Body-worn Cameras

• B.C. RCMP unveils rollout plan for body-worn cameras, with Mission to get first devices

  Forty-four Mounties at the Mission detachment in B.C.'s Fraser Valley will begin wearing the devices next week.

  Crime

  Nov 21
  
• RCMP to begin rollout of body cameras nationally this month

  The RCMP plan to have body cameras worn by between 10,000 and 15,000 frontline officers in cities across the country as part of its national rollout.

  Canada

  Nov 14
  
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• Metrolinx resumes body-worn cameras plan after government ‘pauses’ program

  Communications obtained by Global News show the Ministry of Transportation told Metrolinx to "pause" its plan to equip fare inspectors with body worn cameras.

  Politics

  Apr 15
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• 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
• Vancouver police pilot with body-worn cameras launching in January

  Vancouver officers may be seen with the cameras as early as this month in the downtown core, in East Vancouver and in the Traffic Services Section.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2023
• Body worn camera ‘takes the subjectivity out’ of Calgary police complaints

  In 2022, 39 per cent of PSS files used body worn camera footage. Through the first half of 2023, that increased to 52 per cent.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
• 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
• 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
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• Vancouver police to pilot body cameras this fall after homicide finding in death of Myles Gray

  The VPD has been exploring the possibility of cameras since 2009, but expedited the timeline of a pilot after inquest jurors deemed Myles Gray's death a homicide in May.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2023
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• 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