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_ (press release) _ Ottawa, ON–Drinking and boating accounts for approximately 40% of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways. To raise awareness and reduce alcohol related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) – working with the Ottawa Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) and the Sûreté du Québec– are launching year 4 of an initiative called “Operation Dry Water” in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to discourage this dangerous practice. ...

_ ** Update: Thursday’s court proceedings were adjourned until August 8. ** _ _ (post from OHS Facebook page, followed by press release from OSPCA) _ We have some important and upsetting information to share with you: On Monday, the OSPCA suspended the OHS’s affiliate status, effectively stripping our Rescue and Investigation Services officers of their ability to investigate animal cruelty cases. ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for single vehicle collision that occurred on the 417 west near Eagleson Rd. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at approximately 17:23 hrs today July 27th, 2016. There were 7 occupants in the vehicle of which paramedics treated 5 patients for various minor injuries as a result of the collision: ...

Every time there is a serious injury, death or allegation of sexual assault in an incident involving police, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is called in. That is exactly what happened Sunday, when a man was seriously injured while being arrested by Ottawa Police outside a Hintonburg apartment complex. ...

_ (press release) _ _ (Ottawa) – Note: This statement was made prior to Abdirahman Abdi’s passing yesterday afternoon. Chief Bordeleau has expressed his condolences for the family. _ We are all aware of the incident in Hintonburg on Sunday that resulted in one man in hospital. ...

_ (Press release) _ Student apprentices at the University of Ottawa’s Entrepreneurship Hub partner with Ottawa’s The Door Youth Centre to make 3D printed prosthetic hands for youth abroad. ** About ** : The Give Us A Hand Project aims to create affordable, 3D printed prosthetic hands, and to send them overseas to persons in need. ...

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has reported Abdirahman Abdi, 37, has passed away after he was hospitalized following an altercation with Ottawa Police in Hintonberg. Abdi, who had mental health issues, was arrested Sunday after an incident at a coffee shop. ...

_ (press release) _ Case Number: 16-OCI-193 ** Toronto, ON ** (24 July, 2016) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is examining the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a 37-year-old man in Ottawa. Preliminary information suggests the following: * Around 10:30 a. ...

_ ** Update: Police have identified the victim as Jeremy Mack, 36, of Ottawa. ** _ _ (press release) _ (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Unit confirms a homicide investigation in the 1-100 block of Winthrop Private. On Saturday, July 23 ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to an incident involving a dog mauling that occurred in the area of Montfort Street and Marier Avenue in Vanier. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 12:37 hrs today, Saturday July 23rd, 2016. ...