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OTTAWA -- Ottawa police are investigating a mid-morning shooting in Ottawa's Chinatown neighbourhood. In a message on Twitter, the Ottawa Police Service's Guns and Gangs Unit said officers responded to a shooting in the area of Somerset and Cambridge streets just after 10 a.m. Two men were seen fleeing the scene on foot. "At approximately 10:04 a.m. today, the Ottawa Police Service responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Somerset Street West. Two men were seen fleeing the area immediately after," said police in a statement to CTV News Ottawa. "Officers are currently on scene, and t...

1 Read / Add Comments A Pennsylvania man was arrested by federal agents when he showed up at Newark Airport to collect a half-ton of khat that was flown in by freight container, authorities said. Azeez Adebari, 46, of Harrisburg, was listed as the consignee on a manifest and other documents the claimed the contents as clothing, ground melon and pepper, among other things, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities charged Adebari with conspiring to possess and distribute 430 kilograms (948 pounds) of the illegal drug af...

  HALIFAX -- Police in Halifax have charged a 27-year-old man with several weapons offences in relation to a search in Halifax on Wednesday. Investigators in the Guns and Gangs Unit of the Integrated Special Enforcement Section, the Emergency Response Team, and West Division patrol officers, executed a search warrant at a residence on Coronet Avenue as part of an ongoing firearms investigation. During the search, police say investigators seized a handgun, a conductive energy weapon, and ammunition. Cambridge Jecoby Downey, 27, is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court to face s...

  OTTAWA -- A 22-year-old Ottawa man is facing charges following a shooting in the parking lot of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre earlier this month. Ottawa police responded to a shooting in the parking lot at 1200 St. Laurent Boulevard at approximately 5:45 p.m. April 3. Police say a man was seen shooting a gun from a vehicle towards other vehicles in the parking lot. No one was hurt. On Friday, the Ottawa Police Service’s Guns and Gangs Unit executed a search warrant on Hannah Street. Fabrice Ricourt-Casseus is facing several charges, including pointing a firearm, possession of a...

A Lakewood man, who was the CEO of Madison Financial Services and a licensed insurance provider, admitted in court Monday to filing false statements in filing $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. Get our free mobile app As a result of his actions, Jonas Knopf, 65, had been charged with one count of making false statements related to a health care benefits program. Attorney Honig said that, through Madison Financial Services, Knopf was accused of creating two sham companies and then giving insurance coverage to people w...