Canadian Association Of Chiefs Of Police

• Winnipeg police Chief Smyth calls stricter bail ‘balancing act’ with overrepresented groups

  Police chiefs were among the voices calling on Ottawa to reform the bail system to make it harder for certain accused people to return to the community.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
  
• 9 shootings in first 3 months of 2023 ‘unprecedented’ says London, Ont. top cop

  The acting police chief of London, Ont., is speaking out about her concerns on gun violence after the city recorded nine shootings in the first three months of 2023.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2023
  
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• Manitoba’s premier responds to Canada’s police chiefs’ alarm over public safety

  Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson says she plans to have 'discussions' with other premiers about public safety concerns raised by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

  Politics

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’

  Canada's police chiefs are calling for an urgent meeting with Canada's premiers after losing nine officers — eight of them to violence — in the last six months.

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2023
• Trudeau says police must take threats, harassment against journalists seriously

  Police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targeting journalists and other public figures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
• N.S. doctor helps lead national call to action for clinicians to support drug decriminalization

  A newly launched petition calls on Canadian clinicians to support the decriminalization of illegal substances.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2021
• Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession in Canada: police chiefs

  The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2021
• Canadian police chiefs issue formal apology for 1968 stance on homosexuality

  Chief Bryan Larkin, president of the association, says he apologizes for the harm caused by the lack of support.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2020
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• Police chiefs tell MPs they support health-focused response to mental health calls

  Waterloo's police chief says law enforcement agencies are criminalizing homelessness, addiction and other issues that should be dealt with through a model focused on public health.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2020
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• Saskatchewan police forces say health approach needed if drug possession is decriminalized

  Between Jan. 1 and May 4, RPS reported an increase in overdoses with more than 230 in that time span. Saskatoon has also seen a rise in the number of overdose calls.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2020