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Mental health training in the works for OPS call centre
The Ottawa Police Service says it's preparing to roll out training in early 2025 for emergency call takers to help them "deal better" with calls that involve mental health.
One thing Abdi's last psychiatrist says he could have done differently
The last psychiatrist to treat Abdirahman Abdi says he could have suggested a different method for Abdi to inject his anti-psychotic drugs, in light of periods when Abdi didn't take his medication due in part to his religious practices.
'A very unexpected tragedy': How Abdi's family tried to help him in the months before his death
The coroner's inquest into the death of Abdirahman Abdi is offering an intensely personal look at the 38-year-old Somali-Canadian's history of mental illness in the lead-up to his fateful encounter with Ottawa police.
Paramedic doesn't recall police telling him about blows to Abdi's head
The Ottawa paramedic who treated Abdirahman Abdi in the aftermath of his violent altercation with two police officers says he doesn't recall police telling him about the head blows one of the officers had delivered to Abdi that morning.
Catch up on the Abdi inquest — and see where it's headed next
More than eight years after 38-year-old Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi died following a violent altercation with Ottawa police, a coroner's inquest is diving back into the circumstances of his death. Follow the latest developments here.
Family friend who filmed police recounts fear, mistrust after Abdi's death
A friend of Abdirahman Abdi who witnessed and filmed the aftermath of his violent altercation with police has offered her account of the difficult hours and days following his death in 2016.
ICU doctor got no 'clear' picture of Abdi encounter from police
The doctor who treated Abdirahman Abdi after his violent altercation with Ottawa police officers says he did not get a clear picture from police that day of the circumstances that brought Abdi to hospital.
Montsion grilled on gloves, head strikes, racial bias and mental health
The Ottawa police officer acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Abdirahman Abdi gave his first public account of the arrest, faced tough questions about his actions — and offered a message of condolence during the fifth day of an inquest into Abdi's death in 2016.
Weir 'absolutely' denies racism in Abdi arrest, Montsion begins testimony
One of the Ottawa police officers who arrested Abdirahman Abdi in a violent 2016 altercation that sparked outrage and debate about police handling of Black men after Abdi died the next day says Abdi's race had "absolutely" nothing to do with how he dealt with the 38-year-old Somali Canadian.
Officer found not guilty of manslaughter next witness at Abdirahman Abdi death inquest
The Ottawa police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi is slated to speak in public for the first time about the violent altercation.