Body Cameras

• Saskatoon Superstore employees to wear body cameras as crime increases

  Managers and security staff at two Saskatoon Loblaws stores are being issued body cameras in a pilot project to improve safety in the face of rising crime.

  Canada

  Sep 16
  
• Vancouver police extend body camera pilot to end of year

  The six-month pilot project having Vancouver police officers using body-worn cameras was intended to end on June 30, but the VPD now says it will now run until the end of the year.

  Crime

  Aug 21
  
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• Hamilton police board approves pitch to put body-worn cameras on front-line officers

  The program is expected to cost the city roughly $9.7 million over five years and expected to provide an unbiased record of interactions between officers and the public.

  Canada

  Jun 27
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• New tech, successful in-car program revives Hamilton police pitch for body cameras

  Hamilton police chief Frank Bergin insists newer, better body-worn cameras on patrol officers could ease 'distrust with some communities.'

  Canada

  Apr 29
• TTC tests out body cameras as part of new use-of-force policy

  The TTC is launching a nine-month pilot program that will see special constables and fare inspectors equipped with body cameras. Critics say the plan may not be effective.

  Politics

  Apr 12
• Alberta RCMP officers to begin testing body cameras this month

  The RCMP said frontline members in Grande Prairie, St. Paul and Parkland County will field test the cameras for a period of eight to 10 weeks.

  Crime

  Feb 2
• B.C. police chiefs tout body camera benefits, aim for consistency in implementation

  B.C. police chiefs believe body-worn cameras -- or BCWs -- will improve transparency and lead to more timely resolution of complaints against officers.

  Crime

  Jan 11
• Should minor sports referees in B.C. be equipped with body cameras?

  A minor soccer association in Quebec said body cameras are necessary because of the growing level of verbal abuse aimed at referees, many of whom are teenagers. 

  Tech

  Jan 9
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• EPS to trial body-worn cameras as part of provincial mandate

  Starting Monday, a selection of EPS officers will be trialling body cameras as part of a provincial mandate.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2023
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• Myles Gray: VPD commits to inquest recommendations, critics say it’s not enough

  The VPD says it's committed to adopting the recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the beating death of Myles Gray, but advocates say key concerns remain unaddressed.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2023