Top Results For: taser

A 42-year-old man is dead after being tased by responding Winnipeg police officers early Sunday morning, the police service's watchdog said. 

A traffic stop escalated to officers used tasers, batons and pepper spray on 40-year-old, Boden Umpherville, who later succumbed to his injuries.

In August 2024, a Welland, Ont., man called 911 as he was having a heart attack. He couldn't speak and Niagara Regional Police failed to dispatch officers to check on him.

'The officers began to move backwards away from the male, but they were not able to move as quickly as the subject, who was approaching them,' police said.

Snoop Dogg is offering US$10,000 a month for an international ice cream taster to travel, discover new flavors and help inspire creations for his Dr. Bombay brand.

Officers were responding to reports of a stolen e-bike and found the suspect, who reportedly shot at an officer, Toronto police said.

'Upon arrival, officers encountered a 49-year-old female who displayed two large knives and advanced toward them,' the New York Police Department told Global News in a statement.

An explosion in 2025 heavily damaged the ice arena in Taber, which then won the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville contest — now, the rebuild is now almost complete.

Friends and family of a man who died following an encounter with Prince Albert police officers say they have lost trust in the justice system during an inquest into his death.

The jury in a coroner's inquest has made several recommendations for the Prince Albert Police Service following the 2023 death of a Saskatchewan man during an arrest.

The former officer is filing complaints to the province's police ethics and human rights commissions over the alleged actions of Quebec provincial police and Longueuil police.

Witnesses told Global News on Tuesday that the suspect was seen holding a knife to a woman’s throat inside a McDonald’s when another man intervened.

A viral video showing the arrest of 40-year-old woman in Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has advocates and leaders raising concerns, saying the use of force was 'unacceptable.'

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating use of force in the death of a Calgary man in custody. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says the death happened when police responded to a domestic dispute in the northeast community of Abbeydale on Saturday night. As they were checking it out, another report came in about...

Saskatchewan's chief forensic pathologist found Boden Umpherville suffered a cardiac arrest due to drug use and a restricted airway while held down by police.

Multiple officers testified to how a traffic stop escalated as an arrest attempt and use of force which contributed to 40-year-old Boden Umpherville's death.

The rollout comes after recent fatal shootings by officers enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have intensified pressure for accountability.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response team has been called in to investigate the death of a man after he was taken into custody by Calgary police.

The family of a 53-year-old Edmonton woman, who died after being shot by Calgary police along Deerfoot Trail last month say she was suffering from mental health issues at the time.

Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a woman in Eastern Passage, N.S., last fall.