British Columbia
Vancouver police move in on Downtown Eastside homeless encampment | CTV News
Police attempting to dismantle an encampment on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside were met with resistance Wednesday, and at least one person has been arrested.
RCMP vacancies worsen burn out in B.C. - The Globe and Mail
RCMP says it’s ramping up recruitment in B.C., but mayors and policing experts say staffing crunch is hurting public safety in the province
Vancouver Police Department announces official changes to handcuffing policy | CBC News
The Vancouver Police Department announced that it has officially updated its handcuffing policy, requiring officers to take into account a person's age, ethnicity, and the seriousness of an alleged incident prior to applying handcuffs.
Victoria keeps downtown patrol program, police board now says some requests can wait - Victoria News
Board previously refused to lower its request for an additional $6 million
Abbotsford Police Department Chief Mike Serr Announces Retirement | Abbotsford News
Serr will be retiring at the end of 2023 after a 33-year career in policing
Mayors' committee did not endorse retaining Surrey RCMP, says Farnworth and two councillors
B.C.’s top cop and two councillors are challenging Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke’s claim that the Metro Vancouver mayors’ committee has signed off on her plan to keep the RCMP as the police of jurisdiction in the city. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said on Wednesday that the committee unanimously passed a motion in favour of the RCMP, instead of former mayor Doug McCallum’s plan to create a new Surrey Police Service — which has been in progress for...
We need a better way of paying for police - Victoria Times Colonist
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto argued that council lacks expertise to assess police services.
Vancouver police officer spotted wearing unauthorized 'thin blue line' patch during decampment - BC News - Castanet.net
A member of the Vancouver Police Department was spotted with an unapproved and controversial badge on his vest during the Hastings decampment.
Alberta
Public safety becomes top issue for UCP election amid questions of Premier’s political interference - The Globe and Mail
Municipal Affairs Minister Rebecca Schulz discussed tough-on-crime policies but was hit with questions about Danielle Smith’s conduct
Public safety minister questioned on Police Amendment Act, Sheriffs at Lethbridge town hall - My Lethbridge Now
Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services was questioned by local politicians on changes to the handling of policing complaints, Alberta Sheriffs and concerns […]
Northern Alberta First Nations want to expand Indigenous-led policing | CBC News
The grand chief representing First Nations across northern Alberta says leaders want to expand and bolster their tribal-run police service – and they need Ottawa to declare policing an “essential service” to do it right.
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon rejects request to create street harassment bylaw | CTV News
Saskatoon councillors rejected a request to create a street harassment bylaw last week, as they look to get a better understanding of hate-motivated incidents in the city.
Ontario
Alarming spike in overdoses: Grey Bruce Public Health reports 14 cases in 3 days | CTV News
Fourteen overdoses, including one fatal overdose, were reported in Grey-Bruce from Friday to Sunday.
Matlow proposes capping Toronto police budget at $1.16B for 3 years to fund community health, safety | CBC News
Mayoral candidate Coun. Josh Matlow is proposing the creation of a $115 million “community health and safety fund” to combat the root causes of violence in Toronto — which he says would be achieved by capping the police budget for the next three years.
London council pauses police board appointment for revote | CTV News
A pre-emotive motion by Mayor Josh Morgan and a pair of councillors headed off one divisive debate — but has prompted another.
Expert panel to deliver final report, recommendations to Thunder Bay police oversight board | CBC News
After a year of work, the panel of policing experts advising the board overseeing the troubled Thunder Bay Police Service in northwestern Ontario will release its final report this week.
Timmins news: Following more resignations, police chief details recruitment efforts | CTV News
Timmins Police Chief Dan Foy told the Timmins Police Services Board of several more resignations Thursday, including a uniformed staff member and two special constables.
Kingston Police strategic plan focuses on reducing crime, improving clearance rate - Kingston | Globalnews.ca
Waterloo Regional Police could have used budget surpluses to pay for new officers: KPMG staffing report | TheRecord.com
In future, report recommends budget surpluses should be allocated to staffing
Why is it so hard to fire an Ontario cop? | The Star
Convicted of drug trafficking, guilty of raping an unconscious woman, and recently fired, an OPP officer has been suspended with pay for nearly eight years. He’s still on the payroll.
Nova Scotia
Onslow firefighters want SIRT investigation into 2020 shooting reopened | CTV News
Almost three years after two RCMP officers opened fire on a civilian outside a fire hall in Onslow, N.S., two firefighters who were inside the building at the time want the province’s police watchdog to reopen its investigation into what happened.
Opinion: Nova Scotians understand the power of the ocean. Can they now turn a tide, in the wake of a gunman’s evil? - The Globe and Mail
Three years after a mass shooting that collapsed the line between good and evil, the Mass Casualty Commission’s report marks the first step toward healing - if such a thing is even possible
N.S. shooting report warns courts about Mounties' shoddy note-taking | CBC News
Notes taken by Mounties in the years leading up to the Nova Scotia mass shooting were "incomplete, illegible, missing" and deficient overall — a problem the authors of a recently released report on the 2020 tragedy say needs to be addressed.
Women exploited by killer feared telling police about his crimes, panel finds | CBC News
A lack of trust in police, fear of being mistreated and not believed are identified as some reasons vulnerable women did not report being exploited by the perpetrator, before the mass shootings in April 2020.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Anonymous reporting of sexual assaults an option, says RNC | CBC News
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is speaking out in the wake of a CBC investigation involving an alleged sexual assault just off Memorial University campus.
National
MCC: expert says RCMP not built for rural policing | CTV News
After the Mass Casualty Commission published their final report, a criminologist says the RCMP wasn't built for policing in small and remote communities.
Canadians feel less safe now than pre-COVID: poll | CTV News
A new poll suggests most Canadians feel they're less safe now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and most think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addressing crime and public safety.
Canada police chiefs call for help following officer deaths | CTV News
Canada's police chiefs are calling for help, following the deaths of nine officers since September – a trend they say shows policing today has become more dangerous
The Daily — Confidence in the police, the justice system and courts, the Federal Parliament, and the Canadian media varied across racialized groups
International
Chicago's new mayor to use vacant police salaries to fund mental health outreach teams
On police staffing, Brandon Johnson has vowed to promote current officers to increase the number of detectives by 200
Police Reform Hearing Put on Hold by Appeals Court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge's order that New Orleans police officials show up for a hearing on a decade-old police reform plan is on hold after a
Legislature poised to dissolve community-led police oversight boards in Nashville and Memphis – Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Legislature could dissolve community-led police oversight boards for groups with little power to investigate citizen complaints.