(Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP) An Ottawa Police Service officer works the scene after a man barricaded himself in Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Police say he was wanted for other offences and tried to run but was caught, and police say that's when they believe he used a flammable substance to set the officers' uniforms on fire.

“As they were taking the suspect into custody, it’s believed the man used a flammable substance to set the officers’ uniforms on fire, then continued to flee,” a police statement explained. The ...

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week.

As they attempted to arrest him, police believed the man used a flammable substance to set the officers’ uniforms on fire. The officers were able to put the fire out and radioed for assistance.

As they attempted to arrest him, police believed the man used a flammable substance to set the officers’ uniforms on fire. The officers were able to put the fire out and radioed for assistance.

He told guests who included senior British and Canadian officers working in Italy: “Ravenna remembers with deep gratitude the Allied soldiers who came from distant lands and who, with courage ...

He told guests who included senior British and Canadian officers working in Italy: “Ravenna remembers with deep gratitude the Allied soldiers who came from distant lands and who, with courage and ...