Tag: RCMP

John Robson: Ottawa’s Neglect of RCMP and Armed Forces a Case of Bad Policy Driving Out Good

Commentary Once upon a time bell-bottoms, mullets, and “Gestalt” theory were trendy. Until someone realized two fashion blunders didn’t cancel out and people had always seen patterns. Like this one where the RCMP is desperately understaffed. As the National Post reported, “The force provides police to provinces across the country, but it is missing [recruiting]…


RCMP Say Body Found of One of Four People Missing in Nova Scotia Floods

RCMP in Nova Scotia say they have found the body of one of the people who went missing over the weekend during massive flooding across the province. Police say they recovered the body of a 52-year-old man. They say a person’s remains were also found in a different part of the search area and they…


RCMP Say Body Found of One Missing in NS Floods, as Well as Remains of Another

RCMP in Nova Scotia said Monday they had found the body of a missing man and what they believe are remains of a second person swept away in massive flooding that hit the province on the weekend. Police said they recovered the body of a 52-year-old man from Windsor, N.S., in a search area northwest…


China’s Spying in Canada Soars to New Heights

Commentary If there is one thing we as Canadians have heard an awful lot about of late it is what has been termed “foreign interference.” This refers to efforts by foreign states to identify those in our land and use them to advance their own interests, or stifle any activity deemed not in those interests….


Calls for a Public Inquiry Into Chinese Interference Mount After Arrest of Former RCMP Officer

Calls for Canada to launch a public inquiry into foreign interference have increased after a former RCMP officer was accused of providing intelligence and services to China. William Majcher, a veteran Mountie with 22 years of service, was accused of using “his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or…


Calls for a Public Inquiry Into Chinese Interference Mount After Arrest of Former RCMP Officer for Helping Beijing

Calls for Canada to launch a public inquiry into foreign interference have increased after a former RCMP officer was accused of providing intelligence and services to China. William Majcher, a veteran Mountie with 22 years of service, was accused of using “his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or…


Investigation Into Potential Unmarked Graves on First Nation Comes up Empty: RCMP

Mounties say after a yearlong investigation into potential unmarked graves detected in a western Manitoba First Nation, they have not found any evidence pointing to criminal activities. Minegoziibe Anishinabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, requested the RCMP launch an investigation after it found 14 points of concern underneath the Catholic church in the…


Retired RCMP Officer Charged With Foreign Interference, Providing Intel to China

A retired RCMP officer has been arrested and charged with foreign interference. The man is accused of providing intelligence to China, according to the federal police service. William Majcher, 60, from Hong Kong, has allegedly “used his knowledge and his extensive network of contacts in Canada to obtain intelligence or services to benefit the People’s Republic…


New Gun Lab Aimed at Speeding up Criminal Investigations Across Manitoba

The Manitoba government is putting up $5.2 million for a new gun lab at the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters. The aim is to speed up the processing and examination of firearms linked to crimes, and the lab will serve police agencies across the province. Insp. Elton Hall, with the Winnipeg police, says the change means…


BC Police Issue Amber Alert for Brother, Sister After Mother Failed to Return Pair

An Amber Alert has been issued across all of British Columbia for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother after they failed to return from a vacation with their mother. Surrey RCMP say Aurora Bolton and Joshuah Bolton were last seen in Krafty’s Kitchen and Bar in Kelowna on June 30, and police are also…