British Columbia
Concerns remain after Vancouver police recruitment video deleted | CBC News
A Vancouver Police Department recruitment video taken down in response to criticism of its militarized, "Hollywood" vision of policing has left behind some lingering concerns.
Surrey police officers sign first contract | CTV News
The union representing officers of the new Surrey Police Service signed its first contract with the city's police board last week, and the terms of the agreement will see officers paid as much as or more than Vancouver police officers over the next three years.
Removing barriers for women in law enforcement: Supt. Kara Triance, Kelowna RCMP Detachment
Superintendent Kara Triance is the first female Officer in Charge at the Kelowna RCMP Detachment—the third largest RCMP Detachment in Ca...
B.C. urged to expand safe supply drug programs after increase in overdose deaths - The Globe and Mail
B.C. coroners’ review panel, which examined deaths of thousands of residents from toxic illicit drugs, says a non-medicalized model is ‘required with an emergent response’ to keep people alive
Alberta
Shandro's appointment as justice minister puts law society in awkward position, law professors say | CBC News
Calgary MLA Tyler Shandro should not have accepted the role of justice minister while he’s under investigation by the Law Society of Alberta, a group of University of Calgary law professors say.
Calgary city council to have regular police briefings about weekly Beltline protests - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
Edmonton police deny keeping 'list' of critics after union's complaint against city councillor | Edmonton Sun
'Disheartening': Alberta government promise to track domestic violence offenders lags | CBC News
The Alberta government is lagging on a promise to fund electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders even as other provinces push forward with programs believed to have saved lives.
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
City councillor resigns from police board over 'dysfunctional' relationship | CTV News
A Winnipeg city councillor has resigned as a member of the Winnipeg Police Board, calling for changes to legislation amid what he called a 'dysfunctional' relationship with City Council.
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Ontario
UPDATED: Thunder Bay Police Services Board moves to establish an expert advisory panel - TBNewsWatch.com
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These Ontario police services are keeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for now | CTV News
Ontario police services that implemented mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies -- under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots -- are sticking with the requirement for now.
Waterloo Regional Police disproportionately take intelligence notes on Black people | TheRecord.com
Data shows police made nearly 10 per cent more notes on Black people in 2021
First Nations leaders seek accountability as Thunder Bay, Ont., police face external investigations | CBC News
In the wake of mounting external investigations and human rights complaints against the Thunder Bay Police Service, First Nations leaders in northwestern Ontario are calling for more transparency and accountability.
Ontario replacing three Ottawa police board members after one attended 'Freedom Convoy' protest | CTV News
Sources confirm to CTV News Ottawa that Robert Swaita, one of three provincial government appointees to the police oversight board, attended the protest against COVID-19 public health measures.
14 sudden death cases of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., recommended for police reinvestigation | CBC News
An investigative team that has been looking into sudden death cases in Thunder Bay, Ont., for years has recommended police reinvestigate an additional 14 of them, all involving Indigenous people, according to a confidential report leaked to CBC News.
Ottawa police misjudged protesters who besieged Canada's capital - testimony | Reuters
A three-week occupation of the center of Canada's capital last month resulted in part from police underestimating anti-government protesters by assuming they would leave within days, according to police sources and police leadership testimony.
Indigenous leader calls for dismantling of Thunder Bay police - The Globe and Mail
Recent report revealed that 16 sudden deaths need to be reinvestigated, as well as 25 unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Nova Scotia
N.S. mass shooting inquiry: First Mounties who responded to tragedy willing to testify | CTV News
The first three Mounties to respond to the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting told a public inquiry last year they'd be willing to testify, though lawyers for the RCMP have recently resisted having them take the stand.
Portapique inquiry hears why key RCMP officers need to testify in person | CBC News
An independent law expert and lawyers for the families of Portapique victims say it's critical that RCMP officers can testify in person.
Halifax police board seeks to define its powers, increase funding | CBC News
The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners says it needs more financial support and a clearer understanding of its power in order to make the changes to policing that the public wants to see.
Police union says inquiry should not call on front-line RCMP officers involved in Portapique | CBC News
A lawyer for the National Police Federation says RCMP officers who responded to Portapique, N.S., in April 2020 should not be called on to testify at the public inquiry.
Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry sees resistance from key witnesses, including gunman’s partner - The Globe and Mail
No one, the victims’ families lawyers said, can help fill in gaps in the timeline of the massacre better than Lisa Banfield, Gabriel Wortman’s common-law spouse
Halifax police board seeks to define its powers, increase funding | CBC News
The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners says it needs more financial support and a clearer understanding of its power in order to make the changes to policing that the public wants to see.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality police commission backs new hirings | SaltWire
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality board of police commissioners is backing the force’s request to hire an exhibit custodian and two staff-sergeant ...
National
Leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from her report: 'The Mental Health and Well-being of Detachment Services Assistants in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A Qualitative Investigation.'
Leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from her report: 'The Mental Health and Well-being of Detachment Services Assistants in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A Qualitative Investigation.
Mounties starting to lean on deterrence methods over force, new report says | CBC News
RCMP officers' use of physical force and threats of force hit a record level in 2020 — but the numbers also suggest Mounties are slowly adopting deterrence methods, such as drawing a weapon without firing.
Liberals plan 'proactive' gun legislation soon | CTV News
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the Liberal government will soon introduce new gun-control legislation.
The way protesters were treated in Ottawa had an unexpected side effect: more support for defunding the police - The Globe and Mail
The defund police movement is at a crossroads, and organizers have watched what has unfolded in Ottawa, Windsor and Coutts, Alta., with a mix of optimism, cynicism and resignation
Healing Canada’s social infrastructure | TheSpec.com
We need new ways to foster economic independence and break down systemic barriers, Stephen Jackson and Graham Singh write.
Black Mental Health Day — Addressing cannabis and mental health research gaps for Black communities in Canada - Mental Health Commission of Canada
Report urges researchers to study cannabis and mental health in Black communities | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis
A long history of targeted drug law enforcement has left some in Canada’s Black communities wary of cannabis despite it now being legal, and it's a slow process to undo that trauma-informed stigma.
International
Why Police Are Still Handling Mental-Health Crises - The Atlantic
The best mental-health responders in the world can help only if emergency dispatchers know when to deploy them.