An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) constable at a detachment in Ottawa has taken his own life, the 13th reported suicide of an active or retired member of the police force since 2012. Interim commissioner Gary Couture sent a memo to all members of the OPP on March 20 informing them of the death. In August 2018 Vince Hawkes, the OPP commissioner at the time, launched an internal review of suicides within the provincial police service. Hawkes has since retired and it's unclear what stage that internal review is at now. Former OPP commissioner Vince Hawkes announced an internal review of suicides within the provincial police service last August.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2019 20:48 UTC