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Canada's foreign minister says India's remaining diplomats are on notice not to harm Canadians
Read full article: Canada's foreign minister says India's remaining diplomats are on notice not to harm CanadiansCanada’s foreign minister says India’s remaining diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” not to endanger Canadian lives.
A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case
Read full article: A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking caseA former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people.
Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spike
Read full article: Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spikeOfficials say the death of a Mexican immigrant who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting a spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec, Vermont and portions of upstate New York.
Officials seize 21 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine at Ambassador Bridge
Read full article: Officials seize 21 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine at Ambassador BridgeWINDSOR, Ontario – Around 21 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine was seized by officials at the Ambassador Bridge on Sept. 22. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) made the discovery. They said the meth was found with a Brampton resident and is estimated to be worth about $2.7 million. During the examination, border services officers discovered a duffel bag filled with packages of suspected methamphetamine. Jaspreet Singh, 29, of Brampton, Ontario is charged with Importation of Scheduled I substance and Possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Arrest in case of ricin letters sent to White House, Texas
Read full article: Arrest in case of ricin letters sent to White House, TexasThe letter had been intercepted earlier this week before it reached the White House. The letter addressed to the White House appeared to have originated in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said. The official did not say which agencies were sent the envelopes but said they are believed to have been mailed by the same person who sent one to the White House. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quebec confirmed Monday there is a police investigation taking place on a street in St-Hubert, Quebec, related to the contaminated letter sent to the White House. There have been several prior instances in which U.S. officials have been targeted with ricin sent through the mail.
AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested
Read full article: AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrestedWASHINGTON – A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at the New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. The letter had been intercepted earlier this week before it reached the White House. The letter addressed to the White House appeared to have originated in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said. A Navy veteran was arrested in 2018 and confessed to sending envelopes to Trump and members of his administration that contained the substance from which ricin is derived. In 2014, a Mississippi man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after sending letters dusted with ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials.
AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin
Read full article: AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricinWASHINGTON – Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. A preliminary investigation indicated it tested positive for ricin, a poison found naturally in castor beans, the U.S. official said. The U.S. official was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Federal investigators were working to determine where the enveloped originated and who mailed it. In 2014, a Mississippi man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after sending letters dusted with ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials.
Police: At least 16 killed in shooting rampage in Canada
Read full article: Police: At least 16 killed in shooting rampage in CanadaHALIFAX, NS – Canadian police said at least 16 people were killed after a 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the province of Nova Scotia. He was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, northwest of downtown Halifax. “I never imagined when I went to bed last night that I would wake up to the horrific news that an active shooter was on the loose in Nova Scotia," Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil. Christine Mills, a resident of the town, said it had been a frightening night for the small town, with armed officers patrolling the streets. Taggart said he didn’t know Wortman well, but spoke to him a few times when he telephoned about municipal issues.
$25 million in meth seized from truck at Ambassador Bridge, officials say
Read full article: $25 million in meth seized from truck at Ambassador Bridge, officials sayWINDSOR, Ontario – Officials seized more than $25 million worth of methamphetamine from a truck entering Canada on the Ambassador Bridge on Christmas Eve, according to authorities. Police said a commercial truck entered Canada through the Ambassador Bridge on Dec. 24 in Windsor, Ontario. The truck was referred for a secondary examination, and officers found nine containers of suspected meth, officials said. The Canada Border Services Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about 200 kilograms of suspected meth from the truck, officials said. Anyone with information about suspicious activity at the border is asked to call the CBSA Border Watch Line at 1-888-502-9060.
Two inmates escape from Canadian penitentiary, police say
Read full article: Two inmates escape from Canadian penitentiary, police sayCNN Video(CNN) - Two inmates believed to be dangerous escaped from a Canadian prison in Saskatchewan Friday night and are still on the run, police said. "Prince Albert RCMP believes Favel and Lemaigre-Elliot can be dangerous and advises they are not to be approached," the police said in a statement Saturday. The pair could be in Prince Albert or on the way to Yorkton, La Loche or Saskatoon, the release said. He was last seen wearing track pants and a black coat, the police said. The Riverbend institution is a minimum-security facility about one kilometer (0.6 miles) west of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, that houses regular inmates and conditional released offenders with residency requirements, according to the Government of Canada website.
Teens who killed in Canadian wilderness showed no remorse
Read full article: Teens who killed in Canadian wilderness showed no remorseDeese, 24, and her Australian boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, were found shot dead on a remote highway in northern British Columbia on July 15. As police searched for clues to the killers' whereabouts and panicked residents shuttered their homes, the body of University of British Columbia professor Leonard Dyck was discovered four days later in northern British Columbia, a few hundred miles away from the first crime scene. Investigators believed the teens killed all three victims, and police scoured rugged terrain for clues to where they might be hiding. By late July, authorities were investigating signs suggesting the teens were in northern Manitoba, at least a two-day drive east of the sites of the British Columbia killings. Chynna loved traveling and would be away for long periods of time -- but she always came home.
Top Canadian police official charged with espionage offenses
Read full article: Top Canadian police official charged with espionage offensesA top official is accused of multiple offenses under Canada's Security of Information Act. OTTAWA - A senior Canadian police intelligence official charged with espionage-related offenses had access secret information from both domestic and international allies it was confirmed Monday. Cameron Ortis is accused of multiple offenses under the Security of Information Act, as well as two sections of the country's Criminal Code, according to a statement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). They include the "unauthorized communication of special operational information" and possession of a device "for surreptitiously communicating, obtaining or retaining information," the RCMP said. "By virtue of the positions he held, Mr. Ortis had access to information the Canadian intelligence community possessed.
Canada murder suspects apparently died by suicide, autopsies find
Read full article: Canada murder suspects apparently died by suicide, autopsies findCNN video(CNN) - Two young murder suspects found dead after an extensive manhunt apparently killed themselves, police in Canada said Monday. Autopsies confirmed the bodies found last Wednesday in northern Manitoba are those of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Chynna Deese, 24, and her boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, were found shot dead on a remote highway in northern British Columbia on July 15. An end to the searchBut last Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it believed the suspects' bodies were found in northern Manitoba. The teens' bodies were found within a kilometer from where the unspecified items were discovered, MacLatchy said.
Vandalism sends cable cars crashing to ground in Canada's Howe Sound
Read full article: Vandalism sends cable cars crashing to ground in Canada's Howe SoundKeely Hill [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]SQUAMISH, Canada (CNN) - Numerous cable cars plummeted to the ground near Vancouver's Howe Sound after a cable was cut early Saturday, in what the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they believe was an act of vandalism. The Sea to Sky Gondola, a sightseeing attraction in Squamish, British Columbia, wasn't operating at the time of the incident, which occurred around 4:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. According to the CBC, almost all of the 30 cars attached to the cable fell to the ground. The cable holding the cars, the CBC reported, was just over 2 inches in diameter, and Sea to Sky had recently done maintenance on the line. The Sea to Sky Gondola takes passengers to almost 3,000 feet above sea level, providing views of Howe Sound and surrounding waterfalls.
Canada case won't close after teen killers' bodies identified
Read full article: Canada case won't close after teen killers' bodies identifiedCanadian authorities search for two teens wanted in three murders in British Columbia. VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A manhunt for two suspects in a series of killings in remote northern Canada appears to have ended with the discovery of the fugitives' bodies, police say. Chynna Deese, 24, and her boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, were found shot dead on a remote highway in northern British Columbia on July 15. But Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police tweeted that it believes the suspects' bodies have been found. "I'm confident that it is them," said Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy of the Manitoba RCMP.
Canada authorities say they've found bodies of suspects in killings
Read full article: Canada authorities say they've found bodies of suspects in killingsCNN video(CNN) - Authorities believe they have found the bodies of two Canadian men suspected of killing three people last month, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday. "I'm confident that it is them," she said, adding that an autopsy will confirm the identities of the deceased. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are suspected of killing North Carolina resident Chynna Deese, 24, and her Australian boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23. The victims' bodies were discovered on July 15 on a remote highway in northern British Columbia. The body of Vancouver university professor Leonard Dyck was discovered several days later on July 19, and authorities believe McLeod and Schmegelsky were responsible for Dyck's death, as well.
River Unsuccessfully Searched for Suspects of Canada Highway Murders After Police Discover Boat on
Read full article: River Unsuccessfully Searched for Suspects of Canada Highway Murders After Police Discover Boat onThe hunt for teen fugitives Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky has extended to the water as authorities in Canada discovered a damaged boat that some fear the pair tried using to evade capture. It was not immediately clear what, if anything, was found during the search, which by Monday police announced had been completed. They will not be conducting any additional dives, RCMP Manitoba tweeted. Sundance is about 35 miles from Gillam, where law enforcement had previously concentrated its search efforts for McLeod, 19, and Schmegelsky, 18. We are keeping all possibilities in mind as we go forward.RELATED STORIESAs Searchers Scour for Canada Highway Murders Suspects, a Look at 3 Fugitives Who DisappearedWhat to Know About the Canada Highway Murders of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler and Leonard DyckOfficers Stopped Canada Highway Murder Suspects but Let Them Go: Cops
Tip on suspected killers leads to remote Canada, authorities say
Read full article: Tip on suspected killers leads to remote Canada, authorities sayInvestigators had focused the search on Gillam, a tight-knit community of about 1,000 people, before turning their efforts to York Landing, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) southwest. Officials on Monday afternoon said while they were not able to substantiate the information, officers will continue the search in York Landing and Gillam. The RCMP said they were searching cottages, cabins, waterways and other areas in and around York Landing for the suspects. She described the tip as "credible," but would not elaborate on where the tip came from. Authorities said a burned-out camper -- believed to have been used by the two suspects -- was near Dyck's body.
Teens Sought in Canada Highway Murders Likely Hiding in Wilderness, Police Say
Read full article: Teens Sought in Canada Highway Murders Likely Hiding in Wilderness, Police SayAlleged teen fugitives Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are likely on foot as they continue to evade police while being sought for three murders in Canada, police said. There continues to be a heavy police presence in the Gillam area, as our officers conduct detailed & thorough searches of potential areas of interests. #rcmpmb pic.twitter.com/R6ZHjxCiDl RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) July 26, 2019Authorities said the two are believed to be hiding out in the wilderness, because they initially were spotted in the Gillam area there have been no reports of stolen cars. In an emotional interview with The Canadian Press, Alan Schmegelsky, Bryer Schmegelsky's father, said he fears his son is on a "suicide mission." RELATED STORIESWhat to Know About the Canada Highway Murders of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler and Leonard DyckDad of Canada Highway Murders Suspect Predicts Teen Son Is on 'Suicide Mission'Couple Killed on Road Trip in Canada Died Under 'Horrific Circumstances': Australian Police
Canada-wide manhunt for murder suspects continues
Read full article: Canada-wide manhunt for murder suspects continuesKam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are considered dangerous, and members of the public should not approach them, authorities said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police initially believed McLeod and Schmegelsky were missing, but they were named as suspects on Tuesday. Suspect will go out in 'blaze of glory,' father saysSchmegelsky's father said Wednesday that he doesn't believe his son will survive the nationwide manhunt. Canadian police released surveillance video Monday of Fowler and Deese embracing at a gas station in Fort Nelson on July 13. "I may be an experienced police officer, but today I'm standing here as the father of a murder victim," he said Monday.