Gang Violence

• ‘Gang culture is not Cree culture’: Maskwacis ads urge First Nations youth to resist life of crime

  The First Nations that make up Maskwacis, about 80 kilometres south of Edmonton, have launched an ad campaign called "Change your Colours," speaking directly to their young people.

  Canada

  Sep 9
  
• ‘Close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP

  Police say a 28-year-old Guillaume St-Louis Bernier was arrested in Kelowna, B.C., by the RCMP on June 30 following a police stop.

  Crime

  Jul 6
  
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• Canadians in Haiti warned to shelter in place as gang violence continues

  Canadians are advised to stock up on essentials and shelter in place, or if they cannot to limit their movements as Haiti sees escalating gang violence.

  Canada

  Mar 11
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• Canada UN ambassador to attend emergency meeting about crisis in Haiti

  Unrelenting gang attacks have paralyzed Haiti for more than a week and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Canada providing $4.2M to Vancouver for youth programs to mitigate gang involvement

  In a joint press conference, Minister of Emergency Preparedness of Canada Harjit Sajjan said the country must mitigate gang involvement starting with kids.

  Crime

  Feb 22
• City calls on feds for more support for Edmonton’s affordable housing crisis

  Edmonton's mayor co-wrote a letter to the federal government asking for funding for affordable housing, something the city desperately needs as encampments continue to grow.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
• ‘Recruited’: Victoria-area parents warned of possible pathways to teen gang involvement

  Regional police have said youth are often "recruited" to sell items like vaping products and high-end clothing, and later wind up indebted and recruited for gang activity.

  Education

  Jun 1, 2023
• Ottawa renews crackdown on gun and gang violence with $390M funding

  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the federal government will be providing $390 million over five years to help stop gun crime and gun violence.

  Canada

  May 8, 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
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• ANALYSIS: Fund to fight gun crime a political opportunity for federal Liberals

  Guns and gun control are a political sweet spot for the Liberals, who get to talk up those issues every time an MP hands out money from a $250-million fund to fight gun crime.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2023