The military’s independent sexual misconduct support and resource centre is creating a new fund to help victims pay for legal services, defence officials said Thursday. The centre will review applications to reimburse military members and those who say they have faced misconduct by a military member for their legal fees for criminal proceedings, and for…
New Fund Aims to Reimburse Legal Fees for Victims of Military Sexual Misconduct
RCMP to Begin Field-Testing Body Cameras Ahead of National Rollout
The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days. Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have audio and video from the cameras captured and uploaded onto a digital evidence management system. The RCMP says up to 300 cameras…
RCMP ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Act Against Suspected Chinese Police Stations Operating in Canada, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the RCMP “will not hesitate to take action” against the unofficial Chinese police service stations suspected to be operating in various locations across the country that are under investigation. Conservative MP and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus asked the prime minister during question period in the House of Commons, on May 9,…
For Acadian Singer, Deaths of New Brunswick Fishermen Evoke Past Tragedies
The deaths of two New Brunswick fishermen on the first day of the lobster season are evoking powerful memories of past tragedies on the water for a singer who lives on the Acadian peninsula. Eugene Beaudin, 58, and his great-nephew, Normand Beaudin, 33, fell off their fishing boat on Saturday and died in the water…
Smith Says Sovereignty Act, RCMP Replacement and Pension Plan Not in UCP Campaign
United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won’t be campaigning on some of her party’s more contentious ideas—sovereignty legislation, a provincial police force and an Alberta pension plan—ahead of the May 29 election. Smith was interviewed on Global’s morning show in Calgary on Friday and fielded a variety of questions on revitalizing the city’s downtown,…
Wildfire Destroys Homes, Police Station in Community in Northern Alberta
The Alberta government says there are 79 active wildfires burning in the province—including three in the northern community of Fox Lake. Officials are reporting 20 homes have been destroyed, along with an RCMP detachment and a store. A reception centre has opened for evacuees at the Fox Lake band office. Evacuation orders have also been…
Unreasonable, Illegal, and Unconstitutional: Challenging the Emergencies Act in Federal Court
Commentary Inside a spectacular courtroom at the Supreme Court of Canada building in early April, Justice Richard Mosley of the Federal Court heard arguments from national civil liberties organizations about why the Government of Canada’s invocation of the Emergencies Act last year was illegal and unconstitutional. The Federal Court is the last guardrail of accountability…
After Overnight Dress Rehearsal, RCMP Say They’re Ready to Play Key Coronation Role
Londoners up in the early hours of Wednesday morning were treated to a full dress rehearsal of King Charles’ coronation procession—including five RCMP members riding just ahead of the gold state coach that will carry the King and Queen Consort to Buckingham palace after Saturday’s ceremony. The rehearsals began after midnight and culminated in a…
Concerns Remain Over Ontario Decision to Remove Post-Secondary Requirement for Police Cadets
May 1, 2023
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The decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government to remove the requirement of a university degree to become a police officer is being met with skepticism by those who say a degree makes for better officers. The stated reason for the change was to get more officers on the streets to address an increase in…
Alleged Chinese Police Stations Still Open in Quebec, Despite Minister’s Claims
Two Montreal-area community groups under investigation for allegedly hosting secret Chinese government police stations say they continue to operate normally, contradicting claims by the public safety minister that all the clandestine stations in Canada have been shut. The two groups—Service à la Famille Chinoise du Grand Montréal, based in the city’s Chinatown district, and Centre…
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