British Columbia
Surrey mayor says police board budget increase ‘unacceptable’ for taxpayers - BC | Globalnews.ca
The Surrey Police Board is seeking a $91 million increase over the previous budget, which would be an 18 per cent property tax increase for taxpayers.
A Chinese dissident died suddenly in B.C. This ex-spy who snooped on him says it may not have been an accident | CBC News
Alberta
AI-powered police body cameras get tested on a Canadian city’s ‘watch list’ of faces - pennlive.com
The company's founder and CEO contends that the Edmonton pilot is not a product launch but “early-stage field research” that will assess how the technology performs and reveal the safeguards needed to use it responsibly.
Canadian Police testing once controversial AI-powered facial recognition body cameras - The Times of India
Tech News News: Edmonton police are piloting body cameras with facial recognition AI, scanning for 7,000 individuals on a high-risk list. This marks a significant shi
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Winnipeg officer who took photo of dead body off the job: police chief - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
A veteran Winnipeg police officer who took a photo of a dead woman while on duty is no longer on the job.
Ontario
Ottawa-Gatineau homicide rate up 45% in one year
Data from Statistics Canada shows that the Ottawa-Gatineau area is above the country-wide homicide rate in 2024. According to the report, Canada’s homicide rate is 1.91, and Ottawa-Gatineau’s is 2.10 per 100,000 people. Between the two cities, there were 27 homicides per 1.2 million people. Between 2023 and 2024, StatCan notes this is a 45.20 […]
Ottawa police budget greenlit by board, moves on to council for final approval - Yahoo News Canada
The Ottawa Police Service Board has approved a draft budget that would boost base funding for police operations to $414.9 million next year.
Majority of Ontario fraud cases tossed since 2020 due to limited resources: Crowns’ association | CBC News
London police are putting health sensors in holding cells. Here’s how it’s working in other cities | CBC News
Windsor police launch new crisis response team for youth facing mental-health emergencies | CBC News
Nova Scotia
N.S. RCMP says it was already tackling illegal cannabis before minister’s directive - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
The Nova Scotia RCMP say they have no plans to change their approach to illegal cannabis dispensaries in the province, despite a new provincial government directive.
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat - Castanet.net
A Nova Scotia First Nation says it has banned the province's premier and two of his senior ministers from band lands.
National
Canada overhauls Criminal Code to protect victims and keep kids safe from predators - Canada.ca
One of the most consequential updates to Canada’s Criminal Code in generations to confront modern threats and better protect victims and survivors
Record human trafficking numbers just ‘the tip of the iceberg’ in Canada | Globalnews.ca
The Maritime provinces and Ontario saw their rates of reported human trafficking incidents surpass the national average, with Nova Scotia seeing the highest per 100,000 people.
The “Combatting Hate Act” is part of a wave of anti-protest legislation in Canada - CCPA
On September 19, amidst a flurry of other new federal legislation, Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. The act, according to the press release announcing its introduction, is meant to provide police and prosecutors new tools to counter “rising antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia.”
Ottawa launching review of Canada’s firearms classification regime - The Globe and Mail
Government has been heavily criticized for not including the semi-automatic SKS in its list of banned firearms