Winnipeg Canada July 17 2019 A man pulled a gun on security guards after they escorted him out of the Children’s Hospital in what the guards’ union says may be a new level of violence at the Health Sciences Centre. On Saturday afternoon, security guards responded after a “Code White” incident, which indicates some […]
CALGARY Canada July 15 2019 A Calgary man is recovering from facial injuries that he claims were caused by security guards from Cowboys Music Festival. According to Joel Lake Hawk’s version of events, he was at Cowboys on Thursday night when he got into a verbal altercation with another man. Shortly after he was grabbed from […]
Regina Canada July 14 2019 A 15-year-old boy is in custody facing an assault with a weapon charge after an early morning altercation in Regina. Police say two other boys were walking along the 2400 block of Broad Street around 4:45 a.m. CST when the incident took place. The suspect is believed to have been […]
Victoria Canada July 8 2019 Hundreds of security guards have been suspended from working at venues, including a popular AFL stadium, over allegations they fraudulently obtained their licences. About 400 guards have been suspended and include some crowd controllers working at AFL-owned Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Risk consulting and security company AIG Security is reported […]
Ottawa Canada June 29 2019 A young Ottawa man plans to file a complaint with Algonquin College and wants Ottawa police to investigate after he was injured during an arrest by college security guards while he was walking home from a grocery store in the dark. It happened late Wednesday night, just before midnight. Noah […]
British Columbia Columbia June 20 2019 A B.C. man says he was discriminated against because his backpack was searched while leaving a Costco store but female customers with large purses didn’t get the same treatment.Ryan Morris filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal claiming discrimination on the basis of sex. The tribunal recently dismissed […]
Toronto Canada June 17 2019 The gentleman was sitting down on a bench in one of the hospital lobbies, looking out of sorts, tightly gripping what looked like a carpet cutter in his hand when security guard Ricardo Hernandez reached him. He approached slowly and chatted to the man for several minutes before asking him […]
Ottawa Canada June 16 2019 After a black student at the University of Ottawa detailed on social media how a campus security guard grabbed him and left him handcuffed for hours on the street, the university said it immediately launched a two-pronged investigation. Jamal Boyc privateofficer.org e tweeted Thursday about the Wednesday incident on campus, […]
HAMILTON, Ontario, June 16, 2019 Commissionaires security guards working at federal government buildings in Hamilton, Ontario are the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 333 after voting unanimously to join the union. The security guards work for the Hamilton branch of Commissionaires Canada, a non-profit security firm founded in 1925. “Originally established as a proud employer […]
Winnipeg Canada June 2 2019 A man is in custody after allegedly pointing a gun at a security guard outside of a Portage Avenue business. Police said the incident happened around 9:15 a.m. Thursday. The suspect was found by police near Isabel Street and Cumberland Avenue, and after being arrested, he showed police where he had […]