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October 18, 2018
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Legalization: “I’m here to tell Canadians that the police are ready”

Police departments across Canada are fully prepared for marijuana legalization, said the head of the country’s police chiefs on Monday, but there won’t be swift crackdowns on illegal pot shops or craft cannabis growers.


Police tell MMIW inquiry human trafficking under reported source of violence

Police say human trafficking is strongly linked to high rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls, but there are major knowledge gaps that keep pervasive trafficking activities hidden in plain sight.


OPP Det.-Sgt. Caren Ashmore leaves footprint in Palestine

In honour of National Peacekeepers’ Day earlier this year, Blue Line spoke with Det.-Sgt. Caren Ashmore of the Ontario Provincial Police’s West Region Crime Unit in Wellington County. Ashmore spent 16 months in Ramallah, Palestine, as part of the European Union Co-ordinating for Palestine Police Support. Deployed as a police advisor for accountability, she was appointed acting deputy head of the Police Advisory Section six months in.
 
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Cybercrime Week

How are you managing cybercrime?

Blue Line is hosting a short survey so we can learn more about how our readers relate to the growing prevalence of cybercrime. It should only take five minutes! Results are anonymous and will be shared during Blue Line’s upcoming Cybercrime Week (Oct. 22-26), sponsored by Cyber Security Canada.
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Featured News 
 

Double the attendance for Out of the Blue 2018 Gala • PHOTOS

Blue Line was honoured to attend Serving with Pride’s Out of the Blue Gala as the official print sponsor on Oct. 13 in Toronto. Congrats to all the award winners! » Read more...
 
HEADLINES 
 
Chiefs Gala 2018

Sgt. Dawn Rose wins Bruce MacPhail Award for 2018

Sgt. Dawn Rose of Toronto Police Service (TPS) is the 2018 recipient of the Sgt. Bruce MacPhail Award for Academic Excellence, presented to the municipal police officer who achieved the highest overall average in a concentration certificate within the Police Leadership Program at Dalhousie University in the past academic year. » Read more...

Correctional officer dies in Saskatchewan car crash while on duty

Lesa Zoerb, an employee from Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge (OOHL), was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Oct.7, while returning from supervising an offender at the hospital. Rest in Peace. » Read more...

Cannabis forbidden for federal prison guards in the 24 hours before a shift

“Substance use can adversely affect job performance, conduct, the work environment, and the well-being of individuals, and can compromise the safety and security of operations, institutions, offenders, employees and the public,” says the Correctional Service of Canada’s policy on marijuana for employees. » Read more...
 
Events 
 
Toronto Community Housing

Back on Track Conference & Gala - Odd Squad

Date: Oct. 19, 2018
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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Unmanned Canada 2018

Date: Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2018
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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Toronto Police Chief's Gala

Date: Nov. 1, 2018
Location: Toronto, Ont.
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The Blue Ball

Date: Nov. 2, 2018
Location: Woodbridge, Ont.
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The Canadian Critical Incident (CCII) Annual Fall Seminar

Date: Nov. 4-7, 2018
Location: Niagara Falls, Ont.
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