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Officials seized 265 kilograms of heroin from 23-year-old Canadian trucker Arshdeep Singh at the Blue Water Bridge.

A restaurant in Canada released an apology after telling a group of “unwanted” South Asian university students to leave its premises on Saturday. On TikTok, user @jasmeenab posted a video of the group of students speaking to RCMP officers outside the establishment after having been asked to leave. “Disgusting behaviour from cactus club to call the police on 12 young men just trying to enjoy a birthday dinner,” read the caption for the now-viral clip.

DETROIT -- Canadian border agents seized 18 bricks of suspected cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge. The Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the seizure occurred in Windsor on Aug. 29. A U.S. traveler was arrested after a search of their vehicle revealed the cocaine which weighed an estimated 40 pounds. “This seizure further demonstrates the commitment of our border services officers to protect our communities,” said Joe McMahon, District Director, Ambassador Bridge Operations, Canada Border Services Agency. “We are incredibly proud of their efforts and the work they do every day and we are thankful to have a strong partnership with the RCMP.”Federico Jimenez-Martinez, 34, of Kansas City was charged with importation of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) and possession of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) for purpose of trafficking.

The British Columbia Supreme Court mandated that law enforcement leave the front lines, in part due to its failure to uphold civil liberties

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer accused of abusing a woman suffering from a mental health crisis in Kelowna, British Columbia, last year was finally charged with assault last week. What happened: Mona Wang, a nursing student at the University of British Columbia, was having a panic attack on Jan. 20, 2020 when her boyfriend called the police to request a wellness check. Constable Lacy Browning responded to the call, but instead of taking Wang to a hospital, she allegedly abused her physically and emotionally.

The province’s chief coroner said that the service normally receives about 130 reports of deaths over a four-day period. But from Friday, the heat wave’s onset, to Monday afternoon, it has received 233.

WINDSOR, 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.

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. 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.

WASHINGTON – 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.

WASHINGTON – 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.

The FBI is leading an investigation into a letter sent to the White House that was believed to contain the poison ricin. Postal Inspection Service partners are investigating a suspicious letter received at a U.S. government mail facility," the FBI said in a statement. There have been several incidents in recent years involving ricin being sent through the mail. In 2018, Navy veteran William Clyde Allen III was arrested for mailing letters containing castor seeds to the White House and the Pentagon. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if castor seeds are swallowed, ricin can be released and cause injury.

Leather said police teams were spread out at 16 locations across central and northern Nova Scotia. "We're relatively confident we've identified all the crime scenes," Leather said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted how close-knit the small province of Nova Scotia is. "Our hearts are broken along with those of her colleagues and students at Debert Elementary," Nova Scotia Teachers Union President President Paul Wozney said. He is listed as a denturist a person who makes dentures in the city of Dartmouth, near Halifax, according to the Denturist Society of Nova Scotia website.

HALIFAX, 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.

Several dead in Nova Scotia shooting rampage "An excess of 10 people," including a police officer, have been killed in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Sunday. Police also said the suspected shooter is dead.

"An excess of 10 people," including a police officer, have been killed in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Sunday. Police said he was believed to be wearing an RCMP uniform at one point, but he was not employed by RCMP. Constable Heidi Stevenson seen in an undated photo from the Facebook page of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia. RCMP via FacebookConstable Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the RCMP, was killed in the shooting, police said. "Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the shooting in Nova Scotia," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted.

He said investigators had seen groups making threats of violence ahead of the gun-rights rally planned at the legislative building for Monday. Federal prosecutors said the three suspects were members of the neo-Nazi group The Base, a small militant organization dedicated to committing violence against minorities and obstructing authorities from learning about their activities. Lemley and Mathews remained in federal custody due to their alleged firearms violations. Several thousand gun rights supporters are planning a large rally in Richmond, Virginias capital, on Monday in response to the newly Democratic-controlled state legislatures push to stiffen gun laws. The men were in possession of what looked like a fully automatic rifle, according to an FBI agent who watched the men fire the weapon at a gun range.

WINDSOR, 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.

CNN 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.

Deese, 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.

A 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.

CNN 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.

Keely 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.

Canadian 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.

CNN 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.

Two bodies believed to be the teens wanted for killing three people on remote Canadian roads last month have been found, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Wednesday afternoon. Police have been on a manhunt searching for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky over the past two weeks. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett said in a press conference there is "significant evidence" linking McLeod and Schmegelsky to the three murders. His body was found 300 miles away from where the traveling couple was discovered, also on a remote Canadian road. Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)/Reuters"At this time, we are confident that these are the bodies of the two suspects wanted in connection with the homicides in British Columbia," a RCMP news release said.

The 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

Investigators 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.

Alleged 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

Kam 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.

In a press release, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said "Canada-wide warrants have been issued" for the two young men. Janelle Shoihet of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as an intense manhunt continues. Leonard Dyck Royal Canadian Mounted Police"We are truly heart broken by the sudden and tragic loss of Len," his family said in a statement provided to RCMP. Police believe they've left British Columbia and may be in Manitoba, thousands of miles away. Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRCMP urged the public to remain vigilant for the suspect, and have considered them to be "armed and dangerous."

Two young men previously thought to be missing are now suspects in the double homicides of an American woman and her Australian boyfriend, police in Canada announced Tuesday. The suspects are also linked to the death of a man found in northern British Columbia. It was located some 300 miles along remote highways where 24-year-old Chynna Deese, an American, and her 23-year-old Australian boyfriend Lucas Fowler were found fatally shot a week ago. Surveillance video shows Chynna Deese and Lucas Fowler hugging at a gas station two days before their bodies were discovered. Police haven't determined the cause of death of the man found near the missing teens' car.

In an effort to stop speeding drivers, Nova Scotia's Royal Canadian Mounted Police made their own version of Drake's "Hotline Bling" to spread the word.