November is "Movember" an initiative dedicated to changing the face of men's health. Prostate cancer and breast cancer can be beaten if detected early. Retired OPP Officer Jack Harkness was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, Jack provides advice to both men and women to 'get checked', as he shares is treatment journey, along with his expert doctor, Dr. Danny Vesprini, a radiation oncologist who treats prostate and breast cancer at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer...

Retired OPP Detective Sergeant David Lalonde joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss his new book "Death of a Millionaire".

This episode of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association features OPPA Director Lynn Neale, and Police Safety Spokesperson and Judge of the 2023 Dancing With the Stars of 911 event, Colleen Eve. The episode is a recap of the 2023 Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund Dancing With The Stars of 911 event held in London, Ontario Saturday October 28th.

Silvio (Syd) Gravel, the co-founder of Badge of Life Canada joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the origins of Badge of Life Canada and peer support.

OPP Provincial Constable Elana Durtnall of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to talk about “Nora’s Nook”. Elana and her wife have worked tirelessly to establish children’s book nooks in neo-natal intensive care units of hospitals and in schools. The initiative is in memory of their infant daughter named Nora. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Dancing with the Stars of 911 event organizer OPP Sergeant Patrick Armstrong and participating dancers, OPP Provincial Constables Lindsie Adamson, Morgan Rolph and Austin Kohler are guests on 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the Dancing with the Stars of 911 fundraiser event for the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund.

Retired OPP Officer Teena Stoddart joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss violence link training. The training is based on education, intervention, and prevention for professions who work with victims of violent crime, providing evidenced based research on violence link to help front line workers recognize high risk situations.

OPP Provincial Constable Adam Belanger is the Provincial Bike Coordinator & Tammy Heidbuurt is the Executive Director of New Hope Community Bikes in Hamilton. They join the 10-5 Podcast for our 100th Episode to talk about the James Bay EPIC Fat Bike Ride. The Ontario Provincial Police, Nishnawbe Aski Police, New Hope Community Bikes and Ontario Cycling partnered together to build Youth Bike Programs in five communities along the James Bay Coast.

This episode of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association will assist Regular Full Time Uniform and Civilian members of the OPP Association to understand their entitlement to Short Term Sickness Plan (STSP) credits.

Retired OPP Inspector, Gerry Salisbury is the Vice Chair of the local Ontario Provincial Police Veterans' Association (OPPVA) Chapter 9 Kingston Branch. In this podcast episode Gerry updates listeners on a very special annual golf tournament in support of the local Special Olympics. The history of the tournament, as well as the mental and emotional value of getting vets, families, friends, and the community together in a social environment actively involved in their communities is explored.

Retired OPP Inspector and SafePet Ontario Volunteer Karen Moffatt along with Executive Director and Co-Founder of SafePet Ontario Hayley Glaholt join 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss the work SafePet Ontario is doing providing pet safekeeping for those fleeing family violence & human trafficking, helping survivors escape abuse by temporarily caring for their beloved pets.

OPP Provincial Constable Andrew Wierzbicki of Pembroke Detachment (formerly of the OPP East Region ‘PLT’ Provincial Liaison Team) joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the Indigenous Youth and OPP Camp Niigan Mosewak, which means "Walking Forward" in Ojibway language.

Retired OPP Officer Sylvie Côté and retired Kingston Police Service Officer Rick Whalen have rekindled their relationship in retirement after dating early in their policing careers. They both join the 10-5 Podcast to discuss living your best life post retirement.

The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund is an Ontario Not-For-Profit organization which donates life-saving defibrillators in memory of fallen Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic and Military members; killed in the line of duty. To date, the Fund has donated over 150 defibrillators and 6 lives have been saved! The 100K In A Day is a 100km walk between Windsor to Chatham, with 20 families of fallen Police, Fire, Paramedic and soldiers taking part in relay. This event is the Fund's 3rd 100K, the first...

OPP Detective Sergeant Steve Coburn has been a member of the OPP for over 28 years and currently works as a Forensic Polygraph Examiner. He has taken on and completed the “Ice Mile Challenge". This is a challenge recognized by the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) and it is swimming 1610 m in under 5 degrees Celsius water. This swim is considered one of the toughest swims on the planet. All funds raised were donated to Steve's food security charity "Compass Run For Food".

The Greg Pierzchala Run is Saturday May 13, 2023 in Barrie, Ontario Canada. All are welcome. OPP Provincial Constable Carla Birnie is the Family Liaison Officer for the family of OPP Provincial Constable Greg Pierzchala, who was killed in the line of duty in Haldimand County, Ontario on December 27, 2022. Tara McClenaghan is the Physiological Health Sciences Coordinator of Field Operations Command for the Ontario Provincial Police. Carla and Tara join the 10-5 Podcast to speak about the...

OPP Rainy River District Sergeant Ann McEwen (Kenora, Ontario) is the guest host on Episode 91 of 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association. She interviews Thunder Bay Paramedic Pat Dixon about PTSD.

Joe Roberts, known as "The Skidrow CEO" was involved in mental health crisis involving a firearm and an OPP police officer in his youth. The outcome was positive for Joe and the police officer. Joe feels that there needs to be more awareness of positive outcomes between people in mental health crisis and the police, and reached out to the OPP Association to offer to help bridge that gap in any way he can. This podcast is the beginning of that outreach to create awareness of the good that...

March is Fraud Prevention Month. Detective Constable John Armit of the OPP Anti-Racket's Branch of the OPP joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss cryptocurrency, fraud trends in 2022, investment frauds, romance scams, grandparent scams (also known as emergency scams) and training of police investigators for fraud investigations.

OPP Association Director Rob Jamieson and Dalton Associates CEO Carl Dalton join the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the why behind the OPPA's Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program.

OPP Pilot/Sergeant Hans Schirmer joins the 10-5 Podcast to share his experience as a pilot for the Ontario Provincial Police.

OPP Sergeant Ann McEwen and OPP Provincial Constable Jason Sobkowicz of the Rainy River District join the 10-5 podcast to speak about being a police officers in Northern Ontario and experiencing PTSD. Topics discussed include the issue of identity for police officers, the officers' stories on how PTSD evolved, how gender and a male dominated workplace factors in for women, the challenges of reaching out for help, advice on improving toxicity in the workplace, ways to cope and overcome PTSD...

OPP Sergeant Ann McEwen and OPP Provincial Constable Jason Sobkowicz of the Rainy River District join the 10-5 podcast to speak about being a police officers in Northern Ontario and experiencing PTSD. Topics discussed are the officers' stories on how PTSD evolved, the challenges of reaching out for help, advice on improving toxicity in the workplace, ways to cope and overcome PTSD in addition to clinical therapy, how understanding ego is an important part of recovery and how we can move...

OPP Association President John Cerasuolo and OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique for our annual “Year in Review” episode. As this episode was recorded on December 19, 2022, OPPA President Cerasuolo shares a brief message regarding the on-duty death of Provincial Constable Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala prior to the start of the episode.

OPP Association Director Dave Dube joins the 10-5 Podcast to discuss the current staffing levels in the Ontario Provincial Police.