British Columbia
Vancouver police under scrutiny after deaths of multiple young Indigenous women, girls | CBC News
A series of recent deaths and disappearances of young Indigenous women in Vancouver has advocates and families questioning whether police learned many of the lessons — or applied recommendations of numerous reports — from previous tragedies.
What Surrey police's transition from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service means for residents | CBC News
Police board executive director Melissa Granum spoke with CBC's On the Coast about what stage the transition is in, and what residents need to know about policing in the community during the process.
Break and enters in Vancouver businesses in the crosshairs of NPA’s Ken Charko | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
Multiple arrests following skirmish with police as tents removed from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside | CBC News
A number of people have been arrested following a skirmish with police in the Downtown Eastside as city staff began the process of removing tents and other structures along a busy street in the neighbourhood.
Community fears racist backlash after police release list of men who allegedly pose public safety risk | CBC News
Some members of Metro Vancouver's South Asian community have expressed concerns over potential racist backlash after police released a list of 11 men they say pose a risk to public safety due to alleged gang affiliation — nine of whom have Punjabi names.
Manitoba
Lack of RCMP emergency response to northern Manitoba First Nation crime a 'slap in the face,' chief says | CBC News
The chief of a remote Manitoba First Nation believes a recent shooting could have been prevented if RCMP were more responsive to a recent uptick in crime in the community.
New Indigenous-led, trauma-informed community support and safety project launches in Osborne Village | CBC News
A new Indigenous-led community safety project will be hitting the streets in Winnipeg's Osborne Village neighbourhood this week.
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FNPGC Conference 2022 - Community Partnerships & Engagement: Diversity in First Nations Police Governance
Chaired by Dan Bellegarde, the FIRST NATIONS POLICE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL works to facilitate the needs of First Nations policing authorities for effective governance oversight of their police services. The Council advises the CAPG and guides advocacy, services and resource development related to First Nations police governance. If you are interested in working with the Council, please contact us.
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Ontario
Police Board to appoint citizen members to governance committee - TBNewsWatch.com
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Police still investigating officers' donations to Freedom Convoy fundraiser | CBC News
Police forces in Ontario say they are continuing to investigate members donating to the Freedom Convoy, six months after committing to do so.
Wikwemikong Police collaborate with NOSM University researchers to develop unique policing approach - The Manitoulin Expositor
Ottawa police opt against laying charges after 'desecration' at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | CBC News
The Ottawa Police Service says it's not charging a man connected to what Canada's national defence minister recently called a "desecration" of the city's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Quebec
Freeland condemns police brutality after altercation between police and Senegalese diplomat | CBC News
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning police brutality in the wake of an allegedly violent altercation between Gatineau police officers and a Senegalese diplomat.
Quebec’s chief coroner calls inquest into last week’s three Montreal shooting deaths - The Globe and Mail
Quebec’s chief coroner launching inquest into three Montreal shooting deaths
Nova Scotia
Tensions rise at Halifax park as city calls on police to remove people | CBC News
Some people in Halifax's west end say they're on edge after municipal council discussed the possibility of bringing in police to evict people from a tent encampment on Chebucto Road.
New Brunswick
Moncton ranks 3rd in crime rates in Canada for 2021, according to StatsCan data | CBC News
The report, released Aug. 2, also shows Moncton’s crime rate increased seven per cent from last year.
PEI
Number of reported sexual assaults increasing on P.E.I. | CBC News
The number of reported sexual assaults is up on P.E.I., but some experts say that increase may not mean there were more sexual assaults — but rather more people reporting them.
The North
Community safety plan coming in response to complaints around Whitehorse emergency shelter | CBC News
In response to concerns by business owners of increased public intoxication and violence, the Yukon government is working on a community safety plan for the area around the Whitehorse emergency shelter.
National
Opinion: The time is now: rethinking RCMP contract policing across Canada – Morinville News – Morinville Online
What to know what’s wrong with policing? Compare the treatment of Indigenous land protectors to the trucker convoy response.
Statistics Canada data shows police-reported extortion cases in Canada rose by nearly 300 per cent in the last decade, but the crime significantly rose during the pandemic | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis
The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called "sextortion scams," new data from Statistics Canada suggests.
Policing North of the Border with Canadian Police Association President Tom Stamatakis | Blue View by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
The rule of law, policing and public service are key to a free society. Many of the issues we have been facing here in the United States are being felt by law enforcement around the world, including by our brothers and sisters in Canada.
International
New Philly gun violence solution? Meet Corners to Connections - WHYY
In the minutes before 9 p.m on a recent Tuesday night, a dozen people trickled onto the corner of 15th and Dauphin in North Philly and exchanged hugs and fist bumps. They dressed casually on this summer weeknight — baseball caps, jeans, jerseys — ready to approach anyone in need of a job or a prayer.
How Policing Has — and Hasn’t — Changed Since George Floyd | The Marshall Project
More than two years after millions took to the streets to protest police violence, the problem persists. That doesn’t mean nothing has changed.
NPCC led review: operational productivity of policing - GOV.UK
The Home Secretary has asked the National Police Chiefs’ Council to lead a review of productivity in policing.