Police Transparency

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• Some U.S. police forces are experimenting with putting cameras on their guns

  The police department in King City, California last month became the state's first force to mandate cameras on all its officers' handguns.

  Politics

  Jul 22, 2020
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• Police in St. Thomas, Ont., to move forward with body camera pilot project

  At Wednesday's St. Thomas Police Services Board meeting, the board decided to move forward with body camera research, starting with a pilot project.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2020
• Calls for RCMP transparency grow louder 1 month after last briefing on N.S. shooting

  The RCMP hasn't held a press briefing to answer questions about the massacre since April 28.

  Crime

  May 28, 2020
• Nova Scotia shooting reignites concerns over RCMP transparency, experts say

  The RCMP initially said the Nova Scotia suspect had been taken into custody, and only later did a senior unnamed source confirm he had been dead for several hours, and that citizens and an RCMP officer had been killed.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2020
• Revelation that Montreal cops infiltrated protests latest sign of transparency within police force

  Meetings of the oversight body are now open to members of the public, who can ask police questions directly.

  Jun 28, 2018
• Questions arise over effectiveness of Fredericton police body-worn cameras

  Few details have been released so far on the measurable results of the city’s pilot program, leaving some questioning how effective the cameras actually are.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2018
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• London officer charged with breach of trust following Waterloo Regional Police investigation

  The number of London police officers currently facing charges climbs to seven with the announcement of a breach of trust charge against an officer on Thursday.

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2018