British Columbia
B.C. police forces struggle with recruitment and retention | CBC News
According to the latest statistics, RCMP detachments in British Columbia are struggling to fill vacancies in 20 per cent of the force’s full-time positions.
Behind the blue wall: The toxic culture that left a Vancouver police officer dead - OHS Canada MagazineOHS Canada Magazine
By Jason Walker, University Canada West In January 2019, Const. Nicole Chan — a 30-year-old, nine-year member of the Vancouver Police Department — took
Nanaimo city council endorses strategy to try to divert youths from gang violence - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Steering committee set up to guide implementation of strategy
RCMP recruiting ‘crisis’ cited in report adds wrinkle to Surrey police decision | Globalnews.ca
An internal 2022 report took a deep dive into the RCMP's Depot training facility and said reports of a recruitment 'crisis' did not appear exaggerated.
B.C. police forces struggle with recruitment and retention | CBC News
According to the latest statistics, RCMP detachments in British Columbia are struggling to fill vacancies in 20 per cent of the force’s full-time positions.
New members to expand Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board - Victoria Times Colonist
Former NDP finance minister Elizabeth Cull and Tim Kituri, program manager of Royal Roads University’s Master of Global Management program, are set to be appointed to the board
What should province do with policing funds for Surrey? - New West Record
Criminologist dismayed at New West councillors’ proposal for Surrey policing funds
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Grand Council meets with Navajo Tribal Police to talk community policing | CBC News
Leaders from 12 northern Saskatchewan First Nations, who are looking at creating their own policing system, recently got advice from the largest tribal police agency in the U.S.
Manitoba
Municipal leaders present wish list to next provincial government | CBC News
Predictable funding, better health-care service and autonomy over land-use decisions are among the priorities for Manitoba municipalities going into the next provincial election.
Ontario
First Nations police forces sue Ottawa over stalled funding talks - The Globe and Mail
Indigenous police chiefs in Ontario sue Ottawa, alleging federal public-safety programs are one-sided and unfair
Community groups have mixed reaction to Hamilton police drones amid privacy concerns | CBC News
Community groups and leaders have mixed feelings about how Hamilton Police Service uses drones amid privacy concerns from researchers and Ontario’s former privacy commissioner.
Globe editorial: Police need better, specialized training – not a general degree - The Globe and Mail
A postsecondary degree for a new cop is a simplistic solution and dodges the real issue, the inadequacy of actual police training
Sudbury news: Bail reform among issues addressed at northern municipality meeting | CTV News
Issues dominated the agenda Tuesday as mayors and councils from across northern Ontario got down to work in Parry Sound.
School board to continue temporary ban on police uniforms despite growing criticism | CBC News
The chair of Ottawa’s largest school board says there is no immediate plan to reverse a temporary policy requiring police officers to shed their uniforms when appearing as guest speakers in schools, despite recent criticism from the police union and Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Provincial move ‘ignores decades of research and previous recommendations from the police’: Durham columnist
Doug Ford says cops don’t need a degree. Time to worry? | The Star
The Ford government and the police community say the change is about opening doors to candidates with valuable life experiences — and not necessarily degrees.
Quebec
Quebec critics want permanent residents integrated into police forces | CTV News
Quebec is the only Canadian province that does not allow permanent residents to join its police forces. Advocacy group the Red Coalition and Quebec Solidaire (QS) MNA Andres Fontecilla want this to change.
Nova Scotia
Halifax RCMP say responding to mental health calls shouldn't be part of mandate | CBC News
In a presentation to the Board of Police Commissioners Wednesday, Halifax RCMP said their new Community Action Response Team pilot project has been successful so far, but mental health calls should be diverted to non-police organizations.
‘All in the same boat’: Municipal units react as feds download RCMP retroactive costs | SaltWire
SHELBURNE, N.S. — They weren’t even at the table, but municipal units across Canada are on the hook for retroactive costs associated with the latest RCMP ...
N.S. justice minister urges 4 municipalities to implement police oversight boards | CBC News
The province has committed to reviewing how police oversight boards work in Nova Scotia, but one expert says the system has a long way to go because some municipalities have been allowed to break provincial law for years.
Halifax police board to review how shelter evictions, protest were handled | CBC News
Halifax's police oversight board has ordered a review into how Halifax Regional Police responded during protests around the eviction of people from homeless camps in the city nearly two years ago.
HRM lawyers botch legal analysis, delay police reform | City | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST
Turns out, city council can direct policing policy.
Halifax police board chair, CAO toured RCMP training depot in Regina
The Mass Casualty Commission's final report recommended phasing out the depot model by 2032.
Newfoundland and Labrador
The former chief of the RNC wanted to open police discipline hearings to the public. What happened? | CBC News
Retired chief Joe Boland asked for an open court principle to apply to the complaints process. But the province needs to change legislation to make it happen.
The North
Downtown business owners hope report recommendations ease tensions around Whitehorse shelter | CBC News
An independent report released last week suggests ways to reduce disturbances outside the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter downtown. Local businesses that have long complained about noise, public drinking, drug use, litter and other disturbances are hopeful for a solution.
National
Public safety minister announces $390M for provinces to help fight gangs, gun crime | CBC News
The federal government announced Monday it's spending $390 million over five years to help the provinces crack down on gang violence and reduce the number of crimes committed with firearms.
Chief justice warns Trudeau that judicial vacancies are putting criminal trials at risk | CBC News
Canada’s chief justice Richard Wagner is warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the chronic shortage of judges in the federal court system is putting criminal trials at risk and could undermine public confidence in democratic institutions.
Dismantle the RCMP - Halifax Examiner
The Mass Casualty Commission makes some stabs at recommended reforms, replacing the depot with university training among them, but it’s evident that the RCMP will resist such suggestions at every turn. Such resistance is baked right into its being; it is incapable of reform.
Canada's justice system favours those who can afford a lawyer, say experts | CBC Radio
Our justice system assumes that both parties in a dispute would each have a lawyer. But most Canadians can’t afford a lawyer — which means that our justice system is tilted in favour of those who can. So, is a system like that still capable of administering justice?
An evolving policing service for a better future | TheSpec.com
Studies suggest the community is served better with officers who adapt, communicate and have a higher education
International
Recruiting Officers After ‘Defund the Police’ in Charleston - The Atlantic
She has a plan to change law enforcement, one cop at a time.
N.J. program pairing mental health workers with cops ‘could reform policing as we know it’ - nj.com
The Brookings Institution studied the program and found promise in its results.
Australia state police commissioner apologizes to Indigenous people for police harm - JURIST - News
Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton Monday apologized to the Indigenous people of Victoria, Australia for harm they have experienced at the hands of Victorian police. At the Yoorrook Ju...
Charlie Beck: Police reform is possible in Chicago, but it starts with officers – Chicago Tribune
Dialogue around police reform is often framed as a responsibility of the politicians. True change can only occur from the bottom up.
Resisting Police Reform in Oakland | KPFA
Oakland’s Police Department has been a poster child for abusive and violent law enforcement. But award-winning journalist Darwin Bondgraham argues that the OPD is exceptional only because of the scrutiny it’s received. He discusses the department’s history from the Red Scare of the 1920s to the Black Panthers in the 1960s to Occupy Oakland in … Continued
Minnesota lawmakers seek deal on police funding, reforms
After Republicans campaigned against Democrats on policing last election, DFL leaders must decide on an approach.
US must tackle police brutality against Black people head-on, UN experts say | US news | The Guardian
Historic two-week tour of US ends with call for nationwide commitment to address racial discrimination in dealings with law
How Louisiana police are using a DNA ‘lab in a box’ to solve crimes | PBS NewsHour
Louisiana is the first state in the country to work with the FBI to integrate Rapid DNA testing into the booking process. Law enforcement officials say the technology can aid arrests and help lessen the burden of backlogs.