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  1. Streetcar shooting: Toronto police officer suspended

    The Toronto police officer who shot a teenager on a downtown streetcar two days ago has been suspended from his job with pay, CBC News has learned. More...
  2. Gatineau police officer shot while breaking up disturbance

    About 30 people have been released from police custody after being questioned about a shooting that injured a Gatineau police officer on Saturday night. More...
  3. Guelph officer's memorial services draws thousands

    The streets of Guelph, Ont., were packed today with thousands of people paying their respects to Const. Jennifer Kovach, a local officer who died in a crash last week while on duty. More...
  4. Ex-Mountie 'selfish' but had no murder intent

    An Ottawa jury hearing closing arguments is told former Mountie Kevin Gregson never intended or planned to kill a police officer, but was "immature" and "selfish" in committing "culpable homicide." More...
  5. Widow of slain Ottawa police officer speaks

    The widow and one son of a slain Ottawa police officer say the murder trial has been emotional but they appreciate hearing from the emergency personnel who tried to save Const. Eric Czapnik. More...
  6. Toronto police officer charged with murder

    A Toronto police officer has been charged with second-degree murder
  7. RCMP officer's sex coercion claims dismissed

    A female RCMP officer is facing sanctions for having sex in a police car with another officer, after her claims of coercion were dismissed by an RCMP board in Vancouver Friday. More...
  8. SQ officer charged with drunk driving after Hwy 50 crash

    A Quebec provincial police officer has been charged with drunk driving after an overnight collision on Highway 50 in Gatineau. More...
  9. Calif. officer critically wounded in shooting

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Sacramento-area police officer was shot and critically wounded following an attempted traffic stop, and a suspect was arrested hours later, authorities say. The officer was hit by several bullets from what police believe was a lone shooter, the Sacramento Bee reported...
  10. Speeder passes police, salutes and smiles

    A 33-year-old Toronto man is facing a series of charges in Nova Scotia after RCMP say he played cat and mouse with a police cruiser responding to an emergency. Mikhail Dorofeev has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police, as well as several charges under...
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An Arizona Department of Safety Officer pulled over a pick-up truck owner for a faulty taillight. When the officer approached the driver, the man behind the wheel handed the officer his...
  12. Traffic cop caught driving wrong way

    LONDON, -- A London traffic police officer was caught on camera driving the wrong way on a one-way street to ticket illegally parked cars, officials said. The on-duty motorcycle officer drove into oncoming traffic to ticket the parking violators he had spotted, Closed-circuit television...
  13. NYPD denies officers are killing suspects

    NEW YORK, -- Police in New York have denied suggestions that a serving officer and a former policeman are under suspicion in a series of killings on Long Island. The New York Times, citing police sources, reported last month on growing suspicion that the person or persons who dumped a...
  14. NZ earthquake toll at 75 dead, 300 missing

    The siblings huddled Wednesday on sodden grass, staring at the smoldering remains of a building that collapsed with their mother inside. They hadn't heard from TV presenter Donna Manning since a powerful earthquake tore through one of New Zealand's largest cities, killing at least 75 people and...
  15. '70s heartthrob David Cassidy pleads no contest to DUI

    -- Former teen idol David Cassidy was ordered to serve a year of probation and had his license suspended for six months after pleading no contest Wednesday to a DUI charge in Florida. Among the other terms of the plea, the former star of the TV series "The Partridge Family" must attend DUI...
  16. Dismissed Gatineau police officer suspended before

    A Gatineau police officer dismissed for undisclosed reasons last week has a history of suspensions and appearances before disciplinary hearings, CBC News has learned. Gatineau police put out a brief news release last week announcing the dismissal of one of their officers following an...
  17. Officer seen kicking man won't face charges

    A Victoria police officer caught on video kneeing and kicking two men while they were being handcuffed during the break up of a downtown street fight will not face any charges. B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch said Friday it reviewed last spring's incident, including watching the video which was...
  18. Police officer charged with assault

    A 31-year-old Ottawa police officer has been charged with two counts of assault, police said Friday. But police will not name the officer who is charged, and will not say what incident the charges resulted from. "The Ottawa police will not disclose any further information on this case, in...
  19. Teen shot, killed by Edmonton police officer

    A 17-year-old youth is dead after being shot by an Edmonton police officer near Rexall Place early Saturday morning. Police were responding to several weapons and attempted robbery complaints connected to a mugging at the Coliseum ETS station on 118 Avenue, near Wayne Gretzky Drive, just after...
  20. Quebec man gets $4K in police abuse case

    A Senneville, Que. man has won compensation in a Montreal courthouse after a violent encounter with Montreal police three years ago. Last week, a Quebec court judge ordered the City of Montreal to pay Marc-David Andrade more than $4,000 in damages, after he was mistakenly arrested and roughed...