Police Accountability

• Handling of Vancouver police shoving incident faces new questions

  "I find it hard to believe that nothing was documented. They knew the video existed ... you can clearly see the officer trying to obtain the video directly out of my hands."

  Crime

  Aug 4
• Vancouver police officers who used ‘reckless’ force in 2016 wellness check to keep their badges

  In February, an adjudicator ruled the pair had recklessly used force during the 2016 call, which left a Vancouver man with serious injuries to his face and head.

  Crime

  Jun 11
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• Quebec provincial police begin deploying body cameras nearly four years after purchasing them

  Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said in a news release her department launched the pilot project to improve trust between citizens and police.

  Canada

  Apr 26
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• Halifax police launch investigation after audit finds failure to disclose IT information

  'We have initiated an investigation and are looking to determine exactly what happened,' police officials told Global News on Thursday.

  Politics

  Feb 11
• Ontario man sees parallels between brother’s in-custody death and that of Myles Gray

  Myles Gray and Soleiman Faqiri both died after altercations with law enforcement. No one was charged in either case.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2020
• B.C. police watchdog to investigate officers’ actions in Myles Gray death

  During his arrest in August 2015, Myles Gray suffered a broken eye socket, a possible partially dislocated jaw and a voice box fracture.

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2020
• 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
• Minnesota police accountability bill banning neck restraints signed into law

  The bill passed after nearly two months of difficult negotiations that followed Floyd's death on May 25 and the ensuing unrest that spread around the world over police brutality and racism.

  World

  Jul 23, 2020
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• Petition for Halifax police to adapt body-worn cameras shows demand for accountability

  Adapting body-worn cameras would mean increasing police funding or reditributing the existing budget.

  Tech

  Jun 2, 2020