Police Force

• Edmonton police use-of-force occurrences increase 8% compared with last year

  Most people against whom force was used did not report injury and about 15 per cent had a minor injury like redness or swelling, according to the report.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2023
  
• Rural Nova Scotia community seeking policing proposals, could dump the RCMP

  The Municipality of Cumberland is looking into replacing the RCMP as the local police force almost three years after a mass shooting claimed the lives of four residents.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2023
  
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• Siksika Nation wants go ahead from Ottawa on police force

  ``We're funding it ourselves and we're just asking for co-operation from Alberta, co-operation from the federal government, to keep our people safe.''

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022
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• ‘Last resort’: Police forces struggle to provide support for people in crisis

  The Heffernans still wonder what would have happened if a mental health professional had been there.

  Canada

  May 8, 2022
• Saskatoon police officers cleared of wrongdoing in Evan Penner arrest, police chief says

  A Saskatoon police officer punched Evan Penner, an Indigenous man, during an arrest in July 2020. The Public Complaints Commission has cleared police of any wrongdoing.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2022
• Daunte Wright death: Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter

  The mostly white jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter.

  World

  Dec 23, 2021
• Brockville, Ont. police hire Mark Noonan as full-time police chief

  Brockville Police have hired Deputy Chief Mark Noonan, who was filling in temporarily as chief, has officially been promoted to lead the Brockville police force.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
• Quebec government to create police unit to fight Montreal’s rising gun violence

  Officials said the unit will be dedicated to reducing gun trafficking after a hail of bullets was fired at an apartment building in Montreal's northeast end on Monday.

  Crime

  Aug 4, 2021
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• Quebec man dies after being pepper-sprayed by police

  An officer used pepper spray to control the 33-year-old man, who then lost consciousness and later died in hospital, according to police.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2020
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• Edmonton Police Service constable charged with assault in relation to 2019 arrest

  WARNING: Disturbing content. An investigation was launched after police said the level of force observed in a video of the August 2019 arrest did not match the level of force described in the police report.

  Crime

  Jun 16, 2020