Police Brutality
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Teenage girl tackled, injured by Edmonton police officer in case of mistaken identityAn Edmonton girl fought for her life, fearing she was being abducted —but it turns out her would-be captors were police officers who mistook her for a domestic violence suspect.CrimeNov 16, 2023
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Another inquest jury recommends police body cameras after B.C. man fatally shotThe inquest was held to find the facts behind the fatal police shooting of 39-year-old Waylon Edey of Yahk, B.C., who died in January 2015 after a traffic stop in Castlegar.CrimeSep 4, 2023
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Hamilton officer given suspended sentence, probation for assault on Indigenous manHamilton Police const. Brian Wren now has a criminal record following an assault on Patrick Tomchuk during an arrest at a Mountain gas station in May 2022,CrimeJun 29, 2023
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NYPD reliance on ‘stop-and-frisk’ tactics likely illegal, U.S. monitor saysThe court-appointed federal monitor said using the tactic to combat gun violence is harming communities of colour and running afoul of the law.U.S. NewsJun 5, 2023
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Sentencing of Hamilton officer who pleaded guilty to assault of Indigenous man beginsThe first stage in the sentencing of Const. Brian Wren began Friday in Hamilton. He pleaded guilty to assaulting Patrick Tomchuk during an arrest at a gas station last May.CrimeJun 2, 2023
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Myles Gray: After death ruled a homicide, family wants case reopened against policeGray died after a severe beating by Vancouver police officers that left him with hemorrhaging in his testicles and fractures in his eye socket, nose, voice box and rib.CrimeMay 2, 2023
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Myles Gray inquest: Death deemed homicide in Vancouver police beatingCoroner Larry Marzinzik reminded jurors they are not to make any findings of legal responsibility when they form their possible recommendations.CrimeMay 1, 2023
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B.C. inquest jury won’t see photos of Myles Gray’s injuries due to late applicationCoroner Larry Marzinzik says his view on admitting photos would have been "very different" had the lawyer for Gray's family, Ian Donaldson, brought it up earlier.CrimeApr 28, 2023
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‘Truth came out today’: B.C. inquest hears forcible restraint a factor in Myles Gray deathA forensic pathologist says a "perfect storm" of factors led to Myles Gray's death, including his extreme exertion and the Vancouver police actions to restrain him.CrimeApr 27, 2023
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Firefighters performed CPR on Myles Gray after Vancouver police beat him, inquest hearsMyles Gray died after a beating by Vancouver police in August 2015 that left him with injuries including a fractured eye socket, a crushed voice box and ruptured testicles.CrimeApr 25, 2023
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