Canada Shooting

OpenAI flagged, banned Canada mass shooting suspect months before attack

OpenAI identified an account associated with Van Rootselaar about eight months ago, with tools to detect misuse of its AI models to further violent activities, and banned it, the company said

Shootings at school, home in Canada leave 10 dead, including shooter

There are "multiple victims" in a shooting at a high school in the northeast part of the province of British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sgt. Kris Clark confirmed in a text message to Canadian Press that there are victims at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia's Peace region in what police have called an "active shooter" situation, but couldn't say how many people were involved or the extent of their injuries. Police earlier said a suspect is believed to be dead, but officers are working to determine whether a second suspect is involved. They are asking residents of the town of Tumbler Ridge, which has a population of about 2,400 people, to stay inside as additional police resources are being deployed to the area from neighbouring areas. The Peace River South School District said Tuesday that there was a the "lockdown and secure and hold" at both the secondary school and the Tumbler Ridge Elementary school. Larry .

Indian-origin businessman shot dead in 'targeted' killing in Canada

A 68-year-old Indian-origin businessman was shot dead outside his house in Canada's British Columbia province in a suspected "targeted incident", according to media reports and police. Darshan Sahsi was killed on Monday in the province's Abbotsford city. Police responded to a report of a shooting on Ridgeview Drive, where they found Sahsi inside a vehicle, suffering from life-threatening injuries, Abbotsford Police said in a statement on Monday. He succumbed to his injuries despite the lifesaving medical efforts of first responders. While the statement did not identify Sahsi, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) later named him as the victim. In a statement on Tuesday, IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong said, "Early indications suggest this was a targeted incident and no one else was injured as a result of the shooting. Investigators are working diligently to determine the motive and the circumstances surrounding the shooting," she said. No arrests have been made in

Three including suspected shooter dead near daycare centre in Toronto

A man and woman were shot to death and a male suspected as the attacker also died Monday at a north Toronto office space near a daycare centre and a school, authorities said. The shooting prompted a lockdown of both the daycare facility and the Catholic all-boys elementary school, and parents rushed to the area to pick up their children. Detective Sgt. Al Bartlett said the man and woman who were killed worked together in what he described as financial transaction business. "It's our belief at this point that the altercation that took place is in relation to that business," Bartlett. "The person that we believe to be responsible is among the deceased," he added. He withheld the identities of the victims and the shooter, saying officials first had to notify their families. Bartlett declined to comment on whether the suspect killed himself or died some other way, saying it was still under investigation. Bartlett said no child was injured. He said there was no access within the buil

Canada Police form team to investigate extortion cases targeting S Asians

A national team of police forces has been formed in Canada to coordinate investigation and information sharing about extortion cases targeting South Asian people and businesses

Sukha Duneke, who featured on NIA's list, shot dead in Canada's Winnipeg

Sukhdool Singh Gill aka Sukha Duneke was wanted in Punjab for cases of extortion, attempted murder, and murder

Indian succumbs to injuries sustained during shooting rampage in Canada

A 28-year-old Indian student has succumbed to the injuries sustained during a shooting rampage in Canada's Ontario province that also claimed two other lives, including that of a police constable, police said. Satwinder Singh, who was injured in the shooting last Monday in Milton, died at the Hamilton General Hospital with his family and friends by his side, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) said in a statement on Saturday. Singh was an international student from India who was working part-time at MK Auto Repairs at the time of the shooting, the statement said on Saturday. "The HRPS would like to express heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim, and the communities impacted by this horrible tragedy," it said. Monday's shooting resulted in the deaths of Toronto Police Constable Andrew Hong, 48, and Shakeel Ashraf, 38, a mechanic who owned MK Auto Repairs. The gunman was identified as 40-year-old Sean Petrie. He was later shot dead by police in Hamilton.

Gunman kills 2 in Vancouver in attacks targeting Canadian homeless people

A gunman targeting homeless people fatally shot two men in a Vancouver, British Columbia, suburb and wounded two others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau denies meddling in 2020 shooting investigation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied meddling in an investigation into the 2020 mass shooting, the worst in the country's history

Singer Sidhu Moosewala was on the radar of gangsters for long time: Report

Few hours after the killing of popular Punjabi singer-turned-politician Sidhu Moosewala on Sunday, a Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar has taken the responsibility for the murder.

Man disguised as cop kills 16 in deadliest shooting in Canada in 30 years

Authorities said the shooter wore a police uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser

Canada shooting: Two policemen among four killed, suspect arrested

Residents of the Brookside neighborhood of Fredericton, New Brunswick reported waking to the sounds of multiple gunshots