2 d. ago Police chief says releasing child killing details still an option in Crown dispute

"I don't want to commit to one path or another right now, because we've got a lot of time to figure this out"

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4 d. ago Proposed $21.6M police budget will make St. Thomas safer, chief says

"It’s time to staff up and make sure I can hire the resources to provide a safe city," Chief Marc Roskamp said.

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5 d. ago 'A lot more work to do': London police chief extends contract to 2031

Thai Truong became the city’s top cop in June 2023.

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9 d. ago Two GTA mayors disagree with Ford’s decision to ban automated speed cameras

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made “the wrong decision” when it comes to his proposed legislative ban on automated speed cameras when MPPs return to work in October. “Speed cameras work,” Chow told reporters Thursday following the Premier’s announcement. “They help save lives. And we know speeding kills. Today, the […]

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9 d. ago Police force members in New Brunswick file harassment complaints against police chief

Saint John's police force has said it won’t comment on the complaints because it does not want to interfere with a judicial process.

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9 d. ago Ottawa councillor says city should 'refine' but not remove speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation next month that will ban municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across Ontario.

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1 week ago Premier Doug Ford under fire for plan to scrap speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford’s plan to scrap speed cameras on local roads has put him at odds with Toronto’s mayor and police chief. “Speed kills,” warned Mayor Olivia Chow. “Torontonians, especially those most vulnerable like children, need to be safe. And we know speed cameras work.  And that is why Toronto will always support having speed […]

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1 week ago The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.

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2 w. ago Pennsylvania detectives killed in an ambush remembered for saving lives

The department’s chief, Dave Lash, said the men 'represented the best of policing. They served with professionalism, dedication and courage.'

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2 w. ago New Edmonton police chief says force working to fix relationship with Crown prosecutors

Warren Driechel made headlines earlier this month when he urged Alberta’s justice ministry to overturn a pending plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

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2 w. ago Victoria's police department is 'woefully understaffed,' new police chief tells city council

Fiona Wilson says staffing numbers have not kept pace with population growth, or the change in complexity in policing.

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2 w. ago Chief reveal: City council to vote on new Edmonton top cop Friday

One of the last decisions of the current city council will be to give the nod to Edmonton’s new chief of police. A chief reveal is set for noon. The decision goes before Edmonton city council Friday morning — just under the wire for the current council, with the Oct. 20 election looming, said Ben […]

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2 w. ago Automated speed cameras make roads safer, Ontario police chiefs say

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to axe automated speed cameras in towns and cities, calling them a 'tax grab' and suggesting they don't make streets safer.

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2 w. ago Doug Ford calls them a ‘tax grab,’ but Ontario police chiefs say speed cameras work

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to axe automated speed cameras in towns and cities, calling them a 'tax grab' and suggesting they don't make streets safer.

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2 w. ago Ontario’s top cops favour speed cameras, contrary to Ford’s push to axe them

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police has urged Ford to reconsider his plan, saying it will put pedestrians at risk

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2 w. ago Outrage grows after body of Black student found hanging from tree in Mississippi

Delta State Police Chief Michael Peeler said there was no evidence of an ongoing threat to students and faculty.

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2 w. ago Halifax police lay charges for hateful graffiti painted on synagogues

'The swift and seamless collaboration between police and the community represents our city taking a strong and unified stance against the promotion of hatred,' said the city's police chief

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2 w. ago Ontario city stops speed camera use as Ford pushes for end to ‘tax grab’

The City of Vaughan has formally dropped its use of automated speed enforcement cameras as Ontario’s premier urges municipalities that have them to end the “tax grab.”

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3 w. ago Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will.

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3 w. ago Demkiw’s contract as chief renewed for another four years, police board says

Myron Demkiw’s “steady leadership” has earned him a vote of confidence from the Toronto Police Service Board. Toronto’s chief of police had his contract renewed for another four years, the board announced in a statement Thursday, to ensure “stability and continuity in leadership at the Toronto Police Service. “Stability in leadership is critical at this […]

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