A retired RCMP officer who led much of the response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia testified today that spotty radio service posed challenges as Mounties chased a murderous suspect. Twenty-two people were murdered over 13 hours on April 18-19, 2020, by a gunman driving a replica police car. Jeff West was the…
RCMP Incident Commander Says Radio Service a Challenge During NS Mass Shooting
Feds Seek Dismissal of Planned Class Action Against RCMP Over Facial Recognition Tool
The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a Quebec photographer’s bid for certification of a class-action lawsuit, possibly involving millions of people, over the RCMP’s use of a controversial facial-recognition tool. In a submission to the Federal Court, government lawyers say Ha Vi Doan cannot allege that she suffered “harm of any kind”…
NS Police Chief Felt RCMP ‘Nudged’ Not to Reveal Early Warning of Killer’s Danger
A Nova Scotia police chief told an investigator last year that in the aftermath of the 2020 mass shooting, he felt “nudged” by the RCMP not to release a report that had warned the gunman was a threat years before his rampage. In an interview widely critical of the Mounties, Truro police Chief David MacNeil…
RCMP Commissioner Contradicts Feds’ Claim Law Enforcement Advised Using Emergencies Act
The RCMP told a parliamentary committee on May 10 that it did not advise on or request the invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, and was also not aware of any other policing body that did so. Among the justifications cited by the Liberal government for invoking the emergency measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
RCMP Says Emergencies Act Was Not Needed to Clear Border Blockades
The RCMP commissioner says that no powers granted by the invoking of the Emergencies Act were used to clear the border blockades in February. “In RCMP jurisdiction, we successfully used a measured approach and existing legislation to resolve border blockades,” Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the special joint committee of parliamentarians reviewing the declaration of emergency…
‘It Didn’t Cross Their Minds’: Emergency Director Says RCMP Didn’t Consider Alert
The head of Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office says he found it surprising the RCMP waited so long to issue a provincewide alert about a gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage in April 2020. The inquiry investigating the tragedy released documents Tuesday that include a recent interview with the EMO’s executive director,…
BC Boy’s Mom, Stepdad Facing First-Degree Murder Charges in ‘Tragic’ Case: RCMP
RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all the evidence to prosecutors. Const. Richard Johns says 28-year-old Rykel Frank and 29-year-old Mitchell Frank will go before a judge this week following their arrest…
Two People Charged in Death of Six-Year-Old Boy in Port Alberni, BC, in 2018: RCMP
Police say two people are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a six-year-old boy in Port Alberni, B.C., in 2018. RCMP say they arrested 28-year-old Rykel Frank and 29-year-old Mitchell Frank on Friday. Police say six-year-old Dontay Lucas was found dead on March 13, 2018. Insp. Eric Rochette says in a news release…
Over 800 RCMP Officers Approved to Aid Ottawa Police Ahead of Motorcycle Convoy
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has called for staffing support of over 800 RCMP officers in preparation for the arrival of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle convoy due to arrive in the city this coming weekend. The request to re-appoint 631 RCMP officers and appoint an additional 200 more was approved in a special meeting of the OPS Board on April 27….
Conservatives Call on RCMP to Take Another Look Into Trudeau’s 2016 Aga Khan Trip
Opposition Conservatives are asking the RCMP to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to the Aga Khan’s private island six years ago, saying there’s new evidence. The Bahamian vacation Trudeau and his family embarked on in 2016 has re-emerged as an issue after the Conservative party received internal documents through an…
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