4 h. ago Police chief’s apology over offensive podcast doesn’t go far enough: CIJA

Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as "Islamophobia"

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34 h. ago Absa CEO Says South Africa Needs Policy Certainty for Growth

The chief of South Africa’s third-biggest lender said policymakers need to use Wednesday’s budget to prioritize macroeconomic consistency in order to kickstart expansion.

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5 d. ago Veteran police officer Gene Bowers named Winnipeg’s next top cop

Gene Bowers, who started with the service in 1989 and has served as deputy chief since last September, officially got the nod at Friday's police board meeting.

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7 d. ago Uniformed Vancouver police officer randomly attacked in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Police chief Adam Palmer said two police officers were walking in the Downtown Eastside when a person randomly attacked one of the officers with an "edged weapon."

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9 d. ago Toronto Police 911 response times now 7 minutes faster than year ago

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw says 911 priority response times have improved to 12.6 minutes this year from 19.6 minutes at the same time last year. “This decrease of seven minutes represents an improvement of over 35%, which is positive news,” the chief told a press conference Tuesday. Demkiw attributes the improvement to more officer […]

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9 d. ago ‘Drip, drip, drip’ of tariff threats already causing damage, says business group

Broad U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports would be devastating if they’re imposed Tuesday, but the “drip, drip, drip” of threats and moving goalposts has already inflicted its share of pain on businesses, said the chief of public policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. “It’s really a weaponization of uncertainty,” said Matthew Holmes. Across-the-board 25 […]

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1 week ago Wrongfully convicted N.B. man hopes promised police review comes this month

The New Brunswick man is hoping to get his hands on a copy of the external review commissioned by the Saint John, N.B., police chief into the force's handling of his case.

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2 w. ago Intimate partner violence a factor in Overbrook homicide, police chief confirms

Judith Pamela Brennan was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Robert Vides inside a Presland Road apartment on Feb. 19 at 4:45 a.m.

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2 w. ago Edmonton Police Service to have 2 ‘rotating’ interim chiefs amid ongoing search for full

Deputy Chief Devin Laforce and Deputy Chief Warren Driechel have been appointed to the shared role of interim chief.

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2 w. ago Two veteran officers named interim Edmonton police chiefs as McFee exits to Alberta government

“The commission received interest from two strong applicants for this role and we’ve decided to hire both as interim chiefs of the EPS"

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2 w. ago End of Dale McFee era: Two veteran officers named interim Edmonton police chiefs

In 2016, Driechel was named during court proceedings for one of the officers convicted of selling steroids within the service. “I have agonized over this every day of my career since that happened," Driechel said Friday

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3 w. ago After four decades of policing in Vancouver, Chief Adam Palmer retires

Palmer said he is leaving the VPD in good shape for his successor. “You probably won’t see the last of me,” he said.

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3 w. ago After four decades of policing in Vancouver, Chief Adam Palmer to retire

Palmer said he is leaving the VPD in good shape for his successor. “You probably won’t see the last of me,” he said.

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