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Saskatoon police want government help to pay safety costs for drug site

A police chief in Saskatchewan wants the government to provide money to help officers deal with safety measures when the province’s first supervised drug consumption site opens.


Ontario announces human trafficking strategy

Ontario says it will spend $202 million more over the next five years to fight human trafficking in the province. Premier Doug Ford says the money will fund a variety of measures, including an expansion of the provincial police force’s child exploitation unit and a public education campaign.


Halton-Peel initiated Public Safety Broadband Network extends service

Through the newly established alliance, along with Telesat and Motorola Solutions engineers, the teams successfully enabled the extension of mission critical PSBN LTE data services over a satellite link to Telesat's operations centre in Hanover, Ont.
 
 
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Career Expo

Security, Police and Fire collaborate for 2nd Annual Career Expo • PHOTOS

Blue Line once again collaborated with fellow Annex Business Media publications Canadian Security, Canadian Firefighter and Fire Fighting in Canada to host a career expo designed to meet the needs of up-and-coming security professionals, law enforcement officers and firefighters. The event features a mock interview panel and one-on-one mentoring opportunities. » See photos
 
 
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Blue Line, The Podcast: Martin Cronin, threat detection & security expert

For this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we steal some time with Martin Cronin, the CEO of Patriot One Technologies, during one of his Washington, D.C. trips. Patriot One is a provider of cognitive Microwave Radar technology for concealed weapons detection and the current sponsor of our podcast. We chat about the evolving trends in threat detection, artificial intelligence and privacy concerns as well as law enforcement partnerships. » Listen now

Out of the Cold — File No. 1: Double homicide in 1997

We are now proactively profiling a cold case in every other issue of Blue Line for our readers to share in order to spark renewed interest and hopefully generate tips and information. Special thanks to Stephen Metelsky for the idea and for writing the series. » Read more

The importance of futures thinking in policing

The March 2020 Editor’s Commentary takes a look at the report, “Planning for the Future: A Primer for Police Leaders on Futures Thinking” and catches up with Ward Clapham, a retired RCMP superintendent and transit police chief, who has been teaching futures thinking at Dalhousie for the past 10 years. » Read more
 
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Blue Line Expo 2020

Networking at Blue Line Expo 2020 is unique!

Sure, you can say trade shows are not what they used to be — but they’re actually worth more than ever before. In a day and age where few want to pick up the phone when they can just send an email, the face time at an event like Expo is extremely valuable. This is your chance to showcase your personality and talk to people you’d never otherwise come across. So, join Duty Apparel, Prod360, SP Dynamic, TactiForce and many others on the Blue Line Expo 2020 exhibition floor in Mississauga, Ont. Book your space now & make those connections. » Book your booth
 
Events 
 
Peel Regional Police

RCMP N.L. Klondike Night

Date: March 27, 2020
Location: St. John’s, N.L.
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Fraud Investigation Techniques – FIT 2020 Conference

Date: April 2, 2020
Location: Toronto, Ont.
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13th National Symposium on Tech Crime and E-Evidence

Date: April 3, 2020
Location: Toronto, Ont.
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Risk & Recovery Conference

Date: April 16-17, 2020
Location: Hamilton, Ont.
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