Montréal : Feu vert à de nouvelles armes d'assaut pour les policiers 21 May 2020La police de Montréal souhaite mettre à jour son arsenal en achetant pour près de 450 000 $ d'armes d'assaut afin de mieux réagir face à un tireur https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/20/montreal--feu-vert-a-de-nouvelles-a… Read more about Montréal : Feu vert à de nouvelles armes d'assaut pour les policiers
COVID-19 : la police de Gatineau a dépensé environ 400 000 $ pour ses contrôles routiers 21 May 2020Les contrôles aux ponts interprovinciaux et ailleurs sur le territoire de Gatineau dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19 ont coûté au moins 3https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1704378/covid-19-police-gatineau-depense-co… Read more about COVID-19 : la police de Gatineau a dépensé environ 400 000 $ pour ses contrôles routiers
Une «enquête incomplète» du SPVG aurait mené à l'arrestation du journaliste Antoine Trépanier 21 May 2020Une «enquête incomplète» serait à l'origine de l'arrestation «sans droit» du journaliste de Radio-Canada par des membres du Service de police de lahttps://www.ledroit.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/une-enquete-incomplet… Read more about Une «enquête incomplète» du SPVG aurait mené à l'arrestation du journaliste Antoine Trépanier
Latin America gov'ts using repression in COVID-19 fight: Amnesty 21 May 2020Lockdown measures put in place across Latin America to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have repressed civil liberties and violated humhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/latin-america-gov-repression-covid-19-fig… Read more about Latin America gov'ts using repression in COVID-19 fight: Amnesty
Confidentialité: le SCRS remet en question des changements à la loi 21 May 2020Dans un mémoire de 14 pages remis au ministère de la Justice, le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (SCRS) recommande que toute réforme https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/national/202005/17/01-5273928-confidentialite… Read more about Confidentialité: le SCRS remet en question des changements à la loi
Enquête du BEI après la mort d'un homme à Québec 19 May 2020Le Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) a amorcé une enquête relativement à une intervention policière qui s'est conclue par la mort d'un homme https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/05/18/enquete-du-bei-a-quebec Read more about Enquête du BEI après la mort d'un homme à Québec
Six takeaways from Reuters investigation of police violence and 'qualified immunity' 19 May 2020Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Freddie Gray.https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/six-takeaways-from-reuters-i… Read more about Six takeaways from Reuters investigation of police violence and 'qualified immunity'
Caught on cam: Allegation of police brutality in DTES 19 May 2020VANCOUVER -- Cell phone video shows a man in the Downtown Eastside being pushed to the pavement during an arrest.https://bc.ctvnews.ca/caught-on-cam-allegation-of-police-brutality-in-dtes-1.494… Read more about Caught on cam: Allegation of police brutality in DTES
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
Des Mohawks de Kanesatake donnent un ultimatum au premier ministre Trudeau 22 August 2019Les Mohawks traditionalistes de Kanesatake, qui se nomment les Rotinonhseshà:ka, somment le premier ministre Justin Trudeau d'agir dans le dossier https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1269976/oka-terres-contestees-pi… Read more about Des Mohawks de Kanesatake donnent un ultimatum au premier ministre Trudeau
Montréal étudiera l’utilisation des technologies de reconnaissance faciale par le SPVM 22 August 2019Montréal étudiera l’utilisation des technologies de reconnaissance faciale par les agents du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal.https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/201908/20/01-5238052-montreal-… Read more about Montréal étudiera l’utilisation des technologies de reconnaissance faciale par le SPVM
Police not required to speak English according to Ethics Commission 22 August 2019Police officers are not obliged to speak English under Bill 101, even when asked the reason for their arrest, according to a decision by Quebec’s Phttps://montreal.ctvnews.ca/police-not-required-to-speak-english-according-to-et… Read more about Police not required to speak English according to Ethics Commission
Coroner’s inquest into fatal police shooting in Port Hardy begins in Campbell River 22 August 2019A coroner’s inquest into the shooting death of James Reginald Butters by an RCMP officer in Port Hardy began in a Campbell River courtroom Tuesday.https://www.vicnews.com/news/coroners-inquest-into-fatal-police-shooting-in-port… Read more about Coroner’s inquest into fatal police shooting in Port Hardy begins in Campbell River
Calgary officers justified in 2018 Abbeydale shooting: Alberta police watchdog 22 August 2019The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says Calgary officers involved in a residential shootout last year that saw a constable badly inhttps://globalnews.ca/news/5793582/2018-abbeydale-shooting-asirt/ Read more about Calgary officers justified in 2018 Abbeydale shooting: Alberta police watchdog
Fatal police shooting of Steven Campbell justified, but ramming his vehicle was not, judge rules 20 August 2019An RCMP officer was acquitted Aug. 19 of manslaughter and other shooting charges in the Nov.https://www.thompsoncitizen.net/news/thompson/fatal-police-shooting-of-steven-ca… Read more about Fatal police shooting of Steven Campbell justified, but ramming his vehicle was not, judge rules
Woman alleges RCMP discouraged her from pursuing charge against retired officer 20 August 2019A Richibucto woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a retired police officer is suing the RCMP, alleging the force discouraged her from pursuhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/allan-larin-rcmp-lawsuit-1.5248813 Read more about Woman alleges RCMP discouraged her from pursuing charge against retired officer
Mort d'Eric Garner: le policier du NYPD congédié 20 August 2019Le chef James O’Neill a indiqué avoir décidé de suivre la recommandation d’une juge administrative, à l’issue d’un procès disciplinaire qui s’étaithttps://www.lapresse.ca/international/etats-unis/201908/19/01-5237904-mort-deric… Read more about Mort d'Eric Garner: le policier du NYPD congédié
« Œil pour œil » : à Hong Kong, le nouveau signe de ralliement face aux violences policières 19 August 2019Les halls de l’aéroport de Hong Kong sont noirs de monde depuis quatre jours.https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/20190813.OBS17148/il-pour-il-a-hong-kong-le-nouv… Read more about « Œil pour œil » : à Hong Kong, le nouveau signe de ralliement face aux violences policières
Une manif salue la mémoire de Nicholas Gibbs, abattu par des policiers en 2018 19 August 2019Le petit groupe était formé de proches de victimes tuées dans des interventions de policiers du SPVM ainsi que de citoyens et militants plaidant pohttps://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/201908/17/01-5237730-… Read more about Une manif salue la mémoire de Nicholas Gibbs, abattu par des policiers en 2018