TORONTO Canada Feb 10 2019 – The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is ramping up security measures to deter thefts in some of its stores across the province. A statement from the LCBO says it is increasing the number of security guards at select stores to ensure the safety and security of its staff and customers. […]
Canada Feb 7 2019 The head of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association says to avoid problems, there needs to be better government oversight of security guards. The number of security guards employed in Canada has “ballooned” over the past decade, said association executive director Michael Bryant, to the point that “there’s more security guards in Canada […]
SURREY Canada Feb 4 2019 Surrey RCMP have arrested Daon Glasgow, believed to be the man who shot and injured a Transit Police officer at the Scott Road SkyTrain station in Surrey at 4 pm on Jan. 30, 2019. A male officer, who was on his regular patrol shift when he was shot, was transported […]
Toronto CA Feb 1 2019 There are better messages to get than the one telling you your security system is suddenly not so secure. Police no longer respond to burglar alarms unless there is visual, audible or eyewitness proof. When businesses and residences in Niagara, Toronto and London started getting this notice from their security providers […]
TORONTO CANADA Jan 27 2019 — Canadian police have charged a minor with a terrorism-related offense as part of a national security investigation that also involved the FBI. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement Friday that an adult male has also been arrested in Kingston, Ontario, but was not charged. The youth cannot […]
Newmarket Canada Jan 26 2019 A man has been charged with assault and assault causing bodily harm following an attack that left two hospital workers with serious injuries. The ordeal began Jan. 17 at around 6 a.m. when police were called to a home in the Glenway neighbourhood of Newmarket following reports of a man […]
Manitoba Canada Jan 20 2019 The stabbing of a security guard at an employment and income assistance office in Winnipeg’s Exchange District has the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union urging the province to review training and safety protocols. “No workers should ever worry about safety and being in a life and death situation. It’s […]
Winnipeg Canada Jan 17 2019 A 47-year-old man is accused of stabbing a security guard at the employment and income assistance office in the Exchange District on Monday afternoon. Police were called to the Rorie Street building around 3:20 p.m, where they arrested a suspect. The security guard was taken to hospital in unstable condition, […]
Toronto Canada January 10 2019 A car dealership security officer and cleaning staff got quite the surprise late Monday night when a man intentionally drove through the window of a Porsche dealership. The incident happened late Monday night and a witness aid that the man was 20 years old and absolutely didn’t do this by […]
Calgary Canada January 7 2019 A man is facing charges after a flight from Calgary to London, England, was forced to turn around on Friday night. WestJet Flight 1 took off from Calgary shortly after 6 p.m. and returned to the gate at 8:30 p.m. Police were called to the airport around 7 p.m. to […]