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Seventeen Canadians per day died from opioids in 2020: Public Health Agency of Canada

Canada’s public health agency says the COVID-19 pandemic drove an increasingly deadly overdose crisis last year that continues to take lives and corrode communities. Grim new numbers from the agency show 6,214 people suffered opioid-related deaths in 2020—17 deaths per day on average—compared to fewer than 4,000 in 2019.


St. Thomas police deploy new wireless signalling system for body cameras and stun guns

After a four-month pilot project, St. Thomas police in Ontario officially began utilizing new technology to go along with their body-worn cameras (BWCs) and stun guns.


Watchdog calls rate of child sexual abuse in Nunavut a crisis

Nunavut's representative for children and youth says the territory's high rate of child sexual abuse amounts to a crisis. The Arctic Children and Youth Foundation says Nunavut youth experience abuse at a rate 10 times the national average. And Nunavut's Family Services Department says there are 416 registered sex offenders in the territory—209 committed offences against children.
 
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Victim-friendly approaches in sexual crime investigations

To eliminate the barriers to reporting sexual assaults and to enhance the cooperation of the victims with police, appropriate investigation approaches and interview techniques need to be used. In sexual assault cases, the account of the victim is usually the primary—and in some cases, the only—source of evidence. By Davut Acka. » Read now
 
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Nova Scotia man's arrest 'unnecessary' but likely not motivated by race: police board

The Nova Scotia Police Review Board has ruled that an officer acted stubbornly and unnecessarily but was likely not motivated by race when he arrested a Black man and his wife who were in a park after hours in 2018. » Read now

Alberta's top court reserves decision on bail for suspect in police death

The Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether a man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer should be granted bail. » Read now

Magnet Forensics' 2021 scholarship named in honour of Peel Sgt. Steve Martin

Throughout his career, Peel Regional Police Sgt. Steve Martin played a lead role in arresting criminals who shared and created child sexual abuse material. He died in January at the age of 40, after a long bout with cancer. Now, he is being honoured for Magnet Forensics' 2021 scholarships » Read now
 
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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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