British Columbia
Should Greater Victoria have a unified police force? One township's decision is reviving the debate | CBC News
Policing in Greater Victoria is handled by four municipal police departments — Saanich, Central Saanich, Oak Bay and Victoria, which covers both Victoria and Esquimalt — as well as the RCMP. Some say it's time to amalgamate them into a single regional police force.
Township of Esquimalt to look at policing alternatives - Oak Bay News
Decision to not renew policing agreement with Victoria after 2023 follows public engagement
Policing prices to rise after collective agreement, federal government called on to cover cost - Energeticcity.ca
Jack Knox: It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed - Victoria Times Colonist
Greater Victoria is overseen by a patchwork of councils, each with its own agenda and suite of services. No other Canadian community of this size is divided this way.
Surrey First mayoral candidate Gordie Hogg promises 300 more police officers | News
If elected with a majority in the upcoming civic election, the Surrey First party will hire 300 new additional police officers.
At campaign stop in Nelson, David Eby says all-party committee should implement changes to Police Act - Maple Ridge News
Eby spoke about law enforcement and forestry on Saturday during a tour in the Kootenays
Community safety officers set out to build relationships, respect in Nanaimo’s downtown - Vancouver Island Free Daily
Alberta
'Errors' made in Coun. Sean Chu sex assault investigation: police commission review | CBC News
Policies were not followed during the investigation into Coun. Sean Chu’s alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl when he was a 34-year-old Calgary police officer, according to a police commission review of how the service handled the allegations.
Calgary police remove thin blue line decal from front of district office | CBC News
A thin blue line sticker has been removed from the front of the Calgary Police Service's District Two office. The symbol was banned from police uniforms more than two months ago, a direction that the Calgary Police Commission says extends to buildings.
Saskatchewan
Police board concerned about recent rise in thefts and robberies - MooseJawToday.com
The Moose Jaw Police Service presented the July statistics during the Aug. 18 police board meeting.
Manitoba
Police board member announces run for Point Douglas council seat | CBC News
Former Winnipeg Police Board member and business owner Mohamed (Moe) El Tassi will run to unseat incumbent councillor Vivian Santos in the Point Douglas ward.
Free up police by putting sheriffs in Winnipeg hospitals: mayoral candidate Kevin Klein | CBC News
Winnipeg mayoral candidate Kevin Klein wants to see sheriffs in hospitals, saying police officers are being tied up with people in custody waiting at for treatment.
Justice minister sounds alarm over RCMP vacancies in Manitoba | CTV News
Manitoba's minister of justice is sounding the alarm over what he calls inadequate staffing of RCMP in the province – a situation the Mounties union says is leading to burnout among officers who are stretched too thin.
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Ontario
Public invited to help direct GSPS priorities via survey - Sudbury News
Greater Sudbury Police Service has enlisted Oraclepoll Research Ltd. to conduct polling to help determine how the public would like to see the police prioritize their work
Policing expert weighs in following shooting death of 70-year-old Windsor man | CBC News
"These types of situations often develop very quickly," says a use-of-force trainer.
Mayor, police board push OPP to target loud, modified vehicles - Orillia News
'I'm sensing that it's starting to affect the quality of life or the character of certain neighbourhoods,' says Mayor Steve Clarke of loud mufflers
Ex-officer suing Barrie police department for ‘negligent investigation’ into her conduct
Nicole Hankin, who went on medical leave in mid-November 2018, is seeking $2.5 million
Police response time averages exceed GSPS guidelines - Sudbury News
Greater Sudbury Police Service have a self-imposed goal of responding to top-priority calls involving violence within four minutes, which an audit of last year’s numbers reveals they exceeded by an average of almost two minutes
Regional Chief Glen Hare asks municipalities for support as First Nations seek funds for police - The Manitoulin Expositor
Letter: The curious case of the invisible police service - Sudbury News
Levack resident says police presence in outlying communities is so minimal resident ‘forced to patrol the streets’ themselves
BlackburnNews.com - Acting Police Chief calls for changes to services for mentally ill
"I've hit my point where I'm just very frustrated," Acting Police Chief Jason Bellaire confessed.
Nova Scotia
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki calls accusation of political interference overblown - The Globe and Mail
The suggestion that Commissioner Lucki attempted to influence a police investigation to aid the government has embroiled her in a political storm
N.S. shooting: Advice given to witnesses worries former judge | CTV News
A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting says he's worried the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses from being forthcoming with relevant evidence.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick police make changes after inquest | CTV News
A coroner’s inquest jury made almost 20 recommendations for ways New Brunswick and its law enforcement can do better in police interventions, training and equipment. CTV News polled each to see if they are considering, or have already implemented any of them.
Fredericton's deputy police chief moves to top job on force | CBC News
Deputy Chief Martin Gaudet has been promoted to the top spot on the Fredericton Police Force and will replace retiring Chief Roger Brown on Friday.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Police reform advocates say SIRT doesn't have the teeth to hold the RNC accountable. What will? | CBC News
Advocates for police reform in Newfoundland and Labrador say the latest watchdog report on alleged sexual misconduct by officers has laid bare gaping chasms in the province's system for pursuing complaints against police forces.
Poll finds vast majority support for police oversight board in Newfoundland and Labrador | SaltWire
Question on voting preference also shows Conservatives, Liberals in dead heat
National
Canada prime minister nominates first indigenous justice to Supreme Court - JURIST - News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nomination of Ontario Superior Court of Justice Judge Michelle O'Bonsawin, to the nation's highest court on Friday. O'Bonsawin, an Abenaki member o...
International
Replacing its police force has brought Camden, N.J., more peace but lingering questions about justice - The Globe and Mail
Nine years ago, a U.S. community with soaring violent crime rates got rid of its municipal force and brought in a new vision for community policing. The Globe went there to see how it’s working out
Crisis in policing runs deeper than you think | The Hill
I’m a retired cop. I know what wearing the uniform asks of those who serve.
Time to get serious about police education
U.S. policymakers may want to take note of the approaches adopted by England, Wales and Australia to achieve nationally integrated and intentional police education
Uvalde school police chief could become 1st officer to lose job over mass shooting | CBC News
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is set to make a decision on Pete Arredondo's future, three months to the day after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history.