Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public’s help identifying a side-by-side vehicle and its occupants, whom they believe are connected to a homicide on Big Island Lake Cree Nation.

Authorities had responded to an incident on Dec. 30, 2025, which left one person dead and three injured. A dangerous persons alert was also issued.

Since the incident, the RCMP have continued efforts to identify and locate the suspects involved, interview key witnesses, collect and review video surveillance, and follow up on sightings of the vehicle.

A video was released on Tuesday by RCMP as part of its investigation in hopes the public may recognize the side-by-side vehicle, described as white with a black roof. In their initial press conference in December, they said there were two suspects.

“As we’ve said before, we need people to tell us what they know. People have information about this side-by-side, who was driving it and who was riding in it. They need to talk to police,” says Insp. Ashley St. Germaine.

“I know some people are nervous about speaking to police. I urge you to sit down with our investigators and talk about it. They will listen to you.”

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Amid the investigation, officers have returned multiple times to the community in the past six weeks. As a result, police said they’re providing added information about the incident that led to a dangerous persons alert.

According to police, Pierceland RCMP received multiple reports of gunshots on the Cree Nation at 5:10 a.m. on Dec. 30.

When they responded, they found an injured youth at a residence and found a second at a nearby home. The two were taken to hospital with injuries described as serious, but non-life-threatening in nature. It was determined by investigators the two youth were shot by suspects on a side-by-side.

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Saskatchewan RCMP searching for 2 suspects after 1 killed, 3 injured in Big Island Lake shooting

As they responded to the initial call, Pierceland officers on the scene, as well as those from Meadow Lake and Loon Lake detachments, received another report of a shooting at 6 a.m. on Big Island Lake.

As officers drove to the second call, they found a 31-year-old man injured with gunshot wounds. They tried to revive him, but after paramedics arrived, the man was declared dead at the scene.

During the response to the second call, police responded to a report of a fourth gunshot victim and found paramedics attending to an adult male at a nearby residence. He was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation determined the man was with the 31-year-old who died when both were shot by suspects on a side-by-side.

Saskatchewan RCMP’s homicide investigation unit took over the investigation and determined the incidents were connected, but could not confirm if they were targeted or random.

At 8:23 a.m. that day, a dangerous persons alert was issued after determining there was a continued public safety risk. It was cancelled at approximately 4:49 p.m.

“Senior RCMP officers evaluated and assessed the need for an emergency alert against the information they were receiving about this incident,” says Insp. St. Germaine.

“Shortly after 8 a.m., it was determined that this incident met the criteria for an emergency alert. When that determination was made, the appropriate teams were immediately engaged and the alert was issued.”

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the side-by-side or potentially those in the vehicle to call 310-RCMP, or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.

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The FBI says a Montreal man wanted in connection with alleged Canadian drug lord Ryan Wedding has been arrested.

In a statement published Tuesday, the FBI said Tommy Demorizi was arrested on Monday at Newark International Airport.

Demorizi has been the focus of a U.S. federal arrest warrant issued on Oct. 28, 2025.

According to the FBI, Demorizi was wanted for allegedly assisting the international drug trafficking organization locate a witness who was later murdered.

He faces numerous charges, including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, and murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime.

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In addition, Demorizi has also been charged with conspiracy to export cocaine, conspiracy to tamper with a witness, victim, or an informant, and tampering with a witness, victim or informant.

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The 35-year-old man is the latest to be arrested in connection with Wedding, a former Olympian, who himself was arrested last month.

In November, eight Canadians were arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into Wedding.

Wedding pleaded not guilty in January to charges of becoming a cocaine-smuggling kingpin responsible for multiple drug-related murders.

He has been accused of leading a transnational drug trafficking network and working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel to transport hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico to the U.S. and Canada.

Wedding was on the FBI’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list and the U.S. government had offered a US$15 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

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Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death after crews responding to a fire in central Edmonton discovered a woman’s body inside the home.

The fire broke out in the Boyle Street neighbourhood. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded around 5:30 a.m. to the blaze at a home near 93 Street and 105 Avenue.

The Edmonton Police Service said during the fire investigation, firefighters found a dead woman inside the residence and contacted EPS.

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The investigation has since been turned over to the EPS Homicide Section and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

The medical examiner will be tasked with determining whether the woman was killed by the fire or before it broke out.

Anyone with information about the suspicious death is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.

Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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Kelowna, B.C.’s top RCMP officer says he’s hearing growing frustration from local business owners as crime and social disorder continue to impact the city.

Supt. Chris Goebel addressed city council on Monday, acknowledging the day-to-day realities many businesses are facing, including people sleeping in doorways, open drug use, warming fires and damage to private property.

“They are the ones experiencing it,” Goebel told council. “And I hear you.”

The comments come as ongoing break-ins and visible social disorder leave many business owners questioning when enough is enough.

Lori Sellen, owner of Hitz Boutique, says the damage downtown is becoming a daily sight.

“Every day there’s another window boarded up here,” Sellen said. “There’s evidence of fires, we see it all the time down here.”

According to Kelowna RCMP data, reports of social disorder are up 15 per cent in 2025. At the same time, break-and-enters are down 8.1 per cent, a statistic that has come as a surprise to many downtown businesses.

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Nyssa Morgan, studio manager at Sweat Studios, says those numbers don’t always reflect the reality on the ground.

“It might not necessarily be what the reality is for downtown businesses,” Morgan said. “Sometimes the response to break-ins is they show up half an hour, an hour after it happens.”

While business owners credit RCMP and bylaw officers for stepping up patrols in recent weeks, there are concerns the increased presence may not last.

“Are they going to keep it up?” Sellen asked. “That’s what we need, desperately.”

Last week, Kelowna’s mayor told officials in Ottawa that the RCMP does not have the tools and support needed to keep the community safe.

“No one wants to hear that,” Sellen said. “Obviously, we need more help.”

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Goebel pointed to a provincial pilot program targeting chronic property crime and public disorder as one approach showing promise. According to police, all five identified repeat offenders through the program are currently in custody.

“Looking at the 2025 police data, there would have been 646 individuals we would have submitted for consideration for this program,” Goebel said.

In recent weeks, hundreds of business owners packed two separate forums focused on crime and public disorder, one hosted by the City of Kelowna and another organized by local Conservative MLAs. While there is some optimism, many say municipal action alone isn’t enough.

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Ontario’s inspector general of policing is launching a review of the province’s police services and boards amid accusations of corruption within Toronto police.

Ryan Teschner announced the probe at a news conference Monday, days after York Regional Police charged seven active Toronto police officers and one retired Toronto officer in their investigation, dubbed Project South, which looked into organized crime and corruption.

The allegations against those officers include bribery, obstruction of justice, drug trafficking, theft of personal property, breach of trust and the unauthorized access and distribution of confidential information.

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A day after those accusations sent shockwaves through the region, Peel Regional Police suspended three officers pending further investigation by York Regional Police.

“If there are vulnerabilities within the systems currently in place in Ontario’s policing sector, or in the standards that it must adhere to, it is essential that they are identified so meaningful, system-wide improvements can be made,” Teschner said.

“This provincewide inspection will be conducted under the authority of Ontario’s Community Safety and Policing Act, the province’s policing legislation, and it will focus on five defined areas with the ability to examine additional ones as the inspection unfolds.”

Teschner said those five areas are officer supervision and span of control, screening and vetting of officers, access to police databases and information systems, evidence and property management, and substance abuse and fitness for duty.

More to come.

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A suspect released on bail twice in as many days following his arrest in connection with a tugboat break-in that triggered a standoff with Nanaimo RCMP on Feb. 1, has been arrested again.

Court records indicate Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, appeared before a Justice of the Peace on Saturday after he was taken into custody for allegedly breaching his release order in Nanaimo on Friday.

Fontaine’s bail hearing was adjourned until Monday, when another Crown counsel application to revoke his bail is also scheduled.

One week ago, RCMP said a man barricaded himself inside a tugboat moored off Cameron Island, and refused to leave the vessel.

Police said the incident began around 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 1, when the suspect attempted to steal items from Thrifty Foods at Port Place Mall. A short time later, the same individual was seen boarding the tugboat, ‘Trend D Foam.’ After the Emergency Response Team, a K9 unit, and RCMP negotiators were called out, the suspect was arrested at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Upon reviewing surveillance footage, tugboat owner Andrew Reynolds learned the same individual had been onboard his vessel a day earlier.

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During what Reynolds described as a wild 30-hour stay, the intruder showered, cooked himself a meal, smoked what appeared to be drugs, and engaged in bizarre, destructive behaviour.

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“He was running around the salon area, kicking, karate chopping, doing strange things, climbing on tables,” Reynolds told Global News.

Twenty-four hours in, Reynolds said the suspect noticed the surveillance system and smashed both the wheelhouse and cabin cameras before throwing them overboard.

On Feb. 2, Fontaine was released on $200 bail after being charged with break and enter of a boat, mischief by breaking one of the boat’s windows, and breaching an undertaking by going to Port Place Mall.

Reynolds said the suspect returned to the dock shortly after his release.

“I turned around, looked up to the boardwalk and he was right on the hand rail staring me down,” he recalled.

Fontaine was arrested again and charged with breaching his release order.

The BC Prosecution Service said Crown counsel sought to detain Fontaine and made an application to revoke his original bail

On Feb. 3, Fontaine was released by the court on $250 bail, with changes to his conditions – including staying 100 metres away from Reynolds’ vessel.

According to Alberta Justice, Fontaine has an extensive history with the courts in that province.

Between Oct. 1, 2025 and Jan. 20, six Alberta arrest warrants were issued for Fontaine on charges including failing to comply with probation, possessing a controlled substance, possessing a firearm weapon in a vehicle, breach of probation, failing to appear for prints, mischief, failing to attend court, causing a disturbance by screaming, and food, beverage and accommodation fraud.

Fontaine is also charged with assaulting three people with a weapon at Nanaimo’s Port Place Mall on Dec. 23, 2025.

RCMP allege he assaulted or tried to assault staff at Thrifty Foods, stole items and obstructed the attending officer.

Fontaine, who has no fixed address, remains in custody.

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The theft has had a ‘massive’ financial effect on the business

A Cambridgeshire trading card shop has been left devastated after £80,000 worth of trading cards were stolen duirng a break in. Instead of smash-and-grabs at jewellers or cash machines, organised thieves are choosing to strip sellers of the pricy trading cards – exploiting the fact many businesses are independent and lightly protected.

One trader in Peterborough found themselves £80,000 down after a single break-in. He said crooks see card stores as “under the radar” goldmines – with fewer alarms and eye-watering returns. Juliano Scibelli, 34, whose specialist shop Collectors Corner in Peterborough, was ransacked in a night-time raid, said detectives told him incidents like this are becoming more common.

He said: “People aren’t robbing jewellers anymore – they’re robbing trading card shops. Police said it’s all they’ve been seeing over the last few months.”

Thousands of Pokémon, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and sports cards were taken from his shop when a thief smashed through a glass door and took the most valuable stock. He left behind cheaper cards, which is why Mr Scibelli believes the thief had done his research. The eventual bill could top £100,000.

Mr Scibelli said: “It’s easier to steal trading cards than nicking a car, you can easily get in and out. Robbing a trading card shop is a way of getting the most money for the least problems.

“If you rob your local corner shop, you’re going to leave with maybe £1,000 – but if you rob a card shop, you’re going to get a lot more than at a jeweller’s. It’s a lot more under the radar.”

Pokémon – created in 1996 and approaching its 30th birthday next month – has exploded back into fashion in recent years. The trading cards, linked to the Japanese animation franchise, can be played, collected and traded, with rare examples fetching staggering sums.

Mr Scibelli said: “Rare cards can be worth between £10,000 and £20,000. I’d say that 99 per cent of the time, the robber has probably scoped out the shop. People know the value in there.”

Mr Scibelli said the emotional toll has been crushing, adding: “It destroyed me. I started by selling £1 cards around 15 years ago and I feel like everything has been shattered because of this.”

Mr Scibelli explained the boom in popularity has also changed who comes through the door. He said: “We used to get lovely people who love the hobby – but then we started getting people asking which cards are the best to buy if they want to make money.”

Despite planning an expansion to a 2,000 sq ft site, he said he’s now questioning the future, adding: “Financially, we were doing well – but this has had a massive effect.”

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Mr Scibelli rebuild. It can be found by clicking here.

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed that an investigation into the burglary – that happened at some time between 6pm on January 27 and 9am on January 28 – is ongoing.

Nearly 12 years after the death of his daughter, Gregg Perras still marks her birthday quietly, sitting in her chair in the Quinterra Legacy Garden while looking out over the Glenmore Reservoir in southwest Calgary.

“It was such a beautiful day. She would have loved that it was so sunny out,” Perras said.

“I like to come here on her birthday, so I came, and I sat in her chair, and I just looked out.”

The garden in South Glenmore Park honours the “Brentwood Five” — college-aged friends Jordan Segura, Josh Hunter, Kaiti Perras, Zachariah Rathwell and Lawrence Hong — who were killed at an end-of-year party in Calgary’s Brentwood neighbourhood in April 2014.

Matthew de Grood was found not criminally responsible for the homicides due to a mental disorder.

The garden, located at 90 Avenue and 24 Street S.W., opened in 2021. It features permanent outdoor musical instrument fixtures and a stage, which serves as a place to appreciate music and the arts, as well as to heal and remember those lives.

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For the families of the massacre victims, the space has become a place of reflection and connection rather than closure.

“It gives me peace, not closure — not total closure — but a sense that we have done something for our five children,” said Marlene Hong, Lawrence’s mother.

The entrance to the garden is normally marked by an ornate bronze plaque depicting a tree, with one branch representing each life lost.

But on what would have been Kaiti Perras’ 35th birthday, her father noticed the memorial sign was missing and presumed stolen.

“I’m kind of disgusted, to be honest,” Perras said.

“It’s kind of despicable that someone would take a memorial plaque from a park.”

Bronze plaque thefts have increased over the past five years as the value of metal has risen, according to the Calgary Police Service.

Acting Duty Insp. Shelby Stewart said it’s troubling when memorial items are targeted.

“Especially ones that carry any memorial value,” Stewart said. “We’ve seen war memorial plaques turn back up. I think once they realize that they can’t take it to the recyclers, oftentimes we’ll see them.”

Police are investigating the theft, canvassing nearby security cameras and asking anyone with information to come forward. Officers say there is still hope the plaque can be recovered.

The families are also appealing directly to whoever took it.

“Just lay it by the rock, we’ll put it back up,” Perras said.

“Walk away. No one will need to know.”

Despite the loss and the recent theft, the families say the Quintterra Legacy Garden remains a symbol of healing and community.

“This place gives hope,” Hong said. “Not only healing, but connecting with the community.”

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