Canada arrests teen over 'terrorism' allegations, cites FBI intelligence Canadian police on Thursday arrested a teenage male in Montreal, citing "allegations of terrorism" based on U.S. FBI intelligence. Reuters · Mar 23, 2023
Canada: inquiry into police unit accused of excessive force against green activists Officers with C-IRG accused of ripping off protesters’ masks and pepper-spraying them during protest in British Columbia The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2023
China rejects Canada ‘smears’ amid covert ‘police stations’ probe Beijing says Ottawa harming its reputation as police investigate alleged Chinese-run ‘police stations’ in Quebec. Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023
Canada probes alleged Chinese police stations in Quebec Canadian police say they are investigating two alleged secret "police stations" operated by Chinese authorities in Quebec. The New Daily · Mar 9, 2023
Canada investigates alleged Chinese police posts in Quebec Canadian police say they are investigating two alleged secret “police stations” operated by Chinese authorities in Quebec The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
Canada police probe alleged Chinese 'police stations' in Montreal Police in Canada said on Thursday they are investigating allegations that two Montreal-area centers are being used as Chinese state-backed "police stations" to intimidate or harass Canadians of Chinese origin. Reuters · Mar 9, 2023
Brenda Lucki's retirement will not fix the RCMP’s structural problems RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announced her retirement on Feb. 15. It is easy to make Lucki the scapegoat for almost five years of RCMP crises, debacles, collapsing public support and allegations of systemic racism and employee harassment. After all, the buck stopped at her desk. But there’s no point replacing… The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023
What UFO Fears Tell Us about Trust in Government The horrors of the world wars shook public confidence in technical expertise and the state’s ability to ensure the safety of its citizens The Walrus · Feb 17, 2023
First female chief of Canada's national police force, the Mounties, to retire Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Wednesday she is stepping down as head of Canada's national police force. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
Canada: five RCMP officers charged over Indigenous man’s 2017 death in custody Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers accused of Dale Culver’s manslaughter and three others face obstruction charges The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2023
Two brothers from US killed in avalanche on Canadian ski trip Canadian authorities have launched probe in the incident The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023
The lack of RCMP protection officers is a risk to Canada's national security Near the end of 2022, it was reported that the RCMP faces a severe shortage of police officers to protect federal ministers, diplomats and other government officials. The Conversation · Jan 5, 2023
Canada: 4 Killed, More Than 50 Hospitalised In British Columbia Bus Crash Four persons were killed and more than 50 others had to be admitted to hospitals in southern British Columbia after the bus they were travelling in rolled over on an icy highway on Christmas Eve, according to the provincial Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Read on for details: Dynamite News · Dec 26, 2022
Four killed and more than 30 injured as bus rolls over on icy highway ‘Although the number of patients remaining in hospital is low, this is a life-altering incident for all involved’ The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022 Canada to review ‘disconcerting’ police radio deal with ties to China, says Trudeau PM says officials signed contracts that have ‘questionable levels of security’ and could leave country exposed
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022 Cop15 security operation will be biggest for 20 years, Montreal police say Protests against oil and mining have been planned, as thousands of delegates arrive for UN biodiversity summit
Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022 Trudeau pledges aid for Indigenous community after stabbing spree Visit to James Smith Cree Nation comes after leaders called for resources to set up tribal policing, addiction services.
The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2022 Canada charges electric vehicle battery researcher with espionage for China Yuesheng Wang, a worker at Quebec’s power utility, is accused of sending trade secrets to China
The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2022 ‘A brazen intrusion’: China’s foreign police stations raise hackles in Canada Beijing says Toronto locations are ‘services stations’ to renew licenses – but China watchers say they monitor and pressure country’s diaspora
Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2022 Canada repatriates two women, two children from northeast Syria Rights groups are calling on Canada to bring back all citizens held in ‘inhumane’ conditions in Syria’s detention camps.
Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2022 Canada stabbing spree suspect committed killings alone: Police Damien Sanderson, initially named as second suspect in last month’s attacks, was ‘a victim of homicide’, police say.
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Canada mass stabbing suspect’s brother was victim not accomplice, police say Myles Sanderson, who died in RCMP custody, was responsible for deaths of all 11 victims, including that of his brother Damien
The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2022 Mounties’ missteps creating crisis of confidence in Canada’s police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, under fire for its response to recent mass killings, is facing calls for a shake-up
Reuters · Sep 21, 2022 Canada mass stabbing suspect not beaten to death in police custody -coroner Preliminary tests found no signs of external trauma that could have caused the death of a mass stabbing suspect who died in police custody after one of Canada's deadliest mass violence incidents earlier in September, a coroner said on Wednesday.
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022 Why major Canadian railways must no longer be permitted to police themselves Major railways in Canada, alone among private sector corporations, have their own police forces with full investigative and jurisdictional powers over accidents on, or near, their property.