Category: RCMP

RCMP Investigating Foreign Interference Targeting MP Michael Chong

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says his police force has launched an investigation into recent reports of foreign interference targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong. “The RCMP has opened an investigation of reported allegations [of] intimidation targeting Honourable Michael Chong and has contacted the Commissioner of Canada Elections regarding other allegations that have come to light,” Duheme said while…


Family of BC Woman Missing for 12 Years Issues Statement After Remains Found

The family of Madison Scott who went missing in Vanderhoof, B.C., 12 years ago says they’ve been “astonished” at the outpouring of support they have received since her remains were discovered days ago. In a statement issued through the RCMP, the Scott family says they still have many questions about the circumstances of her disappearance…


Mendicino Introduces Bill to Create Independent Review Body for RCMP and CBSA

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled legislation on Tuesday to address the issue of anti-black and anti-indigenous racism in policing and the justice system by establishing an independent review body for the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “We know that racialized and indigenous Canadians are vastly overrepresented in prisons interact more frequently with…


Mendicino Testifies on Bill That Would Create Independent Review Body for RCMP, CBSA

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino testified Tuesday on a bill that would address anti-black and anti-indigenous racism in policing and the justice system by establishing an independent review body for the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Mendicino said Bill C-20, which was tabled in the House of Commons on June 21, 2022,…


BC Police Say Remains of Madison Scott, Last Seen in 2011, Have Been Found

The remains of a British Columbia woman missing for a dozen years have been found on a rural property in Vanderhoof, RCMP said Monday. The announcement of the discovery came 12 years to the day after Madison Scott was reported missing by a family member. Police have said she was 20 years old when she…


Fed’s Security Clearance Rejection Rate Is Less Than 0.01%: Records

Tens of thousands of public servants and contractors file paperwork every year requesting security clearance to gain access to classified information but only a tiny fraction are ever rejected, according to records. The Epoch Times analyzed figures from federal entities reported in an Inquiry of Ministry on May 15. The data provided by departments, agencies,…


Trudeau Touts RCMP’s Reconciliation, Modernization Efforts in 150th Anniversary Message

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been in existence for 150 years as of May 23, and the occasion was marked by a message that day from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “For a century and a half, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has served and protected Canadians. Today, we thank all RCMP employees, past…


Police in Chilliwack Cancel Shelter-in-Place Alert for Residents Near Skowkale

Police in Chilliwack, B.C., have issued an update, saying the call to shelter in place has been cancelled and an “active, ongoing, high-risk police incident” that began Monday night has been resolved. However, few other details are being shared at this time, pending a further news release. According to the initial statement from Chilliwack RCMP,…


2 Quebec Groups Suspected of Hosting Chinese Police Stations Received Over $400K Federal Funding Since 2010: Records

Two Quebec-based charitable agencies suspected by the RCMP of being undercover Chinese police stations have received over $400,000 combined since 2010 in federal funding, according to government records. The Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal (SFCGM), which has been open in Montreal’s Chinatown neighbourhood for decades, founded in 1976, received six grants and contributions totalling $123,750 from Employment and Social…


BC RCMP Expand Search for Suspect in Targeted Shooting in ‘Highly Populated Area’

RCMP are expanding their search for the suspect in a targeted shooting in Coquitlam that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police say they are now asking for anyone who may have residential or dash-camera video in the area of Cape Horn Avenue and United Boulevard on the night of May 17 between…