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Policing in Canada

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‘My way of giving back’: Officer in Tsuut’ina Nation in Alberta proud of community December 18, 2023 Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut’ina reserve like the... Read more.

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‘Grave injustice’: Ontario’s attorney general stays court case against police officer December 14, 2023 An Ontario man is blasting the provincial government for abruptly ending a court case against... Read more.

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Tracing a First Nations family tree helps catch a killer October 24, 2023 A guilty plea from George Sutherland on Oct. 5 closed a 39-year-old cold case Read more.

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BC Prosecution Service approves charges against Prince George RCMP officer August 23, 2023 An RCMP officer in Prince George, B.C., has been charged with a second violent offence.... Read more.

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Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents August 16, 2023 One of the sticking points is whether to recognize policing as an area of First Nations jurisdiction - something the government has done when it comes to child-welfare services. Read more.

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Class-action lawsuit proposed on Toronto street checks August 15, 2023 A proposed class-action lawsuit takes aim at the Toronto Police Board and several named chiefs... Read more.

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Manitoba now holds record for longest wrongful conviction: law prof July 28, 2023 A Winnipeg judge recently acquitted two First Nations men of murder after 50 years. Read more.

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Two Indigenous men acquitted of murder after 50 years July 18, 2023 It's the first double acquittal for Innocence Canada, a national organization that works to overturn wrongful convictions Read more.

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Quebec coroner recommends more ‘mixed police squads’ to help prevent deaths by suicide July 14, 2023 Squads pair police officers with mental health professionals during crisis interventions. Read more.