffic stops in the GTA and some Canadians think it violates their rights In a release Wednesday, the OPP says the move comes as impaired driving collisions and charges are up nearly 30 per cent compared to the previous five-year av...

OPP brass dismissed early probe into video of woman being assaulted in custody A retired Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sergeant is sharing the story of how he tipped off the provincial force to the existence of a troubling video of a jailhouse assault by an officer, in a frustrating experience he...

Former cop’s human rights case delayed until release from jail Former police officer Jason Redmond’s human rights complaint against the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been deferred until he is released from jail, a tribunal recently decided. In July 2020, Redmond filed a human rights complaint...

Suspended police officers paid $3.4M from northwestern Ontario forces since 2013, part of $134M provincewide Police, experts say the system is failing forces, victims and accused officers Police forces in northwestern Ontario have paid an estimated total of at least $3.4 million to 15 suspended off...

Prisoner's assault video triggered OPP officer's PTSD, prompting him to report fellow cop An Ontario Provincial Police officer has spoken out about video of a jailhouse assault that triggered his PTSD and prompted him to report a fellow cop to the Special Investigations Unit. Const. Charles Ostrom ...

Court drops charges against Ontario police officers involved in fatal 2020 shooting of 18-month-old Criminal charges laid against the three Ontario provincial police officers involved in the death of a one-year-old boy in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. in 2020 have been withdrawn. During an appearance at the...

Charges dropped against OPP officers involved in 2020 Kawartha Lakes shooting that killed toddler In 2023, Ontario's police watchdog had charged three officers with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death Charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death have been dropped aga...

Charges withdrawn against OPP officers in 2020 shooting of child 'Our officers were doing their job according to their training,' said OPP Association president of tragic 2020 incident in Kawartha Lakes Today, all charges were withdrawn against our members, OPP Provincial Constables Nathan Vanderhe...

Charges dropped against 3 Ontario police officers for killing toddler in shooting All criminal charges have been withdrawn against three OPP officers following the fatal shooting of a toddler and his father in late 2020 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont. In Oshawa court on Monday morning, the Crow...

Charges against OPP officers dropped in child's shooting death: police association Charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police officers who had been accused in the fatal shooting of an 18-month-old boy during a child abduction investigation, the police union said Monday. In a ...

‘Does he have the son?’ Recordings reveal chaos, confusion as charges dropped in fatal OPP shooting of toddler Three OPP officers were not aware 18-month-old Jameson Shapiro was in the driver’s seat when they fired upon his father, who was holding a gun, prosecutors said in an Oshawa court on Monda...

All criminal charges have been dropped against three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers who were accused in a deadly 2020 police shooting that killed a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. An armed William Shapiro, 33, abducted his child on Nov. 26, 2020, in a Toyota Tundra truck, sendin...

OPP officer who saw jailhouse assault video comes forward, pushes for change An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is coming forward to share how he stumbled across a video of a troubling jailhouse assault, setting into motion a chain of events that would eventually result in a conviction but ...