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Call for consistency across B.C. on street checks following police watchdog reportA man's complaint about being stopped and asked if he was "Abdul" by two officers in New Westminster, B.C., has prompted a call for provincewide consistency on street checks.CrimeNov 13, 2021
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RCMP decides against apology to Black community for excessive Halifax street checksHalifax Regional Police apologized for the practice almost two years ago.CanadaSep 8, 2021
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Alberta government introduces legislation to formally ban carding, regulate street checksThe Alberta government introduced legislation on Wednesday that formalizes the ban on carding and reforms the rules of street checks.CrimeApr 8, 2021
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Lethbridge Police Service, local lawyer react to new provincial ban on carding"It's really up to the police to build that sense of public trust and responsibility, particularly with our Lethbridge police."CrimeNov 19, 2020
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Street checks down 48%, gun violence on the rise, Edmonton police tell commissionThe number of street checks done by officers, as well as the rising amount of gun violence in the city, was on the Edmonton Police Commission's agenda on Thursday.CrimeNov 19, 2020
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Vancouver Police Department responds to use of force, mental health call concernsThe call to defund police, spending more of the police budget on other health and safety issues, spread across North American as people protested the police in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.Jul 16, 2020
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McMaster Students Union seeks firing of former police chief Glenn De CaireMore than 5,500 people have signed a petition at change.org, supporting the student's union call for McMaster University to oust DeCaire.CrimeJun 16, 2020
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The VPD has updated its ‘carding’ policy. Here’s what it means for youThe new policy explicitly bans stopping someone based on identity factors and requires police to let subjects know they can walk away at any time.Jan 21, 2020
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Halifax police apologize to black community for street checksChief Daniel Kinsella says police are sorry for actions that have caused pain, mistreatment and victimization.CanadaNov 29, 2019
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Moratorium on N.S. street checks to be permanent after independent legal opinion finds practice illegal"We have concluded that there is no power for the police to conduct street checks in HRM," reads the report containing the legal opinion.CanadaOct 18, 2019
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