British Columbia
More than half of charges recommended in VPD shoplifting crackdown not approved - BC | Globalnews.ca
Vancouver police recommended 278 charges after a recent crackdown on shoplifting in the city, but in more than half of cases prosecutors declined to lay charges.
City identifies next steps in improving community safety
The City of Fort St. John has identified its next steps in improving safety throughout the community following last month’s Let’s Talk engagement session.
Alberta
Near five-year delays in ASIRT investigations lead to two police excessive force cases being tossed | Edmonton Journal
Allegiances within Calgary organized crime remain fluid, posing challenges for investigators | CBC News
A recent shooting at Calgary's Market Mall was the third homicide this year in the city with a connection to organized crime, investigators say. Organized crime is evolving across the country, with previous hierarchical structures becoming more fluid, according to investigators.
Statement from the Mayor of Grande Prairie: Dwayne Lakusta sworn in as Chief of Police of the Grande Prairie Police Service | City of Grande Prairie
Statement from the Mayor of Grande Prairie: Dwayne Lakusta sworn in as Chief of Police of the Grande Prairie Police Service August 29, 2023 On behalf of the City of Grande Prairie, I am pleased to welcome Chief Dwayne Lakusta as the inaugural Chief of Police for the Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS). Today marks a milestone occasion as we entrust the oversight of the Grande Prairie Police Service to an individual of outstanding experience and expertise.
Edmonton city council approves 3-year funding formula for police | CBC News
Edmonton police will function on a funding formula for the next three years after city council approved a revised model at a meeting Wednesday. But not without plenty of debate and concerns.
Tsuut'ina police chief hopeful mandate creates equitable change in Indigenous policing - TownAndCountryToday.com
While interest is high in implementing self-administered policing in Indigenous communities, Blake said “restrictive and discriminatory” practices in the system in Canada and a lack of research have made policing a challenging endeavour for Indigenous communities to pursue and sustain.
Saskatchewan
Numerous Saskatoon police officers assaulted this past weekend – Canada Police Report
Canada Police Crime News
‘There’s a battle brewing’: FSIN aims to fight Natural Resources Transfer Agreement | Globalnews.ca
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said that fair share of revenues will be used to invest in housing, on reserve tribal police and to address the alcohol, drugs and violence on reserves.
After 21 drug overdoses in July, Regina on pace to set deadly new record in 2023 | CBC News
Regina police have recorded the most apparent overdose deaths through the first seven months of a year since at least 2018.
Saskatoon Tribal Council backs call by Board of Police Commissioners for more stabilization beds | CBC News
Chief Mark Arcand is backing a call from the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners for more stabilization beds.
Saskatoon police asked to file report on detention of people with complex housing needs | CBC News
The Saskatoon Police Service is being asked to file a report on people with complex housing needs, who often find themselves in detention cells for minor offences, to help bring them better support.
Ontario
Canada federal police take over Ontario protected land development investigation - JURIST - News
Canada's federal police service confirmed Wednesday that it has begun an assessment of whether to launch an investigation into the ongoing Ontario Greenbelt scandal after the matter was referred to th...
Accused in University of Waterloo stabbings charged with attempted murder, added to other counts | CBC News
A 24-year-old former student faces an additional charge, of attempted murder, following the stabbings of an instructor and two students during a University of Waterloo, Ont., gender-studies class in June.
OPP’s ‘conflict of interest’ on Greenbelt probe puzzles police watchers - The Globe and Mail
Handoff to RCMP after months of brewing controversy may speak to need for standalone squads that probe political matters
Police, residents agree more officers needed, study finds | CBC News
That's one of the takeaways from consultations, surveys and meetings held by the OPS since May in order to inform their strategic plan and lay the groundwork for next year's police budget.
Police say Ontario man charged with selling deadly substance sent a kit to Regina | CBC News
Kenneth Law, 57, is facing 14 counts of counselling and aiding suicide in relation to deaths across Ontario.
Ottawa police looking to hire 145 new officers a year over next three years | CTV News
The Ottawa Police Service wants to hire 145 police officers a year over the next three years to cover attrition and expand resources for special events, traffic, cybercrime, neighbourhood resource teams and other policing needs.
Treaty Three Police Service chief announces retirement - NWONewsWatch.com
Chief Kai Liu will serve in his role until his contract expires on Aug. 31.
Quebec
Pierre Trudeau’s office ran secret intelligence unit to quell separatist movement in Quebec, researchers find - The Globe and Mail
The effort to ‘to coordinate all means of action against separatism’ began in 1971 and was shut down by then head of RCMP intelligence wing in 1972
Domestic homicide often follows many warning signs, experts say after Quebec children killed - The Globe and Mail
Police say Quebec man killed his two young children before killing himself on Saturday
Nova Scotia
Thursday night, Halifax police shot a man; there's no reason for the public to trust the SIRT investigation of the incident - Halifax Examiner
It’s beyond obvious that SIRT, which includes police investigators seconded to SIRT, is too willing, perhaps always willing, to take police explanations for the use of force as a given, unquestionable.
RCMP leader urged force to formally apologize after Mass Casualty Commission report | CTV News
There are renewed calls for the RCMP to formally apologize for its actions - and inactions - during Nova Scotia's mass shooting, and a newly-released internal memo says top officials wanted it to happen shortly after the Mass Casualty Commission released its final report back in the spring.
Halifax police constable: No dangerous takedown in April 2021 arrest of woman | SaltWire
A Halifax Regional Police constable testified Tuesday that she was part of a team of officers who arrested an intoxicated, aggressive and erratic woman in ...
PEI
Break-ins, public drug use — Charlottetown residents looking for city to act | CBC News
Terry Avery is staying in a cottage in North Lake, worried, she says, about returning to her Charlottetown home because drug use in the area is so bad.
People living in tents near Summerside school told to leave by police | CBC News
Occupants of a tent encampment near Three Oaks Senior High have been told by the authorities to leave the premises.
Newfoundland and Labrador
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.
The North
Yukon's substance use emergency strategy has lots of recommendations, no timelines | CBC News
A new sober shelter, a managed alcohol program, better housing, and more restorative justice options are among the dozens of recommendations included in Yukon's new substance use health emergency strategy, presented by the territorial government on Wednesday.
National
Bail reform: Stricter bail a 'balancing act' with overrepresented groups | 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.
Make meaningful, not punitive, changes to Canada’s bail system
Detain those who pose a significant threat. But consider investments in social resources and prevention alongside calls for tougher conditions.
Crime Data Must Be Placed In Context, Expert Warns
“We know what the so-called root causes (of crime) are ... Poverty, lack of access to education, lack of access to a living wage and lack of access to justice.”
Why young boys are increasingly the targets of 'sextortion' in Canada, according to experts | CTV News
Experts are raising the alarm over an increase in threats against children based on sexual images, a tactic known as 'sextortion.' Canada's tip line for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children, Cybertip.ca, now receives an average of 10 sextortion reports per day. Within these cases, 91 per cent of victims are male.
Canada ‘trailing partners’ on securing vital utilities and services, according to internal memo - The Globe and Mail
The Public Safety Canada memo says ‘new and rapidly evolving threats pose a greater risk of harm to Canadians and their cyber, economic and national security’
Globe editorial: The rising tide of violent crime can’t be ignored. It’s time to ban handguns - The Globe and Mail
The issue is mostly not what the Liberals have done but what they have not done. The government needs to acknowledge there is a real problem
Cybercrime set to threaten Canada's security, prosperity - spy agency | Reuters
Organized cybercrime is set to pose a threat to Canada's national security and economic prosperity over the next two years, the national signal intelligence agency said on Monday.
Globe editorial: The first step to slow rampant cybercrime is to talk about it - The Globe and Mail
The old image of a lone, hoodie-clad hacker eating Doritos and typing furiously on a laptop in his mother’s basement is a thing of the past
Experiences of discrimination in daily life among Chinese people in Canada, and their perceptions of and experiences with the police and the justice system
International
Jacksonville gunman who shot three dead left racist messages - police - BBC News
A man who shot dead three black people had a "disgusting ideology of hate", Jacksonville police say.
Alaska report details 280 missing Indigenous people, including whether disappearances are suspicious | CBC News
The Alaska Department of Public Safety last week released the Missing Indigenous Persons Report, which includes the names of 280 people, dates of their last contact and whether police believe the disappearance was suspicious in nature, the Anchorage Daily News reported.