Guard working at RCMP detachment charged with second-degree murder 01 July 2020WINNIPEG -- Manitoba RCMP said a guard that last worked at the Pukatawagan RCMP detachment nearly two weeks ago has now been arrested and charged whttps://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/guard-working-at-rcmp-detachment-charged-with-second… Read more about Guard working at RCMP detachment charged with second-degree murder
Human rights ruling finds sexual harassment common among Toronto police 01 July 2020Const. Read more about Human rights ruling finds sexual harassment common among Toronto police
US police kill up to 6 times more black people than white people 01 July 2020In some parts of the US, police kill black people at a rate six times higher than they kill white people.https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246987-us-police-kill-up-to-6-times-more-b… Read more about US police kill up to 6 times more black people than white people
SIU clears Peterborough police officer following fatal shooting of fugitive in July 2019 30 June 2020Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared a Peterborough Police Service officer following the fatal shooting of a fugitive on the runhttps://globalnews.ca/news/7120049/special-investigations-unit-siu-peterborough-… Read more about SIU clears Peterborough police officer following fatal shooting of fugitive in July 2019
Toronto city council votes against cut to police budget, for body-worn cameras by 2021 30 June 2020Toronto city council has voted in favour of a series of reforms that could alter the future of policing in the city, including the creation of a nohttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-city-council-defund-police-1.5630… Read more about Toronto city council votes against cut to police budget, for body-worn cameras by 2021
Jeremy Stephens' mother sues Summerside police, others for $6M in death of her son 30 June 2020The mother of Jeremy Stephens is suing Summerside police and others for $6 million in the shooting death of her son two years ago.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-jeremy-stephens-lawsuit-… Read more about Jeremy Stephens' mother sues Summerside police, others for $6M in death of her son
Indigenous youth wonder: who is policing First Nations’ police? 30 June 2020Dallas Porter said the Six Nations Police Service officer grabbed him and slammed him onto the ground. Suddenly, the teen’s life was in peril.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/28/indigenous-youth-wonder-who-is-polic… Read more about Indigenous youth wonder: who is policing First Nations’ police?
Can city council abolish the Toronto police force? Eight key questions as council debates defunding the police this week 30 June 2020What would it take to defund the Toronto police?https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/06/28/can-city-council-abolish-the-t… Read more about Can city council abolish the Toronto police force? Eight key questions as council debates defunding the police this week
As calls to 'defund' police grow, some say it's time for the RCMP to do less 30 June 2020The federal government is taking a closer look at the RCMP's contract policing obligations — a review taking on new relevance as calls mount to reahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-contract-policing-defund-1.5626544 Read more about As calls to 'defund' police grow, some say it's time for the RCMP to do less
'I couldn't breathe': Nanaimo woman left bruised, bloody after RCMP wellness check 30 June 2020VANCOUVER -- Caution: This story contains images some readers might find disturbing.https://bc.ctvnews.ca/i-couldn-t-breathe-nanaimo-woman-left-bruised-bloody-after… Read more about 'I couldn't breathe': Nanaimo woman left bruised, bloody after RCMP wellness check
Domestic abuse within police force to be investigated 24 October 2019An official “super-complaint” is to be launched into the “boys’ club” culture within certain police forces that allows officers to abuse their spouhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/20/domestic-abuse-within-police-for… Read more about Domestic abuse within police force to be investigated
Fini l’itinéraire obligatoire pour les manifestations à Québec 23 October 2019Les manifestants n’auront plus à fournir à la police de Québec l’horaire et l’itinéraire de leurs marches.https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/justice-et-faits-divers/fini-litineraire-obli… Read more about Fini l’itinéraire obligatoire pour les manifestations à Québec
B.C. police commissioner highlights ‘predatory behaviour,’ gun safety in report 23 October 2019VICTORIA—A West Vancouver police officer was fired for what British Columbia’s police complaints commissioner describes as “predatory” behaviour inhttps://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/10/22/bc-police-commissioner-highlights-p… Read more about B.C. police commissioner highlights ‘predatory behaviour,’ gun safety in report
SIU clears Toronto police in drug bust that left man with broken nose, serious eye injury 22 October 2019The Special Investigations Unit has cleared three Toronto police officers in a complaint from a man who suffered a broken nose and a serious eye inhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/16/siu-drops-case-of-man-who-said-toron… Read more about SIU clears Toronto police in drug bust that left man with broken nose, serious eye injury
Mort de Michel Vienneau : d'autres policiers témoignent 22 October 2019Un deuxième policier a pris la barre des témoins, lundi, aux audiences d'arbitrage sur le sort des deux policiers impliqués dans la mort de l'hommehttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1354249/audiences-mort-michel-vienneau-temo… Read more about Mort de Michel Vienneau : d'autres policiers témoignent
Halifax police chief to apologize to black citizens for racial bias in policing 22 October 2019Halifax's police force will formally apologize to Nova Scotia's black community for a long history of racial bias in policing and the use of streethttps://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-police-chief-to-apologize-to-black-citizens-… Read more about Halifax police chief to apologize to black citizens for racial bias in policing
Trois anciens membres de l’état-major de la SQ acquittés 22 October 2019L’ancien grand patron de la Sûreté du Québec et deux ex-membres de l’état-major ont été acquittés sur toute la ligne lundi des chefs de fraude, de https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/201910/21/01-5246265-… Read more about Trois anciens membres de l’état-major de la SQ acquittés
Partial victories in Sudbury lawsuit alleging police brutality 22 October 2019A $4-million lawsuit alleging police brutality can proceed against the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board and a now-dead police officer, a judgehttps://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/partial-victories-in-sudbury-laws… Read more about Partial victories in Sudbury lawsuit alleging police brutality
Street checks, deemed illegal by former top judge, to be banned across Nova Scotia 22 October 2019HALIFAX—Street checks, the illegal practice known elsewhere as carding, will soon be permanently banned across Nova Scotia.https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2019/10/18/street-checks-deemed-illegal-by-forme… Read more about Street checks, deemed illegal by former top judge, to be banned across Nova Scotia
Un juge ordonne un supplément d’enquête sur l’arrestation d’un jeune Noir 18 October 2019La Cour suprême de la Nouvelle-Écosse ordonne à la commissaire chargée d’étudier les plaintes contre des policiers de se pencher de nouveau sur l’ahttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1349217/enquete-arrestation-noir-halifax-ra… Read more about Un juge ordonne un supplément d’enquête sur l’arrestation d’un jeune Noir