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‘Whatever He Did, He Was All in’: Funeral Held for Ontario Police Officer Killed in Highway 401 Crash

  • On Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Brandon Malcolm's funeral service takes place at the Cobourg Community Centre at 10:30 a.m., with a public livestream available on the OPP's YouTube channel.
  • Malcolm, 33, died April 27 following a single-vehicle motorcycle collision on Highway 401 near Burnham Street North in Cobourg while operating a police motorcycle on duty.
  • The funeral cortege departed Oshawa at around 8:30 a.m. and traveled east on Highway 401, arriving in Cobourg around 9:30 a.m., while OPP officers marched north on DArcy Street and the Canadian Armed Forces flew a Search and Rescue helicopter above the procession.
  • Premier Doug Ford, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, and Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont spoke at the service; Carrique said the force is "grieving this tremendous loss," while Ford offered condolences to Malcolm's family and colleagues.
  • Malcolm served as a member of the elite Golden Helmets precision motorcycle team and held auxiliary roles with Toronto Police Service and the Canadian Armed Forces, with tributes pouring in from across the province.
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"Selfless, brave and full of love": OPP officer killed in crash honoured at funeral

An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died in a highway crash while on duty is being remembered as a brave and compassionate man committed to his community. A funeral was held in Cobourg, Ont., on Wednesday for Sgt.

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