Join Us Tomorrow At 12pm EST For Our January 29th Webinar- Presented in partnership with the OAPSB – 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 OAPSB – 30Forward: From Commitment to Change — Advancing Women in Policing with Inspector Valerie Gates, Dr. Joe Couto, and Maureen McGough
Join us for our March 26th Webinar - Leading Through Oversight: How Boards and Chiefs Shape Modern Policing Together with Chief Mike Young, Kevin Darling, and Lisa Darling
Join us for our March 26th Webinar - Leading Through Oversight: How Boards and Chiefs Shape Modern Policing Together with Chief Mike Young, Kevin Darling, and Lisa Darling
From budgets, to strategic planning, to the health and wellness of police members including senior leadership - join us on March 26 as we discuss how the board/chief relationship is an important part of police governance and public safety.
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
Victoria partners with 16 agencies to support youth programs, crime prevention | Victoria News
19 projects delivered over 3 months will focus on crime and violence prevention for those under 30
No possession arrests unless extenuating circumstances: police group
BC Association of Chiefs of Police head says no arrests will be made for possession of small amounts of drugs unless extenuating circumstances.
Surrey police chief acknowledges new surge of extortion cases, asks for more money, helicopter | CBC News
B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks - MooseJawToday.com
VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won't be going back to Grindr. He told a B.C.
Canadian top cop regrets refusing to call extortion threats, drive-by shootings a 'crisis' - The Tribune
Controversy unfolded amid a four-month update from the task force, which has taken over 32 investigative files across the Lower Mainland since its formation in September 2025.
Alberta
Backlogged traffic tickets in Calgary
Tickets for some traffic offences committed last spring will be mailed out to Calgarians in the coming days.
Family intervention team touted at police commission - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News
bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Each month members of the Medicine Hat Police Commission are provided several graphs of data that include the number of files each department handled in the previous month. This information is useful in tracking how active police officers are within the community every month and provides a demographic on crime rates within the city.
Saskatchewan
Victims of ex-Regina officer describe feeling violated as judge weighs conditional sentence - The Globe and Mail
Robert Semenchuck pleaded guilty to charges relating to his use of police resources to pursue vulnerable women
Saskatoon Police Board extends Greyeyes, Lagimodiere
At its most recent public meeting, the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners stayed the course and extended the tenure of its top two officials, Shirley Greyeyes and John Lagimodiere, for a third one-year term.
New reporting ability reflected in new gun crime numbers | saskNOW | Saskatchewan | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Classifieds
Manitoba
Brandon University - Brandon University Researcher Examines Police Body-Worn Cameras and the Promise of Reform in New Book
A new book by Brandon University researcher Dr. Christopher J. Schneider explores how police body-worn cameras have reshaped public conversations about accountability, transparency, and police reform,. . .
Disgraced Winnipeg police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison 'believed he was untouchable' | CBC News
Ontario
Ontario appoints John Ecker to Durham police board - Durham Post
The Durham Regional Police Service Board is pleased to announce that Mr. John Ecker has been appointed to the Board
Police in Waterloo region appealing to the province after courthouse security funding cut | CBC News
If councillors want more police on Hamilton streets, chief says they need to support 6.8% budget increase | CBC News
Toronto police ask for more details about federal gun buyback program, say no 'viable plan' presented | CBC News
Don Robertson to continue as Hamilton Police Services Board chair - FlamboroughToday.com
Ward 7 Coun. Esther Pauls will also remain as vice-chair for 2026
Walpole Island First Nation moving toward self-administered police service | Wallaceburg News | Local news in Wallaceburg, Dresden and surrounding areas.
Ontario police forces - including Durham - say no to participating in federal gun buy-back program | INsauga
Local police department continues streak as a top youth employer in Canada - Innisfil News
'We are incredibly honoured to win this distinction once again,' York Regional Police chief says of being named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for ninth year in a row
Nova Scotia
Atlantic First Nation chiefs say ‘erosion of trust’ in police shooting investigations | Globalnews.ca
The chiefs are calling for an urgent meeting with the federal government following the deaths of two Indigenous men fatally shot by RCMP officers.
Fact File: Police unaware of any link between human trafficking, N.S. cannabis shops
The Nova Scotia government has said its crackdown on illegal cannabis shops was motivated in part by a desire to rein in human trafficking and ensure cannabis sold in the province is not contaminated with fentanyl. The federal justice minister and local police say they have not received reports of human trafficking linked to contraband […]
PEI
Charlottetown Police Services and Canadian Race Relations Foundation face FOIPP requests over “proactive” hate policing | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPP) requests have been submitted to the Charlottetown Police Services (CPS) and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. The requests follow CPS’s announcement of a new “proactive” approach to hate crime enforcement that risks chilling lawful expression by […]
National
Press freedom trial in B.C. could have implications for all journalists
The lawyer for a photojournalist and online news outlet says the civil suit against the RCMP in her arrest is about protecting press freedom.
International
Number of police forces in England and Wales to be cut in major shake-up
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce plans for police reform next week.




