Category: RCMP

Three dead, including suspect, in shootings in Langley, BC, say RCMP

Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and one woman is in critical condition after a series of shootings in Langley, B.C. Police issued a cellphone alert early today saying they were at the scene of several shootings “involving transient victims.” RCMP say the emergency response team found a suspect matching the description of…


Senior Mountie Who Oversaw NS Shooting Investigation Explains Why Keeping Firearms Details Confidential Was Important

Testifying before the public inquiry into the  mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19, 2020, RCMP Chief Supt. Darren Campbell explained why it was important for the ongoing investigation to keep details of the firearms used by the killer confidential. His remarks come amid allegations of political interference into the investigation after meeting…


Senior Mountie Who Oversaw NS Shooting Probe Explains Why Keeping Firearm Details Confidential Was Important

Testifying before the public inquiry into the  mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19, 2020, RCMP Chief Supt. Darren Campbell explained why it was important for the ongoing investigation to keep details of the firearms used by the killer confidential. His remarks come amid allegations of political interference in the investigation after meeting…


Several Shooting Victims in Metro Vancouver City of Langley, BC: RCMP

Mounties in the Metro Vancouver city of Langley say they have a suspect in custody after multiple people were shot. Police say in a news release they responded this morning to reports of shots fired with several victims in several different locations. A cellphone emergency alert was issued to area residents in what police say…


MPs Look Into Alleged Political Interference in NS Shooting Probe

OTTAWA—MPs on the House of Commons public safety committee meet Monday to explore whether there was political meddling with the RCMP as it investigated the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia. Just over a week after a gunman murdered 22 people during a 13−hour shooting spree, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki held a meeting with top…


Man Accused of Killing Saskatchewan Mountie Ordered to Stand Trial on Murder Charge

A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder. Alphonse Stanley Traverse, 42, of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Const. Shelby Patton. The charge was upgraded in November to first-degree murder. Judge Douglas Kovatch,…


Alberta Government Says Federal Firearms Program Failing Albertans

Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says the federal government has failed to prepare the RCMP for administering firearms transfers and licence applications following their “radical change” in handgun legislation in recent months. In a press release on July 21, the Alberta government criticized the Liberal government for doing nothing to ensure that the RCMP has…


Ex-Tory Staffer Faces Mischief Charge for Alleged Zoom Theft From O’Toole: RCMP

Former Conservative staffer Dion Ahwai has been charged with mischief to data related to an investigation of the alleged theft of materials from Erin O’Toole’s Zoom account during the 2020 leadership race, the RCMP said Wednesday. During the pandemic-era contest that elected O’Toole as federal Conservative party leader, his team accused rival Peter MacKay’s camp…


Former Neighbour Stands by Story RCMP Did ‘Nothing’ on NS Killer’s Spousal Abuse

A former neighbour of the man who carried out the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing stood by her story on Tuesday that RCMP did “nothing” when she reported a violent domestic assault years before the rampage. Brenda Forbes said, “You bet,” when she was asked at a public inquiry if she still holds that view,…


Body of Missing Saskatchewan Boy Found After Months-Long Search

The body of a missing 5-year-old Saskatchewan boy has been found after several months of searching, police say. Carrot River RCMP said that on July 9 they received a report that Frank Young of the Red Earth Cree Nation was found deceased in a river in the Cree community near the location where the boy…