British Columbia
Delta police body caera prgram has strong support - Delta Optimist
The program has strict guidelines including prohibiting indiscriminate or continuous recording
Alberta
Reason for optimism: Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld looks back at 2023, ahead to 2024 | LiveWire Calgary
While Calgary public safety has been in the spotlight now for a couple of years, Calgary police Chief Constable Mark Neufeld said that he’s “super optimistic” about what’s ahead. Chief Neufeld sat …
Edmonton police chief pledges 'a hard run at violence' in 2024 | CBC News
If the mayor wants to see results in exchange for the city’s 2023 investments in policing, he’ll have to be patient, says Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee.
In the wake of the wrongful arrest of two teen boys, community leaders say trust in police has been shaken | CBC News
“Every time something happens it takes people’s [trust] back to square one,” said Khor Top, president of the South Sudanese Community Association. “It takes a lot of work for the relationship to be rebuilt.”
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon police release action plan on truth and reconciliation | CBC News
The Saskatoon Police Service says it is done its classroom work on truth and reconciliation, and is now moving from self-reflection to action.
Manitoba
Successful pilot project prompts Morden Police Service to extend Community Resource Officer program - PembinaValleyOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Business Listings for the Pembina Valley, Manitoba
After launching the Community Resource Officer (CRO) program in September of this year, Morden Police Service has seen enough positive results to warrant extending the program to June 2024. Constable Jeff Forster has filled the role of CRO since its inception.
Ontario
Niagara police officer asks trans woman for 'deadname' while questioning her filming at bus terminal | CBC News
Niagara Regional Police Service says it is reviewing an incident from Dec. 17, after an officer asked a trans woman for her deadname.
Hamilton police board to ask for $213M budget in 2024 | CBC News
The ask is about $20 million more than the 2023 budget, but if you exclude imposed costs from the police services act, the total request is a $13 million or 6.88 per cent increase.
Women's groups dismayed that officer who threatened to kill ex was demoted, not fired | CBC News
An Ottawa police officer who threatened to kill his ex and wielded a knife in a 2020 domestic dispute has been demoted for two years, and some who work to support victims of violence against women say they're disappointed but not surprised.
Guelph reporter questions 'overreach of authority' after OPP officer detained him, seized camera | CBC News
While at the scene of a fatal collision involving a pedestrian, a reporter for the website GuelphToday says he was detained and had his photography equipment confiscated by an OPP officer.
Toronto gun violence dropped 30% in 5 years. Can the city keep up the trend? | CBC News
Police Supt. Steve Watts attributes Toronto's success, at least in part, to a focus on detection, intervention and prevention strategies.
Toronto's deputy police chief warns protestors to follow the law | CBC News
Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue says police have observed that some demonstrations are increasingly being attended by people she described as antagonistic.
15 new First Nation policing careers begin - NWONewsWatch.com
Four new Lac Seul constables and 11 new members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service received their badges in a ceremony in Thunder Bay.
OPP used Indigenous framework approach in 347 incidents in 2022 - Collingwood News
Framework 'relies heavily on dialogue, communication and relationships'
Police board debates staffing expansion - TBNewsWatch.com
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Peterborough Police Service Announce New Deputy Chief — PtboCanada
The Peterborough Police Services Board has appointed Jamie Hartnett as the next Deputy Chief of the Peterborough Police Service, announced on Thursday afternoon.
City's crime rate may end up higher to end 2023 but population is growing: Windsor's police chief
Windsor's police chief says the city's crime rate may end up a little higher to end 2023 compared to 2022 but the population is growing
Nova Scotia
Halifax’s police board presents accountability theatre | City | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST
Spending $1.1 million on unnecessary RCMP hires is a waste no matter how you dress it up.
National
Head of RCMP's advisory board resigns, citing frustrations with federal government | CBC News
Pointing to his frustrations with the federal government, the head of the RCMP's Management Advisory Board has resigned after less than a year in the chair.
Soldiers, spies, and police | Canadian HR Reporter
High-level, disciplined professions not immune to workplace harassment, discrimination
Canada Must Recognize Anti-homeless Violence as a Hate Crime | The Tyee
Being visibly unhoused dramatically increases a person’s risk of being victimized in an attack.
When police fail, this First Nations tracker steps in: ‘I’m searching for our people’ | Globalnews.ca
Indigenous women are 400 per cent more likely go missing and when they do, the search is often hampered by police apathy. That's where Mukwa Bear comes in.
Government of Canada announces appointment of new Chair to Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Management Advisory Board
/CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the appointment of...
International
Grieving mother 'told police about Kenneth Law months before he was charged' with 'poison' King linked to 88 deaths in Britain facing 14 murder charges in Canada after 'selling 1,200 packages of lethal substances on the Internet' | Daily Mail Online
The woman, who has not been named, emailed the Metropolitan Police 's chemical reporting team in August 2021 after she lost her daughter who bought a lethal substance from Law (pictured).
Baltimore’s new approach to police training looks at the effects of trauma, importance of empathy – Winnipeg Free Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — A three-minute viral video shows an irate Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer “dude.” “Obviously your p...
The Indefensible Job of Policing the Border | The Nation
Against the Wall, a former border officer’s memoir, argues that when it comes to protecting the border, cruelty is the point.