Police Body Camera

• 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
  
• No current plans for B.C. to follow Alberta police body camera mandate: Minister

  Alberta announced plans Tuesday to mandate body-worn cameras for all police officers, but B.C. says it's leaving the decision in the hands of local departments for the time being.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2023
  
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• Why are Quebec’s top two police forces still not equipped with body cameras?

  News that body cams could soon be mandatory for police officers in Quebec comes as a relief to civil rights advocates who say the devices are long overdue.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022
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• Fredericton police aim to equip all front line officers with body cameras next year

  The police force in New Brunswick's capital aims to equip all its front-line officers with body cameras next year in an effort to increase transparency and public trust.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
• South Simcoe police to outfit all front-line officers with body-worn cameras in 2023

  South Simcoe police officers will soon be using body-worn cameras on a more regular basis after the technology was first used in a pilot project last year.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2022
• Peterborough police seek public input on body-worn cameras for officers

  A public survey on the use of police body-worn cameras will run from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, the Peterborough Police Service announced.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2022
• City of Burnaby looks to equip bylaw officers with body-worn cameras

  The City of Burnaby is requesting proposals for the purchase and implementation of wearable body cameras for its bylaw officers.

  News

  Jan 10, 2021
• Movement for B.C. police to wear body cameras builds steam amid anti-racism protests

  In 2019, British Columbia developed standards for the use of body-worn cameras, but the technology has not been widely adopted.

  Jun 7, 2020
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• Several Montreal boroughs push for the deployment of police body cameras

  The Côtes-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce , Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Montreal North borough councils voted in favour Monday night calling on the city to outfit Montreal police (SPVM) officers with the surveillance technology.

  Tech

  Jun 2, 2020
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• Kansas police officer charged after bullet fired at dog strikes nine-year-old

  Newly-released body camera footage shows the moment a Wichita, Kan. Police officer opened fire on a family dog while responding to a 911 call, striking a nine-year-old girl in the face.

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2018