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Collingwood OPP detachment gains international attention for victim services initiative

A victim services initiative born out of the Blue Mountains/Collingwood Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment is one year in and gaining international attention.


Guelph/Eramosa set to approve body camera for its bylaw officer

Guelph/Eramosa Township in Ontario is considering outfitting its bylaw officer with a body camera. Council discussed the proposal, brought forward by the bylaw officer, at a recent committee of the whole meeting. They are set to give the initiative final approval on Monday.


Toronto police arrest 20 people in large international drug investigation

Toronto police have arrested 20 people in what they're calling a major takedown of an international drug-smuggling ring. The force says those accused, mostly from the Greater Toronto Area, are facing a total of 182 charges, including importation of a substance and participation in a criminal organization.
 
 
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Police who prey

An expose into a predator in uniform. What happens when the protector becomes the perpetrator. By Matthew H. Logan. » Read now
 
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Edmonton Police Service adds eagle feather to its policies and procedures

The Edmonton Police Service is adding the eagle feather, a sacred Indigenous symbol, to its policies and procedures to be more inclusive of the community it serves. The eagle feathers were introduced at EPS locations on National Indigenous Persons Day on June 21. » Read now

Regina opens harm reduction site

Canada’s first legal supervised consumption site opened in Vancouver in 2003, but it would take 18 years and more than 1,000 drug-related deaths in Saskatchewan before similar support would become available in the province’s capital. » Read now

Indigenous population hit hard in overdose crisis

Fatal overdoses disproportionately affected British Columbia’s Indigenous population, particularly women, as illicit drug deaths spiked in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. » Read now
 
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LEOSH 2021 Conference

Location: Virtual
Date: June 23, 2021
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FBINAA National Training Conference 2021

Location: Orlando, Fla.
Date: July 7 – 10, 2021
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IACP 2021

Location: New Orleans
Date: Sept. 11 – 14, 2021
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