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CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
Peel police arrest 9, seize nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine in historic ‘transnational' drug investigation
Peel police announce an historic drug seizure as part of a transnational drug investigation. Peel police have arrested nine people and seized nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine following a 'transnational drug investigation,' Ontario's Solicitor General Michael Kerzner announced Tuesday. The results of the investigation, dubbed Project Pelican, were announced at a news conference on Tuesday morning. suspects, Project Pelican Police say nine people are facing charges in connection with Project Pelican. Peel police say this is the largest drug seizure in the service's history. This is a breaking news story. More details to come…
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
Historic drug seizure made in Peel Region during ‘transnational drug investigation,' police say
A Peel Police shoulder patch is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Peel Regional Police say they will release details Tuesday about a 'transnational drug investigation' that led to an 'historic' drug seizure in the region. More information will be provided by investigators at a news conference at the police service's Emil V. Kolb Centre on Derry Road. Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah will be on hand at Tuesday's news conference, along with Ontario's Solicitor General Michael Kerzner and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Toronto Sun
04-06-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
Ontario sex offender registry changes to make police info sharing easier
Amendments will allow OPP to easily share information with law enforcement agencies, specifically in U.S. PC MPP Michael Kerzner attends Question Period at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Photo by Cole Burston / THE CANADIAN PRESS Removing barriers and bolstering border security are behind impending changes to Ontario's sex offender registry. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account On Wednesday, the Ontario government will propose amendments to sections of Christopher's Law — which governs the Ontario Sex Offender and Trafficker Registry (OSOTR) — that will allow Ontario Provincial Police to more easily share information with other law enforcement agencies, specifically those south of the border. Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner told the Toronto Sun the measures will allow sex offenders who commit crimes abroad to be monitored and tracked while in the province. 'We're working with American and international law enforcement partners to authorize information sharing on convicted criminals to ensure we do everything we can to prevent harm before it happens, building safer communities across the province,' he said. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Christopher's Law was named in memory of 11-year-old Christopher Stephenson, who in 1988 was kidnapped at knifepoint from Shopper's World Brampton by Joseph Fredericks — who by then had already sexually assaulted eight children and had just been released from prison for molesting a 10-year-old boy in Ottawa. Christopher's body was found a short distance from the mall, along McLaughlin Rd., on Father's Day. Read More Ontario's registry was established in 2001 to track sex offenders who don't meet the criteria to be named dangerous offenders. While current legislation already allows for information sharing, recent amendments to the Community Safety and Policing Act limits the disclosure of information to police services in the United States, including the FBI. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. New regulations will also require registered sex offenders to report travel related information, including passport status, in addition to mandatory data like current home, work and school addresses. The province says the move aligns with national initiatives to increase information sharing across the Canada-U.S. border, part of efforts to bolster security by both the provincial and federal government. On Tuesday, federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree unveiled a slate of new measures meant to fortify Canada's borders — including powers permitting the RCMP to share data on registered sex offenders with counterparts across Canada and the world. 'With this new legislation, we'll ensure Canada has the right tools to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime and fentanyl, and disrupt illicit financing,' Anandasangaree told a press conference. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Columnists Sunshine Girls Crime Columnists Sunshine Girls
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Police helicopter slated to be in Windsor by 2027: Ministry of Solicitor General
An RCMP helicopter is pictured in this undated file photo. (CTV News) A police helicopter is slated to be in Windsor by 2027, according to the Ministry of the Solicitor General. If approved, Ontario's budget calls for a $57-million investment for police in Windsor and Niagara to secure the border. The Ministry won't say how much of that amount will be spent in Windsor, but officials do say the province will help Windsor Police Service pay for it. 'We will provide funding to the police service to hire and train tactical flight officers,' Dakota Moniz, spokesperson for Solicitor General Michael Kerzner told CTV News in a statement. CTV News has inquired how much funding will be coming to WPS but SOLGEN has yet to provide specifics. WPS officials don't have any details yet either. Moniz says the province will look to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to 'operate and provide maintenance' of the helicopter. CTV News is waiting for confirmation and details from the OPP on helicopter deployment. If the budget is approved, SOLGEN says the H-135 helicopter will be in Windsor by 2027 and it will be up to WPS to determine how to use it.
CBC
27-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Province says it will fund training and maintenance for Windsor police helicopter
Social Sharing The province has disclosed some more details about a helicopter the government is buying for Windsor police amid questions from city officials about the aircraft's cost to local taxpayers and stated border security mandate. On May 15, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government unveiled its 2025 budget, which includes $57 million to purchase two new Airbus H-135 helicopters — one for Niagara regional police, and one for Windsor police. The aircraft are meant to help municipal law enforcement "with increased patrols, security, and enforcement at key entry points at the U.S. border," according to the budget. On Monday, the province told CBC Windsor that it will be covering some of the costs associated with the new equipment. "Our government is ensuring police services have the tools they need to protect our borders and keep our communities safe — This includes supporting the Windsor Police Service with a new H-135 helicopter," wrote Dakota Moniz, director of communications for Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. "In addition to the new helicopter, we will provide funding to the police service to hire and train tactical flight officers, and support the Ontario Provincial Police, who will provide maintenance for the helicopter upon its arrival in 2027," Moniz stated. As of Monday evening, Moniz had not responded to follow-up questions regarding how much the province would be providing, and whether those amounts are included in the original $57-million investment. Windsor city councillor Jo-Anne Gignac, who chairs the Windsor Police Services Board, has expressed concerns about the costs associated with operating and maintaining a helicopter. "I think for the people of Windsor to have to assume the cost of operating a helicopter is naturally concerning," Gignac told CBC after the announcement. Ontario budget promises new police helicopter and more skilled tradespeople for Windsor-Essex 10 days ago Duration 2:28 A new helicopter for Windsor police and almost a billion dollars in funding for worker skills development are among the aspects of the latest Ontario budget that will have a direct impact on our region. CBC's Dalson Chen spoke with Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac of the police board and John D'Agnolo of Unifor Local 200 for their reactions. After a meeting of the Windsor Police Services Board last week, Gignac said the city was still awaiting details from the province about the helicopter. "We still don't have the information that we need to be able to sign an agreement in terms of that tool," Gignac said. "And it is a tool. It's a tool that I appreciate the premier has thought that it might be a positive thing." There have also been questions about whether it's the role of a municipal police service to patrol the international border — which is normally a federal responsibility. "It's just getting to the point where downloading of different responsibilities that were never part of our municipal responsibilities are coming left and right," Gignac said. "And so we have to be very careful." Both the Canadian and Ontario governments have implemented new border security measures in response to criticisms from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has claimed that fentanyl smuggling from Canada justifies imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods — despite data showing that the vast majority of fentanyl enters the U.S. from Mexico. In an effort to appease Trump, Ottawa announced in December that it would spend $1.3 billion on beefing up border security — which includes having the RCMP patrol the border with leased Black Hawk helicopters. The Windsor detachment of the RCMP declined an interview request on Monday and did not respond to questions about coordinating with the coming Windsor police helicopter patrol. There's some precedent for the province's new police helicopters. Ford's government previously said it was spending $134 million on five helicopters for police in Ottawa and the Toronto area. The latest announcement "builds on" that investment, the budget says, adding that the new aircraft "will help protect Ontario's borders and keep highways and roadways safe from violent carjackings, auto theft, street racing, and impaired driving."
