The Canadian Press
Some of the Canadian police officers known to have died in the line of duty since 1990:
May 15, 2004: Const. Chris Garrett, 39, of the force in Cobourg, Ont., killed after responding to a 911 call about a robbery in the parking lot of an abandoned hospital.
Feb. 28, 2004: Cpl. Jim Galloway, 53, an RCMP dog handler stationed in Sherwood Park, Alta., killed during a gunfight after an armed standoff in which the suspect also died.
Sept. 20, 2003 -- Const. John Flagg, 55, killed when his motorcycle collides with a pickup truck during a high-speed pursuit near Almonte, Ont.
March 12, 2002 -- Banff RCMP Const. Christine Diotte, 35, killed when a sport utility vehicle slid on an icy patch of road and crashed into her while investigating another accident.
Feb. 28, 2002 -- Montreal Const. Benoit L’Ecuyer, 29, shot and killed during a chase with a speeding car.
Feb. 18, 2002 -- Toronto Const. Laura Ellis, 31, killed when the police cruiser she was a passenger in collided with another car and then struck a utility pole while responding to an emergency call.
Dec. 23, 2001 -- Shawinigan police officer Martin Lefebvre, 22, of Shawinigan, Que., died after losing control of his patrol vehicle while answering an emergency call.
Dec. 20, 2001 -- RCMP Const. Dennis Strongquill, 52, shot after pursuing a stolen car in Russell, Man.
Oct. 17, 2001 -- Calgary Const. Darren Beatty, 29, a member of the department’s elite tactical unit, died after he was shot by a colleague in a hostage-taking simulation during a training exercise.
March 5, 2001 -- RCMP Const. Jurgen Seewald, shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute in Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
Aug. 28, 2000 -- Const. Alain Forget, killed when thieves rammed a police car at a roadblock in St-Hubert, Que.
Aug. 16, 2000 -- RCMP Sgt. Ed Mobley and pilot Tim Nicholson died when their plane crashed in northern British Columbia during a training exercise.
June 9, 2000 -- Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Marg Eve, died two days after a truck hit three police cars and another vehicle stopped on the side of Highway 401 near London, Ont.
Dec. 31, 1999 -- OPP Const. James McFadden, killed while writing a ticket on the shoulder of Highway 401 near Chatham.
July, 28, 1999 -- Sudbury, Ont., Sgt. Rick McDonald, hit by a fleeing van while putting down a tire-deflating spike-belt.
May 7, 1999 -- RCMP Const. Dan Bourdon, killed after stopping two vehicles on Highway 11 south of Saskatoon.
Dec. 9, 1998 -- OPP Det.-Const. Keith Allan Badger of Caledon, Ont., died when his unmarked sedan collided with another car.
Oct. 3, 1998 -- Const. Dominique Courchesne, 23, of Joliette, Que., police was manning a roadblock when struck by a provincial police car.
Aug. 12, 1998 -- RCMP Cpl. Graeme Charles Cumming, 37, killed near Lethbridge, Alta., when a tractor-trailer hit his cruiser.
Aug. 12, 1998 -- Police diver Const. Dave Nicholson of the Waterloo (Ont.) Regional Police drowned at a dam trying to recover the body of a 12-year-old boy.
Aug. 4, 1998 --Toronto Det.-Const. Bill Hancox, 32, stabbed to death at a strip mall while investigating break-and-enters.
Nov. 30, 1997 -- RCMP Const. Joseph Luc Francois Carriere, 41, drowned while searching the hull of a freighter in Cape Breton, N.S.
June 14, 1996 -- RCMP Sgt. Derek Burkholder, 49, shot after responding to a domestic dispute near Lunenburg, N.S.
April 29, 1996 -- Montreal officer Andre Lalonde, 51, gunned down as he approached a motorist on Montreal Island.
Nov. 27, 1995 -- Const. Odette Pinard, shot as she worked at her desk at a substation in Montreal’s north end.
April 28, 1995 -- Chief Denis Nadeau of the Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que., police, shot responding to a call about a domestic dispute.
June 17, 1994 -- Toronto Const. Todd Baylis, 25, gunned down during a foot patrol at an apartment complex.
Oct. 8, 1993 -- Calgary Const. Richard Sonnenberg, 27, run over by a speeding car while trying to set up a roadblock.
Oct. 7, 1993 -- Const. Joseph MacDonald, 29, of Sudbury, Ont., regional police, shot after pulling over a car for a traffic check.
July 1993 -- Const. Eric Nystedt, 24, of Ontario Provincial Police, Minden detachment, stabbed while responding to a domestic dispute.
September 1992 -- Calgary Const. Robert Vanderwiel, 36, shot after stopping a motorist.
September 1991 -- Const. Scou Rossiter, 30, of Ingersoll, Ont., police, shot in the head with his own gun after a struggle with a man.
July 1991 -- OPP Sgt. Tom Cooper, 40, shot on the Grassy Narrows Reserve near Kenora, Ont., responding to a firearms complaint.
June 1991 -- Montreal Const. Yves Phaneuf, 25, shot point-blank after struggling with a cyclist.
June 1990 -- Edmonton Const. Ezio Faraone, shot by a bank robbery suspect.
July 1990 -- Cpl. Marcel Lemay of Quebec provincial police, killed in a raid on a Mohawk barricade near Oka, Quebec.