British Columbia
Vancouver police officers claim union reps told them not to take notes after death of Myles Gray | CBC News
Four Vancouver police officers accused of misconduct for failing to take any notes after the encounter that killed Myles Gray claim they did so at the direction of the Vancouver Police Union, according to an investigative report obtained by CBC News.
Vancouver police chief earned more than the prime minister last year | News
According to some statistics revealed by the Vancouver Police Department, chief Adam Palmer earned more than the prime minister last year.
Alberta
Lethbridge police releases 2022 use of force report | CTV News
The Lethbridge Police Service says its officers were able to de-escalate situations in the vast majority of calls without the use of force last year.
New measures to increase transit safety a ‘positive step’: Edmonton police chief | Watch News Videos Online
Manitoba
Winnipeg's police service is still mostly male and white. That needs to change, say experts | CBC News
The ranks of the Winnipeg Police Service remain far from a mirror image of the city's population, which is more than half female and nearly a third racialized groups.
Ontario
Thunder Bay Police Service’s in-house lawyer resigns - The Globe and Mail
Acting police chief Dan Taddeo said Holly Walbourne is returning to private practice
Solicitor general says Ontario policing law should be enacted 'as soon as possible' | CBC News
Ontario's solicitor general says he is trying to get consultations on a four-year-old policing law that hasn't been enacted done "as soon as possible" so it can be put into force.
Toronto cop who allegedly ignored domestic violence report charged after woman's death | CBC News
A Toronto police officer is facing a host of misconduct charges after allegedly failing to properly investigate and report a call for help in a domestic violence case where a woman was shot and killed only days later.
Toronto police HQ has a licensed lounge. This senior cop was there before a drunk driving crash | CBC News
A Toronto Police Service superintendent entered a lounge with a licensed fully stocked bar in police headquarters about three hours before he crashed his service-issued SUV into another vehicle in Pickering, Ont., and was charged with impaired driving in January 2022, CBC News has learned.
Concern for mentally ill and vulnerable homeless people is legitimate. But it is not an excuse to avoid enforcing the law | The Star
As TTC users continue to be hurt, and fear using the transit system that once felt reasonably safe, mental illness is not a free pass for crime
Ford government to finally enact law tightening up paid leave for suspended cops - North Bay News
A 2019-passed law would have prevented a Leeds County OPP officer convicted of sexual assault from collecting pay while awaiting his trial
London, Ont. councillors urged to change vote over police service board appointment - London | Globalnews.ca
24 recommendations made by jury in coroner's inquest into 2015 fatal police shooting in Kitchener | CBC News
Chief Stu Betts wants devices to collect data on speeding | TheSpec.com
Armadillo Trackers to monitor speeding suggested as a new way to address issue; Steve Girardi makes first appearance as police board member.
Brockville residents react to Leeds County OPP officer on paid leave despite 2018 conviction - Kingston | Globalnews.ca
Sexual assaults reported at McMaster increase, then drop | TheSpec.com
A report to the police services board shows campus-related sexual assaults reported to McMaster University security or police increased from 2019 to 2021, then dipped in 2022.
Quebec
Quebec provincial police group calls for safety changes after officer fatally stabbed | CTV News
A group representing Quebec provincial police officers says members should be accompanied by social workers when responding to calls involving people who are violent and have a history of mental illness.
Montreal police union reports record resignations | CTV News
Montreal police department (SPVM) reported a record 78 resignations last year and no less than 20 more so far this year. In a statement to the national assembly on Tuesday morning, Montreal police union president Yves Francoeur said that "honestly, it's difficult" and denounced the new sanctions that the government wants to impose in Bill 14.
New Brunswick
Police chief, expert say hiring more officers will not lead to lower crime rate | CBC News
A criminologist and the police chief both say it's tempting to connect a decline in police causing the rise in crime severity, but that’s not accurate.
National
Opinion: The RCMP is less than the sum of its parts. It must change, or die - The Globe and Mail
As an institution, the RCMP has notched failure after failure – with the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission’s report serving as the latest high-profile indictment
RCMP hopes to gain recruits with 150th anniversary | CTV News
The RCMP is hoping to boost recruitment numbers in marking its upcoming 150th anniversary -- even as the national force's structure and practices come under damning new scrutiny.
Trudeau says government will adopt 'many' recommendations from N.S. mass shooting report | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will adopt "many" of the recommendations in the report on the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history — but it's still not clear which commitments Ottawa will implement.
Emergencies Act: Year later, court hears legal challenge | CTV News
A national civil liberties group told a federal judge Monday the federal government has not clearly spelled out proper legal justification for its use of the Emergencies Act early last year in response to protests in the national capital and at key border points.
Federal Court hearing on challenges to the constitutionality of the Emergencies Act invocation starts today in Ottawa | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
OTTAWA, ONTARIO: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Federal Court hearing of the Jost et al. v. Canada constitutional challenge to the invocation of the Emergencies Act starts today in Ottawa and is scheduled to conclude on April 5. Canadians can view this public hearing here. On February 14, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ... Read More
Eight police officers were killed in just seven months. Canadians are searching for answers | Vancouver Sun
RCMP not investigating foreign interference in Vancouver’s 2022 election, despite CSIS report - The Globe and Mail
CSIS report detailed efforts of Tong Xiaoling, China’s consul-general, to shape outcome of vote, increasing national sovereignty concerns
Inquiry into Canada's worst mass shooting criticises police, urges reform | SaltWire
By Ismail Shakil and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) - Officials tasked with reviewing Canada's worst mass shooting called for sweeping police ...
Canadian police chiefs sound alarm over growing toll of officers killed | The Stratford Beacon Herald
Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’ | Globalnews.ca
Ottawa’s underfunding of Indigenous policing amounts to discrimination, services say - National | Globalnews.ca
Results at a Glance: Horizontal Evaluation of the Legalization and Strict Regulation of Cannabis - Canada.ca
International
Policing the police | The Irish Post
Irish experience illustrates the power of the police to avoid real change and accountability. PAU...