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Policing in Canada

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Metepenagiag First Nation left with many questions after RCMP shooting of Rodney Levi June 15, 2020 'We need to bring back our own policing; we need our own policing back.' Read more.

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Sister says Rodney Levi, Mi’kmaw man shot and killed by N.B. RCMP, was a ‘jokester’ with the ‘biggest heart’ June 13, 2020 “There’s racism all over the place, they choose to look the other way," Linda Levi says. Read more.

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Chief Allan Adam calls for RCMP ‘overhaul’ after violent arrest video surfaces June 12, 2020 "The police force is supposed to protect and serve – not assault and charge.” Read more.

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Winnipeg police defend use of force, deem kick necessary in video of Indigenous man’s arrest June 12, 2020 Indigenous man tasered twice and kicked in upper body Read more.

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RCMP boss reverses comments, acknowledges systemic racism in police force June 12, 2020 'I did not say definitively that systemic racism exists in the RCMP. I should have.' Read more.

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Dene man alleges RCMP beat him up day after Yellowknife anti-racism march June 12, 2020 Claims police handcuffed him then kicked his face, left him on the road unconscious Read more.

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Video shows RCMP arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan chief June 11, 2020 12 minute video shows argument and eventual arrest of Adam. Read more.

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Indigenous Services minister says RCMP commissioner must fulfill promise made to MMIWG inquiry June 11, 2020 'If Commissioner Lucki believes this, then she does not understand what systemic discrimination is,' says Senator Murray Sinclair Read more.

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Court documents detail allegations of violence, cruelty and racism by northern RCMP June 11, 2020 Indigenous people recount several incidents of graphic police violence in sworn statements Read more.