Black Lives Matters

• Atlanta police officers won’t face charges for Rayshard Brooks shooting: prosecutor

  A special prosecutor said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks in June 2020, and Officer Devin Brosnan faced a "dynamic situation" that was "quickly evolving."

  World

  Aug 23, 2022
  
• Ahmaud Arbery verdict: 3 men found guilty of murder

  The three men who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia were found guilty on murder charges of the 25-year-old.

  World

  Nov 24, 2021
  
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• Atlanta reinstates police officer charged in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

  The Atlanta Civil Service Board said the city failed to follow its own procedures when Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms dismissed Garrett Rolfe, who is white, without a hearing.

  World

  May 5, 2021
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• Future of Vancouver’s School Liaison Officer program up for debate as review heads back to trustees

  The district voted to review the program last June, amid the renewed civil rights movement spurred by the death of George Floyd.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2021
• 18 arrested during police brutality protests in Portland, U.S. prosecutor says

  The number of arrests doesn't include those made early Friday, when federal agents again used tear gas against demonstrators.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2020
• Former Atlanta officer who killed Rayshard Brooks granted bond of $500K

  Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick set a bond of US$500,000 for Garrett Rolfe, who faces charges including felony murder in the killing of Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man.

  World

  Jun 30, 2020
• Montreal police investigating high school students’ racist video

  The video shows both teenagers in blackface singing highly racist and offensive lyrics. 

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2020
• Bill Kelly: Is defunding the police the answer?

  Let's have a discussion about how money is allocated to police services and how it's spent, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Jun 12, 2020
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• Journalists covering America’s protests face violence from police, protesters

  Images posted to social media show reporters being detained by police or targeted by non-lethal weapons. News crews have reported attacks from protesters themselves as well.

  World

  May 31, 2020