Thin Blue Line
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Nova Scotia Tattoo ends partnership with group amid Thin Blue Line controversyVALOUR is a non-profit group that raises money to help veterans and first responders get treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.CanadaJun 30
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Thin blue line patches coming off Calgary police uniforms by end of MayCalgary Police Commission chair Shawn Cornett told a public meeting that the controversial patches will be requited to be removed from CPS street uniforms by May 31.CanadaMay 25
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Saskatoon board of police commissioners discuss attire for officers at Thursday meetingThe Saskatoon board of police commissioners discussed the attire for SPS officers at a meeting on Thursday. Officers are not permitted to wear a popular blue line ribbon.CanadaMay 20
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Thin blue line removal on hold in Calgary as talks continueThe Calgary Police Service, commission and two police associations are planning talks next week to address the thin blue line patch impasse and deeper issues of distrust.PoliticsApr 14
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Calgary police, commission start work on ‘thin blue line’ impasseConversations between the Calgary police and its civilian oversight body are underway around the impasse over police wearing the ‘thin blue line.’CanadaApr 6
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Fight over ‘thin blue line’ patches about trust between Calgary police, commission: NeufeldCalgary's police chief spoke for the first time since his police service received a directive from the civilian oversight body to remove all 'thin blue line' insignia.CanadaApr 5
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Calgary police officers defy order to remove thin blue line patches from uniformsLast week, the Calgary Police Commission announced its decision to no longer allow officers to wear the thin blue line patch on their uniforms while on duty.CanadaApr 4
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‘Countless’ thin blue line patches distributed by Calgary Police Association: commissionA commission directive on Wednesday ordered on-duty police officers to replace the thin blue line patch with a symbol that better reflects the values of Calgarians by Friday.CanadaApr 1
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Montreal police force reviewing uniform policy after calls to ban ‘Thin Blue Line’ patchesThe Thin Blue Line patch is meant to symbolize solidarity among officers, but critics say it is divisive and controversial due to its association with white nationalist groups.CanadaFeb 17
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Saint John, N.B., police told not to wear ‘thin blue line patch’ on uniformsThe patches, adopted as a sign of solidarity among officers, depict a black and white Canadian flag with a blue line across the middle.CanadaJul 26, 2021
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