Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Government of Pakistan to bring an end to the executions of all convicts and re-impose the country’s moratorium on the death penalty, a United Nations spokesperson announced today. Mr. Ban’s appeal follows Pakistan’s recent decision to lift a six-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty following […]
It has been ten years since a massive tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean killing more than 200,000 people and devastating coastline communities from Indonesia to Somalia. Today, the world is much better prepared to mitigate such disasters, senior United Nations officials have declared. “Ten years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the world has taken […]
The Integrated Bankruptcy Enforcement Unit comprised of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Financial Crime Section and the Ontario Region Special Investigation Unit of the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB), charged the following individual with offences under the Criminal Code and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA). The […]
In conjunction with the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC), officers from the Peel Regional Police Marine Unit will be teaming up with Road Safety Services from Saturday, August 3, to Monday, August 5, 2013, to launch “Operation Dry Water”. In keeping with the Marine Unit’s mandate of saving lives, protecting property and enforcing the law, […]
Ontario is expanding its support for summer learning programs to help 1,000 more elementary students across the province improve their reading, writing and math skills this summer. The programs help students who may be struggling by providing a mix of classroom learning and recreation programming that builds upon and improves their reading, writing and math […]
The Peel Regional Police Street Crime Gang Unit have completed an investigation that resulted in the arrest of three persons, the seizure of a gun and a quantity of drugs. On Thursday, July 4, 2013, officers executed three search warrants at residences in Brampton in relation to an investigation. Within the homes officers located and seized […]
Investigators from Peel Regional Police’s Special Victims Unit have issued a warrant for a 54 year old male charging him with sexual assault related offences, which occurred over a 4 month time frame, in the Region of Peel. Mehdi MIRZA ALI, 54 of Brampton is wanted on the following charges, in relation to a fifteen […]
The Brampton Road Safety Committee launched its 2nd annual Distracted Driving Campaign to make Brampton’s roads and rail crossings safer. This campaign, running from April 15 – May 26, was officially launched at a media conference at 10 am, Tuesday, April 16 at the Brampton’s Fire/Life Safety Education Centre. The campaign utilizes enforcement and education […]
Investigators from the Peel Police 21 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau are investigating an early evening shooting in the Malton area of Mississauga. On Friday April 12, 2013 at approximately 8:20 p.m. police received a 911 call for a shooting in the area of Rockhill Road, in Mississauga. When police arrived they located an 18 year-old […]
Among the thousands of people taking part in the Boston Marathon on Monday were Ontarians who travelled to the city in search of a challenge, but whom ended up witnessing a terrifying event unfold at the finish line. Three people were killed and more than 130 others were injured when a pair of blasts occurred […]