British Columbia
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum refused to step down as chair of Surrey Police Board: reports - BC | Globalnews.ca
Saanich PD, other departments work to make policing a good career option for women – Saanich News
Department ahead of schedule in meeting female recruiting challenge
Delta throwback: Regional policing not a new debate for city - Delta Optimist
Delta has never been keen to be part of one large integrated police force
Changes coming to the New West police senior management team - New West Record
NWPD’s first South Asian female rising up the ranks, while first female inspector retires
Alberta
Medicine Hat police chief resigns | CBC News
Chief Mike Worden has notified the Medicine Hat police commission of his intention to resign after a year and a half in the position.
City councillors propose $385M base budget for Edmonton police | CBC News
At the end of a day-long debate on policing, council's executive committee agreed that the Edmonton Police Service should start with a $385 million base operating budget, starting next year — the same as this year.
Hundreds of incidents of Alberta police misconduct in lawyer-created database | SaltWire
An Alberta group pushing for transparency and accountability around policing launched a new database on Tuesday chronicling about 600 incidents of alleged ...
Manitoba
Advocate hopes human trafficking legislation is 'wake up call' for hotel industry - The Turtle Island News
By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Albert McLeod believes the hotel industry in Manitoba has a role to play in preventing Indigenous women and girls from being sexually exploited, and he hopes that new proposed legislation will now put more of an onus on those in the industry to speak up if they believe someone is being trafficked, and to recognize the signs of exploitation. “Really I think it’s a wake-up call across the hotel industry and really across all industries that we have to get everyone up to speed and educated about sexual exploitation, and we need staff in all industries trained in these matters,” said McLeod, a long-time Winnipeg-based advocate for Indigenous women and girls. “There needs to be total buy in, and there needs to be
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Ontario
Thunder Bay Police Board holds first meeting under administrator - TBNewsWatch.com
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Here's what London's deputy police chief says about hate crimes in the Ontario city | CBC News
London’s deputy chief of police operations, Stu Betts, calls the latest statistics on hate crimes and hate incidents in the Ontario city “shocking and disturbing."
Police group members looking for police chief recruiting contract | CBC News
The Ottawa Police Services Board is set to consider a proposal to hire members of the force’s own community equity council — a group intended to mend police relationships with marginalized groups — to help hire a new police chief.
Going outside Sarnia for new police chief ‘not abnormal’: Expert | Sarnia & Lambton County This Week
As June 6 anniversary approaches, hate crimes and incidents continue to climb | CBC News
The number of hate-motivated incidents reported to the London Police Service continues to climb, according to a report coming to the Police Services Board on Thursday.
Waterloo Regional Police need training on rape myths, consent for assault investigations, review finds | TheRecord.com
Working group established to review sexual assault investigations has reviewed nearly 400 local cases
Hamilton police report continued drop in youth crime rate | TheSpec.com
Rate of youth receiving extrajudicial measures continues to grow, report finds.
Policing on two wheels gives more connection to the community - CambridgeToday.ca
WRPS use bikes to map out encampment sites and other places people gather near Cambridge trail systems
Sarnia Police Services Board selects Derek Davis as new chief of police | CTV News
The Sarnia Police Services Board has announced Derek Davis, current commander for the City of Burlington, will be taking over as chief of police.
Halton Regional Police Service Receives $1.2 million Grant in Support of Anti-Hate Initiative | wellandtribune.ca
Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has been awarded $1.2 million in funding to combat hate and bias within the Halton region.
Quebec
Montreal police issued more public health tickets in diverse neighbourhoods, study finds | CBC News
A study that analyzed 31,845 tickets issued for public health violations by Quebec police during the first 15 months of the pandemic found there was a higher concentration of fines in some of Montreal’s more diverse neighbourhoods.
Quebec pledges $1 million to support gun violence prevention research | CTV News
The Quebec government is pledging $1 million to establish a research chair on gun violence prevention in Montreal.
Nova Scotia
N.S. shooting: Team leader critical of RCMP mental health support | CTV News
The RCMP's treatment of their tactical team in the days following the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was characterized as "absolutely disgusting" Monday during testimony before the public inquiry examining the killings.
More Mounties set to testify as hearings into N.S. mass shooting shift to Truro | CBC News
A staff sergeant who oversaw the RCMP’s dispatch centre in Truro, N.S., during the final four hours of a shooting rampage is scheduled to testify at the public inquiry, the first day hearings will be held in Colchester Country.
LETTERS — Policing in Nova Scotia: the good, the bad, the ugly | SaltWire
CCTV crucial tool Council’s consideration of CCTV cameras reflects well on the town of Wolfville. A university professor observed during CBC’s May 12 ...
New Brunswick
Province non-committal on Chantel Moore inquest jury recommendations | CBC News
New Brunswick's public safety minister is non-committal about implementing recommendations from the Chantel Moore inquest, pointing out that he doesn't have the authority to put some of them into effect.
The North
‘Deadly aunties’ help keep community of Teslin, Yukon safe
'Deadly aunties' Joyce and Margaret Douville are just some of the officers trained under the Indigenous Community Safety Partnership Program.
'I worry about my safety all the time': Yukon MMIWG2S+ forum looks for more solutions | CBC News
Priorities include earmarking more funding for community safety programs — at Kwanlin Dün, as well as across the territory — and establishing a trust fund for families and survivors. Ensuring that mines and major infrastructure projects implement zero tolerance policies toward all forms of racism and violence is another goal.
National
Opinion: Canada should be putting RCMP contract policing on trial - The Globe and Mail
The inquiry into Nova Scotia’s deadly shooting rampage in 2020 should be asking serious questions about the failures and future of RCMP contract policing
Canada introduces bill for border officer and national police oversight - again | Reuters
Canada's federal government introduced a bill on Thursday to establish an oversight body for its border police and its national police service after two previous bills died when Parliament was dissolved.
To understand Ottawa's use of the Emergencies Act, we need to know what cabinet knew | CBC News
Attempts to follow the threads that led to the federal government's historic invocation of the Emergencies Act in February already have come upon a knot — the question of who, if anyone, provided the advice that led the government to declare an emergency.
Perception of crime on the rise across major Canadian, U.S. cities, though not always reflected by statistics - The Globe and Mail
Individual anecdotes, media reports and some political campaigns are saying that crime and unrest are rampant in many cities in Canada and the U.S.
International
Minneapolis Struggles to Reform Police After George Floyd | Time
Minneapolis promised police reform after George Floyd's murder. Two years later, some residents feel bamboozled by the city and its promises of change.
'Defund the Police' Is Dead But Other Reform Efforts Thrive In U.S. Cities
Two years after George Floyd's death, many cities are adopting innovative programs to defuse tense situations without police intervention. Just don't use the D-word.
Columbus anti-violence program to offer gang members way out
Columbus is launching a new initiative seeking to reduce violent crime by offering those in violent gangs or groups a way out, city officials say.
UChicago Crime Lab Founds Community Safety Leadership Academies to Train Police Leaders
The academy will include training for both police and violence intervention organizations to address public safety through community-based prevention.
British policing is institutionally racist. Until we admit it we’ll never win back trust | Neil Basu | The Guardian
Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities, says Neil Basu, assistant commissioner of the Met police