Body Cams

• RCMP to test police body cameras ahead of national rollout

  Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have audio and video from the cameras captured and uploaded onto a digital evidence management system.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
  
• Brockville, Ont., police now using body-worn cameras

  The Brockville Police Services have joined the ranks of many Canadian police services that have begun to issue body worn cameras to its officers in the field.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2023
  
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• Fredericton police aim to equip all front line officers with body cameras next year

  The police force in New Brunswick's capital aims to equip all its front-line officers with body cameras next year in an effort to increase transparency and public trust.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Town hall to highlight Cobourg Police Service’s body-worn camera rollout

  A town hall at the police station on June 22 will provide offer more information on the body-worn camera program and answer questions from the public.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2022
• Delta, B.C. police expand use of body-worn cameras

  Delta police said research has indicated body-worn cameras can reduce the use of force by and against police. 

  Traffic

  Nov 19, 2021
• Montreal police investigate violent arrest at park, calls for body cams renewed

  The arrest was caught on camera and caused an uproar on social media. It shows an SPVM officer holding a man in a chokehold and then pummeling him in the head several times.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2021
• Mamadi Fara Camara receives formal SPVM apology, calls renewed for bodycams

  The ordeal has prompted several calls for an independent inquiry looking into what went wrong and renewed calls to implement body cameras for police. 

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2021
• City of Burnaby looks to equip bylaw officers with body-worn cameras

  The City of Burnaby is requesting proposals for the purchase and implementation of wearable body cameras for its bylaw officers.

  News

  Jan 10, 2021
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• Police body camera pilot project underway in St. Thomas, Ont.

  St. Thomas police hope the cameras will build public trust, ensure officer and citizen safety and increase accountability.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2020
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• Winnipeg councillor’s motion on police body cams shot down, board chair calls for community input

  A Winnipeg city councillor wants the city's police force to use body cameras.

  Politics

  Sep 9, 2020