
So grateful to our incredible sponsors for their generous support. Thank you for empowering this year’s conference to reach even greater heights!
Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board – Host Sponsorship – $25,000
York Regional Police Services Board – Champion Sponsor – $10,000
Edmonton Police Commission – Breakfast Sponsor – $5,000
Halton Police Board – Advocate Sponsor – $5,000
Toronto Police Services Board – Advocate Sponsor – $5,000
Kennebecasis Regional Joint Board of Police Commissioners – Cultivator & Friend Sponsor – $3,500
CARFAX For Police – Cultivator & Exhibitor Sponsor – $3,100
Regional Municipality of Peel Police Service Board – Cultivator Sponsor – $2,500
Malatest - R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. - Exhibitor Sponsor - $1,100
Coalition for Canadian Police Reform – Exhibitor Sponsor – $1,100
Regina Board of Police Commissioners – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Guelph Police Services Board – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Service Board – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Alberta Association of Police Governance – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Durham Regional Police Service Board – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Ottawa Police Services Board – Friend Sponsor – $1,000
Port Moody Police Board – Coffee Break Sponsor – $850
Greater Sudbury Police Services Board – Peer Sponsor – $500

The CAPG is thrilled to be a strategic partner of the Evidence-based Policing conference to be held in October
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Join us at the beautiful Blue Mountain Resort and Conference Centre to learn about developments in evidence-based policing and the positive impact research-driven decision-making is having on policing in Canada.
British Columbia
Abbotsford, B.C., police say they're the first in Canada to roll out BolaWrap, a non-lethal restraint tool
Ridge Meadows RCMP officer training cops in Ukraine - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
Deployed as part of RCMP International Policing Program, won two commendations
Alberta
'Bag of snakes': Police Act disciplinary hearing for Edmonton officer accused of leaks
Codenamed Operation Fisk, Behiels said the investigation into Shah showed a network of evidence involving many victims — somewhere between 50 and 150 people
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan’s Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act now in effect | Canadian Lawyer
New legislation regulates dangerous drugs like methamphetamine, fentanyl
Condo owners say city, police passing buck on late night parking lot partying at Saskatoon high school | CBC News
Ontario

Ontario police force may be 1st in Canada to use drones for some 911 calls | Globalnews.ca
A police force in one of Canada’s most populated regions may soon be deploying drones as first responders for certain 911 calls.
Mayor Chirico removed from North Bay Police Board - North Bay News
'The North Bay Police Service Board has been put on notice that the Inspector General of Policing has commenced an investigation into the actions of Board Member Peter Chirico under the Community Safety and Policing Act
Recent violence against women in the Sault sparks call for legal reform - Sault Ste. Marie News
'We're not one of the best countries and we're not one of the worst – but do we really need to have a femicide Olympics to do something about femicide?' said sociologist
Councillors to receive explanations of police budget fiasco - Sault Ste. Marie News
It took more than two months for the police board to respond to questions from city council from as far back as mid-May
Payback time: Sault police agree to refund city for deficits - Sault Ste. Marie News
The money will be reimbursed from any future police budget surpluses
ICYMI: Violent crime index hits record high in Guelph: Stats Canada - Guelph News
But overall crime severity index places Guelph as sixth safest community in Canada
BREAKING: Familiar face hired as new chief of Sault Police - Sault Ste. Marie News
Acting Chief of Police Brent Duguay, who has held the interim position since Hugh Stevenson's sudden resignation, has been given the job full time
National

Canada's police can't address border: top officer
The head of the Canada’s police chiefs association says they are guided by “outdated and inadequate” laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders.

Canadian Chiefs of Police call for swift passage of Safe Borders Act | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Canadian Chiefs of Police call for swift passage of Safe Borders Act Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

First Nations Warn Carney’s Push to Build Canada Could Tear It Apart | The Walrus
The prime minister’s fast-track law has already set off a wave of Indigenous protest

Collaborating with the Canadian Justice System: The National First Nations Justice Strategy includes Inuit and Métis chapters | Prince Albert Daily Herald
Sheila BautzSpecial to the Northern Advocate On June 11, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released the National First Nations Justice Strategy (FNJS).
Canadian police chiefs support sweeping border reforms at Victoria summit - Saanich News
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police annual summit was held in Victoria
The Impact of the Christine Jessop Case on Canadian Justice - Info Petite Nation
Introduction The case of Christine Jessop, a 16-year-old girl who was tragically murdered in 1984, is a haunting
International

Hong Kong police question father of Canada-based activist targeted with $35,000 bounty - The Globe and Mail
Pro-democracy activist Alan Keung relocated to Canada after he was jailed on sedition charges in 2023

Police ordered to reveal ethnicity of suspects charged in high-profile cases after cover-up claims
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is right to release further details even if that might ‘embolden racists’
Cities hope to attract more police officers by cutting education requirements
Some cities hope that relaxing education hiring standards may solve lingering staffing shortages. Is that a good idea?