Shots were fired near the stage in Nathan Phillips Square—where the Toronto Raptors victory celebration was taking place on Monday—causing the crowd to disperse.
An officer with the Montreal Police was badly injured when his patrol vehicle crashed into a tree while en route to a call for service.
Officers with the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol will soon have a new training facility to work on firearms and defensive tactics skills.
The Vancouver Police Department recently began training together to work closely in delivering potentially life-saving capabilities into "warm zones" in which an active threat may still be lurking.
President of the Winnipeg Police Association Moe Sabourin told 680 CJOB that the incident occurred when the officer was walking to his vehicle after a tour of duty.
The Canadian government will reportedly invest millions of dollars in an effort to better identify, treat, and prevent post-traumatic stress among public safety workers.
Monica Hudon—spokesperson for Ontario's Special Investigations Unit—reportedly said, "I can only tell you that there was an altercation, a firearm was discharged and one officer was struck."
Chief Charles Bordeleau said that while officers won't be banned from using the drug when they're not on the job—once it becomes legal at the end of October—"an officer needs to be fit for duty when showing up for work."
Any Calgary Police Service members qualified to carry firearms who are capable of being operationally deployed—in other words, called to a scene—will not be allowed to use recreational cannabis in any form.
Corporal Graeme Kingdon is now in stable condition.