Join Us For Our January 29th Webinar- Presented in partnership with the OACP – 30Forward: From Commitment to Change — Advancing Women in Policing with Inspector Valerie Gates, Dr. Joe Couto, and Maureen McGough
Join Us For Our January 29th Webinar - Presented in partnership with the OACP – 30Forward: From Commitment to Change — Advancing Women in Policing with Inspector Valerie Gates, Dr. Joe Couto, and Maureen McGough
On behalf of the First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG), we invite you and your Police Boards to attend Conference 2026 Empowering First Nations Police Governance; A Way Forward Together, Opportunities Through Challenges”
On behalf of the First Nations Police Governance Council (FNPGC), in partnership with the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG), we invite you and your Police Boards to attend Conference 2026 Empowering First Nations Police Governance; A Way Forward Together, Opportunities Through Challenges” February 18th and 19th, 2026 taking place on the beautiful Tsuut’ina Nation. Agenda is being finalized and will be posted soon.
First Nations Police Governance and First Nations Police Services are essential for the security, safety, and prosperity of our communities. The governance of First Nations Police remains a crucial element for the prosperity of our communities and can significantly transform them. First Nations systems of government and governance are diverse and unique in their worldview and comprehension. Our approaches consider the collective benefit while ensuring adherence to natural law and a mutual responsibility for our lands and resources. The treaties established with the Crown, now represented by the Government of Canada, are essential to our efforts in nation-building, which necessitates a comprehensive and effective public safety system for First Nations. First Nations encounter specific and unique issues, stemming from systemic disruption, harm, and persistent impediments. In addressing these obstacles, we persist in collaborating to devise effective solutions for intricate situations.
The First Nations Police Governance Council gathering in 2026 will continue the efforts we achieved collaboratively at the 2025 gathering. In 2025, we identified numerous challenges and successes encountered by First Nations, particularly concerning women in police governance and policing, treaty rights and policing governance, capacity, and community development, as well as the difficulties faced under the First Nations Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP). This year's assembly will concentrate on discussing achievements, innovation, potential, and collaborative progress.
British Columbia
Photographer and news outlet sue RCMP, alleging wrongful arrest at pipeline protest
VANCOUVER — A photographer and the news organization that sent her to cover an anti-pipeline protest in British Columbia are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest in a case they say has implications for media across the country. Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are seeking a declaration that Bracken’s arrest in November 2021 at a […]
Province considering action after Surrey police chief, city councillor conversations come to light | Vancouver Sun
Lawyer says Coquitlam, B.C., RCMP officer should be dismissed for sexist, racist group chat comments | CBC News
Former Victoria police chief mulls running for mayor - Victoria Times Colonist
Del Manak, who retired in August, says he’s not happy with the state of the city, but his decision depends on whether his family supports the move.
Saskatchewan
Council seeks clarity on policing roles, explores limits of public safety reserve - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Prince Albert city council voted Monday to clarify its role under The Police Act, 1990 and directed administration to explore how a proposed public safety reserve could function within existing provincial legislation. The discussion came under two agenda items dealing with policing governance and funding, both tied to correspondence form the Prince Albert Board of
Manitoba
3 accused of misconduct in Winnipeg police inquiry can’t be compelled to testify: commissioner - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Three people accused of misconduct over the $214-million renovation for Winnipeg’s police headquarters can’t be compelled to testify in the inquiry probing the matter.
Ontario
Feds to contribute money to the fight against extortion in southern Ontario
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will give Peel Regional Police up to $1 million to support the force’s efforts to fight extortion, provide services to victims and build on the work of a task force. The police service, which serves the Ontario cities of Brampton and Mississauga, created the Extortion Investigative Task Force […]
Niagara police services board rejects cuts to 11.5% budget increase, setting up contentious final vote at regional council | The Pointer
Niagara police services board rejects cuts to 11.5% budget increase, setting up contentious final vote at regional council.
Special constable program works wonders for North Bay recruitment, police chief says
Monday morning, two recruits were sworn in as full-time North Bay Police Service constables. Both started as special constables.
Ontario company at centre of OPP investigation donated to Peel police chief’s gala | Globalnews.ca
Keel Digital Solutions, which was approved for more than $35 million in government funding, has been accused of 'misleading' the province in an attempt to gain more funding.
Toronto police chief says officers doing their jobs to thwart hate crimes
Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Demkiw is pushing back against the province’s solicitor general, who claimed that enforcement is lacking in thwarting hate crimes in the city.
🔒Arbitrator orders Guelph police to disclose unredacted workplace investigation report | HR Law Canada
Jury makes 4 recommendations following inquest into death of Niagara man killed by police in 2021 | CBC News
Mayor of Caledon, Ont., joins calls for feds to tackle extortion cases linked to international organized crime | CBC News
Timmins police board re-elects chair, vice-chair - TimminsToday.com
Recruiting officers, civilians goal for this year, says Kraymr Grenke
15 new NAPS constables get their badges amid hiring blitz - SNNewsWatch.com
Read the full story and comment on SNnewswatch.com
‘Anyone can be a victim of stalking’: Anishinabek Police issue timely warning - Sault Ste. Marie News
January is National Stalking Awareness Month; women aged 15 to 24, and Indigenous people, are over-represented among victims of this 'intrusive and harmful crime'
Crime rates declined over time near Toronto supervised drug consumption sites, study suggests | CBC News
Nova Scotia
X / Twitter creates and spreads deepfake revenge porn and child sexual abuse material. Halifax police, the RCMP, and the Halifax library are cool with that - Halifax Examiner
There is no moral centre at any of these institutions.
Newfoundland and Labrador
The North
‘People are just devastated’: What is happening with Nunavik’s police force? - Indigenous Watchdog
APTN News: A police-involved shooting in late December in Inukjuak, Nunavik, an Inuit community of about 1,800 people located roughly 1,500 km north of Montreal, has shattered what little confidence people had in Nunavik’s police service. On Dec. 20, police were involved in a shootout with Andrew Naluktuk. His daughter, Alacie Iqaluk, 6, was shot and
National
AI in the law: How UBC researchers are helping to future-proof justice
A new initiative at the Allard School of Law addresses ethical, regulatory and technological challenges to protect the public and improve access to justice.
Canadians think crime getting worse, despite data: survey
A growing number of Canadians feel that crime in their community is worse now than it was five years ago, although statistics show major crime is down in some of Canada’s largest cities.
What Canada failed to learn from drug decriminalization in Portugal - Canadian Affairs
Experts say Canada adopted Portugal’s language of decriminalization, but not the system features that made it a success.
Crime in Canada: Four-in-five report fraud attempts; 30% say money or personal information was taken - Angus Reid Institute
Majority say that crime in their community has risen over the past five years January 12, 2026 – As the federal Liberal government proposes changes to the country’s criminal justice system aimed at concerns over violent repeat offenders, Canadians are expressing a growing concern about rising crime in their own individual communities. Some of the most common crimes facing Canadians,…
International
How New Zealand’s Justice System Produces Māori Over-Incarceration – MIR
New Zealand’s justice system presents itself as liberal and fair, yet its design continues to police, punish, and incarcerate Māori at disproportionate rates.