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Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs says the opening of the new Rideau Centre police hub has been delayed because some items needed for the office have not yet arrived.

Ottawa police say there were 6,813 online police reports in the first three months of 2024 and, of those reports, 44 per cent were for shoplifting. That figure is up 37 per cent compared to the first three months of 2023.

The new Ottawa police hub in the Rideau Centre will open in early June, as the service launches a new plan intended to improve safety for residents, tourists and businesses in the tourist area.

The Ottawa Police Service says the pilot project of its new district policing model will begin next week. The project involves splitting the city into four districts, each with an inspector to serve as a point of contact with respective wards.

Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs says it could take a couple of years to build up a team of officers specifically dedicated to local policing duties in the Parliamentary Precinct in downtown Ottawa.

Ahead of the launch of the first phase of Ottawa police's community safety policing pilot, city councillors were left with dozens of questions on what the program would look like, including the biggest changes their constituents would see in the coming months.

Twenty-five years after a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling, Gladue reports have a ways to go to be widely accessible, says law prof.

As police suspensions in Ontario come under increasing scrutiny, Ottawa's police chief says he's open to considering options for keeping the public better informed about them.

OTTAWA — It can sometimes be difficult to discern what constitutes a hate crime, Ottawa's police chief acknowledged Monday as he confirmed his department is investigating a pro-Palestinian protest over the weekend on Parliament Hill.