British Columbia
Alberta
Brawl between Eritrea community members that prompted riot act reading ‘unprecedented’: Edmonton police | Watch News Videos Online
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Edmonton city council set to discuss police funding Wednesday - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Funding for the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is the first item on the agenda at a city council meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon police board says officers often 'left with no place to take people' | CTV News
Saskatoon’s police board is calling on the provincial government to do more to support the city’s most vulnerable population.
James Smith Cree Nation Chief hoping for federal approval on Indigenous policing | Watch News Videos Online
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Manitoba
Bail reform a 'balancing act' when it comes to overrepresented groups: Winnipeg police chief | CBC News
Toughening up the bail system without putting more people of colour behind bars is a balancing act, the leader of Canada's police chiefs says.
Hateful graffiti in Winnipeg points to disturbing trends, say Jewish, Muslim community members | CBC News
Anti-Semitic messages and hateful symbols were sprayed in red paint on the sidewalk at 90 Anabella Street across Higgins avenue.
Portage gets funded for community safety officers - PortageOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings
Portage la Prairie public safety chair Colin Doyle gave an outline of the proposed Urban Police plan for the city at their last council meeting. He explains it's coming by way of a grant.
Ontario
Community engagement, time part of effort to tackle racism in Peel policing: OHRC | CBC News
Efforts to tackle systemic racism in the Peel Regional Police service will take time and lots of community engagement, the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission says as dozens of recommendations to improve the force are reviewed.
RCMP reviewing potential ‘irregularities’ in Ontario Greenbelt development after referral from OPP - The Globe and Mail
The announcement comes a day after the chief of staff to Ontario’s Housing Minister resigned, saying his actions have been ‘unfairly depicted’
From refugee to role model: A Toronto police officer’s inspiring journey of hope and community.
In a remarkable story of triumph over adversity, Mustafa Popalzai, now a Detective Constable with the Toronto Police Service's Homicide Unit and co-founder of Project Hope, reflects on the challenges newcomers face when dealing with police in Canada
Groups call on Thunder Bay city council to declare gender-based violence an epidemic | CBC News
Anti-violence groups in Thunder Bay are calling on council to declare gender-based violence an epidemic in the northwestern Ontario city.
Nurse-police health team project extended and seeing success, as advocates search for permanent funding | CBC News
To Kuljeet Kalsi, the data is clear: a new nurse-police team program is keeping people out of emergency rooms but getting the care they need, where they're at.
One-third of Ottawa residents satisfied with Ottawa Police Service level, poll finds | CTV News
A new survey commissioned by the Ottawa Police Service finds public trust in police has increased over the last three years, but less than half of respondents are satisfied with the level of service provided by police.
Quebec
Montreal’s Chinatown seniors calling on authorities to take their safety concerns into account - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
Tenants in an apartment building, many of whom are elderly, insist their needs must be considered in any safety initiative in Chinatown.
Nova Scotia
Halifax police release use of force policy, three years after request from oversight board | CBC News
The Halifax Regional Police has released its use of force policy in full, three years after being asked to do so by its civilian oversight board. The board chair says the move is welcome but took “too long.”
What happened when Halifax police pepper-sprayed people protesting removal of shelters for homeless people | CBC News
Internal police documents about the day police and protesters clashed in Halifax in August 2021 suggest police examined officers’ actions and concluded almost everything the department did was correct. Critics who spoke out against tactics like pepper spray don't share that view.
New Halifax transit safety bylaw aims to reduce incidents of on-board violence | CTV News
Halifax’s transit safety bylaw passed its second reading in front of city council Tuesday.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Former RNC chief says he was forced out after holding officers to account | CBC News
Retired Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chief Joe Boland says he faced pressure over holding police officers accountable — and says decades of calls for independent oversight went unheeded.
Justice minister noncommittal on push for independent police oversight in N.L. | CBC News
Newfoundland and Labrador Justice Minister John Hogan says the work to determine the structure of police governance structure in the province will take time.
N.L. needs to 'get moving' on independent police oversight, says PC justice critic | CBC News
The Progressive Conservative justice critic is joining a chorus of people who say the Newfoundland and Labrador government should implement an independent police oversight board.
The North
Yellowknife mayor: Not safe for residents to return to capital city | CP24.com
The mayor of Yellowknife says it's not safe for residents to go home to the territorial capital, but notes city officials are working on a return plan as a fire continues to burn about 15 kilometres away.
National
A recruitment 'crisis' threatens the RCMP's future — the new boss has plans to turn it around | CBC News
The RCMP's vacancy rates are at crisis levels. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he has a strategy to make being a Mountie a more attractive career.
Stricter bail in Canada a 'balancing act' | CTV News
Toughening up the bail system without putting more people of colour behind bars is a balancing act, the leader of Canada's police chiefs said Tuesday.
Trudeau gov't unveiling 'Freedom Convoy' commission response soon | CTV News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to respond to the Emergencies Act commission's recommendations in six months. That deadline is Friday, so here's a refresher on commissioner Rouleau's calls for change.
A recruitment 'crisis' threatens the RCMP's future — the new boss has plans to turn it around | CBC News
The RCMP's vacancy rates are at crisis levels. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he has a strategy to make being a Mountie a more attractive career.
Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents | The Star Phoenix
NDP pledges 100 mental health staff to help law enforcement, more police officers if necessary | CBC News
A Manitoba NDP government would hire 100 mental health workers to work alongside law enforcement, and hire more police officers if that's what policing agencies want, leader Wab Kinew promised on Thursday.
Police chiefs focus on better relationship with newcomers | Watch News Videos Online
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International
Thousands of Mass. police disciplinary records released by POST Commission | GBH
The long-anticipated release comes more than a year later than planned.
Why Capitol Police reform is taking so long | Federal News Network
For several years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued recommendations for reforming the Capitol Police.
James Burke, ex-New York police chief, charged with soliciting sex from undercover ranger - CBS News
Burke attempted to leverage his status as a former law enforcement official to get out of the arrest, officials said.
‘Who are you protecting?’ Protesters call for KCPD to hire more Black police officers
An activist group has asked the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners to hire an outside firm to study racial inequity and unconscious bias in the police department.
Amazon Illegally Called Police on Employees, Restricted Union Talk, Labor Board Alleges - BNN Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. illegally called the police on employees, restricted discussions about organizing, and terminated an activist in the lead-up to a vote on unionization last year, US labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint.
LAPD Police Commission approves changes to Stun Gun Policy - 2UrbanGirls
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