Ontario Provincial Police have cracked a decades-old cold case and identified a woman who was found dead in eastern Ontario 48 years ago, thanks to technology that uses DNA to find genetic matches. Police say the woman, who was found dead east of Ottawa in 1975, has been identified as Jewell Parchman Langford. Her identity…

An Ontario Provincial Police officer convicted of multiple criminal offences has been dismissed after years of being on paid leave. Former Const. Jason Redmond of the Leeds County OPP detachment was terminated Thursday after abandoning his appeal to overturn a dismissal order set to be heard this month, the force said Friday. “The corrupt, disgraceful…

Police say a months-long labour trafficking investigation with links to three provinces has led to four arrests. Ontario Provincial Police say officers carried out arrests in the Toronto area and Simcoe County last week in connection to an investigation launched in February into the suspected trafficking of Mexican labourers. The four accused, between the ages…

Police officers, dignitaries, family and friends will pay tribute to Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller Thursday at the 10th funeral for a police officer killed on the job in Canada in the last eight months. Last week, Mueller and two other officers were shot after they approached a house at 2 a.m. in the…

One person has died and seven others are in hospital after a car crash in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to the collision around 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Bruce County, Ont. They say there were eight people in the two cars involved. Police say one person was pronounced dead at the…

One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. The OPP commissioner said he anxiously awaited further information about the two injured officers, as he identified the slain officer as Sgt. Eric Mueller. “It is with an extremely…

A former bureaucrat accused of embezzling public funds has pleaded guilty to stealing $47.4 million from the Ontario government—including $10.8 million in pandemic aid—and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Ministry of the Attorney General said a judge sentenced Sanjay Madan to ten years in prison on April 4 after a joint submission from…

Ontario Provincial Police say a child has died after an early morning fire on a First Nation in southwestern Ontario. Haldimand County OPP say emergency crews responded to a fire in the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation just before 2 a.m. today. Const. Ed Sanchuk says firefighters arrived to find a camping trailer on fire…

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for a 31-year-old male who is known to frequent the Toronto area, according to a police statement released on Feb. 23. Michael Stamatakos is wanted for allegedly breaching his statutory release while serving a two-year sentence for arson. He is also facing one…

One of the suspects in the killing of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in late December 2022 was out on bail primarily because of his indigenous identity, which must be specially considered by judges according to federal law, according to a report. Randall McKenzie, 25, of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation was charged with…