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'Amongst the trusted': How private police chat groups blur and breach ethical lines
VANCOUVER - In August 2021, a Toronto drug case took a dramatic turn when a prosecutor made what the judge called a "highly unusual" request, asking the court to throw out evidence by a key police wit...
Feb 14, 2025
Toronto police chats undermined testimony. But it was whistleblower who got fired
Former Toronto Police Service officer Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd said she found out about the unofficial 51 Division group chat "accidentally" after being told about it by a colleague. What she saw included...
Feb 14, 2025
B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat groups
The details of a private chat group among current and former members of the police department in Nelson, B.C., haven't been made public. But the fate of an investigation by the province's Police Compl...
Feb 14, 2025
Once proud fans, some Tesla owners in Canada embarrassed by company's CEO
MONTREAL - Stphane Pascalon's Tesla fan club brings people together to share their pride for the company's cars, but that pride has turned into shame for some, and now the club plans to distribute hun...
Feb 14, 2025
B.C. police cite privacy as investigators probe chat groups
The details of a private chat group among current and former members of the police department in Nelson, B.C., haven't been made public. But the fate of an investigation by the province's Police Compl...
Feb 14, 2025
'Amongst the trusted': How private police chat groups blur and breach ethical lines
VANCOUVER - In August 2021, a Toronto drug case took a dramatic turn when a prosecutor made what the judge called a "highly unusual" request, asking the court to throw out evidence by a key police wit...
Feb 14, 2025
Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Vo...
Feb 14, 2025
Fans in Montreal boo American national anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL - Michel Lacroix's voice boomed around the Bell Centre. The building's legendary public address announcer asked fans to respect both the United States and Finland ahead of Thursday's game at ...
Feb 13, 2025
Charge find their offence in impressive 8-3 win over Frost
OTTAWA - Carla MacLeod told you so. After her team had scored just eight goals while losing six of its last seven Professional Women's Hockey League games, the Ottawa Charge head coach said she wasn't...
Feb 13, 2025
McCarthy's big finish gives him lead in brutal test of Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Denny McCarthy ended a miserable day in a most brilliant manner Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, closing birdie-eagle for a 4-under 68 on a Torrey Pines course that more than liv...
Feb 13, 2025