Of 55 police-involved shootings across Canada in 2020, all but 4 still under investigation 23 December 2020Experts say it takes time to properly investigate a police shooting - even when the public is calling for quick results - but details on the outcomhttps://www.cp24.com/news/of-55-police-involved-shootings-across-canada-in-2020-… Read more about Of 55 police-involved shootings across Canada in 2020, all but 4 still under investigation
L'ex-flic complotiste à l'origine d'une poursuite 21 December 2020L'ex-policier complotiste de Laval continue de mettre dans l'embarras son ancien service, qui est poursuivi pour 275 000 $ en lien avec une intervehttps://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/12/18/lex-flic-complotiste-a-lorigine-dun… Read more about L'ex-flic complotiste à l'origine d'une poursuite
Police watchdog investigating death of man in Labrador holding cell: RCMP 21 December 2020Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died in a holding cell at a Labrador RCMP detachment.https://globalnews.ca/news/7531544/nl-watchdog-investigating-cell-death-rcmp/ Read more about Police watchdog investigating death of man in Labrador holding cell: RCMP
Une informatrice poursuit la GRC 21 December 2020(Ottawa) Une femme a entamé une poursuite contre la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) parce que son identité de source confidentielle n’aurait pashttps://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2020-12-18/identite-n… Read more about Une informatrice poursuit la GRC
Why Toronto didn’t defund police in 2020 (nor all those other times) 21 December 2020Councillor Josh Matlow says he knew his proposed 10 per cent cut to Toronto police would face an uphill battle because of the budget's "untouchablehttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/12/15/why-toronto-didnt-defund-police-in-2… Read more about Why Toronto didn’t defund police in 2020 (nor all those other times)
Landmark tribunal decision in profiling case paves the way for major police reform in Quebec 21 December 2020The decision by the city of Longueuil Wednesday not to appeal a Quebec Human Rights Tribunal judgment in a racial profiling case means the city's phttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/landmark-tribunal-decision-in-profiling-… Read more about Landmark tribunal decision in profiling case paves the way for major police reform in Quebec
Vancouver police officers won't be charged over unarmed man's 2015 death 21 December 2020More than five years after Myles Gray died in a confrontation with seven Vancouver police officers, his family has learned that none of the officerhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-myles-gray-vancouver-police-o… Read more about Vancouver police officers won't be charged over unarmed man's 2015 death
Watchdog finds RCMP's policing of anti-pipeline protesters reasonable — but sees gaps in surveillance policies Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will review a recent watchdog investigation that flagged concerns about how the RCMP stores data https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crcc-pipeline-protest-surveillance-1.5841752 Read more about Watchdog finds RCMP's policing of anti-pipeline protesters reasonable — but sees gaps in surveillance policies
L'ancien chef de police du SPVG blâmé par le Comité de déontologie policière 18 December 2020Le Comité de déontologie policière a rendu sa décision : l’ancien chef du Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVGhttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1757964/harel-mario-coupable-deontologie-mi… Read more about L'ancien chef de police du SPVG blâmé par le Comité de déontologie policière
Une plainte rejetée parce que la plaignante ne parle pas français 18 December 2020Une citoyenne qui reprochait à des policiers du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) de lui avoir manqué de respect a vu sa plainte êtrhttps://www.ledevoir.com/societe/591824/deontologie-policiere-une-plainte-rejete… Read more about Une plainte rejetée parce que la plaignante ne parle pas français
Flin Flon RCMP officer charged with assault after IIU investigation 19 May 2020A Flin Flon RCMP officer has been charged with assault after an investigation by Manitoba’s police watchdog.https://globalnews.ca/news/6948791/flin-flon-rcmp-officer-charged-assault-iiu-in… Read more about Flin Flon RCMP officer charged with assault after IIU investigation
Young man killed in police shooting leaves 'trail of broken hearts' in his wake, family says 17 May 2020The last moments of Phillip Blair's life were violent and chaotic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-rcmp-shooting-blackfalds-1.55702… Read more about Young man killed in police shooting leaves 'trail of broken hearts' in his wake, family says
N.L. police watchdog to investigate St. John's crash that left 2 dead 17 May 2020ST. JOHN'S, N.L.https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-l-police-watchdog-to-investigate-st-john-s-crash-t… Read more about N.L. police watchdog to investigate St. John's crash that left 2 dead
OPP officer who shot and killed charging man cleared 17 May 2020Ontario's police watchdog says an OPP officer didn't break the law when he shot and killed a man running at him with an aluminum bat north of Napanhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/siu-opp-stone-mills-death-1.5561462 Read more about OPP officer who shot and killed charging man cleared
Police Watchdog Wants Answers on VPD’s Response to Lord Byng Racist Video 17 May 2020Eighteen months after a Lord Byng Secondary student made a threatening anti-Black racist video, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner wanhttps://thetyee.ca/News/2020/05/08/Police-Watchdog-Lord-Byng/ Read more about Police Watchdog Wants Answers on VPD’s Response to Lord Byng Racist Video
No charges against Winnipeg officers who shot 9 times and wounded getaway driver 17 May 2020Two Winnipeg police officers who shot and wounded a fleeing suspect will not be criminally charged, after the conclusion of an investigation by Manhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/no-charges-winnipeg-police-shooting-iiu-… Read more about No charges against Winnipeg officers who shot 9 times and wounded getaway driver
Confusion over cruiser, safety vest led RCMP to shoot at person who wasn't N.S. gunman 17 May 2020Confusion over a parked police cruiser and someone wearing a safety vest led two RCMP officers to start shooting at a person at a central Nova Scothttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/confusion-over-cruiser-safety-vest-le… Read more about Confusion over cruiser, safety vest led RCMP to shoot at person who wasn't N.S. gunman
Complaint filed against Montreal Police after K-9 unit dispatched to help Cree woman in crisis 17 May 2020The Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) has filed a complaint against the Montreal police over how the force handled an incident of a Cree wohttps://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/complaint-filed-against-montreal-police-af… Read more about Complaint filed against Montreal Police after K-9 unit dispatched to help Cree woman in crisis
Police et femmes autochtones : la collaboration plutôt que la répression 13 May 2020Une intervention policière au square Cabot à Montréal le 3 mai s’est soldée par une plainte envers le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPhttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1701869/autochtones-femmes-spvm-… Read more about Police et femmes autochtones : la collaboration plutôt que la répression
Arrestation du journaliste Antoine Trépanier : trois policiers cités en déontologie 13 May 2020Trois agents du Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) ont été cités à comparaître devant le Commissaire à la déontologie du Québec à la https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1702326/police-gatineau-deontologie-antoine… Read more about Arrestation du journaliste Antoine Trépanier : trois policiers cités en déontologie