Ottawa police

Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a home in the city's Barrhaven area.

The federal government is spending $5 million on private security and other safety measures for community groups worried about an increase in hate-fuelled violence, the public safety minister announced on Monday, November 6, 2023.

The longer "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blockaded Ottawa streets in protest of COVID-19 public health restrictions last year, the more volatile the relationship between police and protesters became, an Ottawa police officer testified on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.

Ottawa police are asking for help identifying 15 people accused of storming the Embassy of Senegal.

Are they here to serve and protect the public, or just the portions of it that share their ideological convictions and partisan beliefs? asks columnist Max Fawcett.

Ottawa police found themselves patrolling increasingly empty downtown streets on Sunday, May 1, 2022, as the "Rolling Thunder" protest made good on plans to decamp from Canada's capital, but the force did open an investigation after the scene of the day's only formal event was defaced with graffiti targeting demonstrators.

The Ottawa police services board has approved the appointment of up to 831 RCMP officers to help municipal police, who are promising a heavy presence in the capital and zero tolerance for hate this weekend.

The notices state the Emergencies Act gives police the power to seize vehicles that are part of the demonstration and ban people from travelling within a certain area.

Ottawa police say 23 people have been arrested in the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in the city's downtown, and there are 85 ongoing criminal investigations related to the nearly two-week-long demonstration.

With the right message and the right leadership, the occupation of Ottawa can end, writes columnist Max Fawcett. And when it’s over, we need to take full stock of who was really behind it — and what they wanted to achieve.

Still, Chief Peter Sloly warned there "may not be a policing solution" to the demonstration.

Chief Peter Sloly told the police services board Wednesday that he is working with the RCMP and intelligence bodies to prepare for the protests against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.

The Supreme Court of Canada won't discuss why Justice Clement Gascon briefly disappeared this week, but says it has "full confidence" the reason does not affect the judge's ability to do his job.

Ottawa’s main mosque, with a capacity of 2,000 people, was overflowing for the service with dozens of mourners forced to kneel and pray on the sidewalk in front of the building.