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Welcome to our first eNewsletter of 2025! We're jumping right in with a look at new border security measures, as U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump is set to take office in less than three weeks. Read more on Canada's plans below.
- Brittani Schroeder, Editor
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The RCMP plans to create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada’s border using helicopters, drones and surveillance towers. The move is part of the federal government’s $1.3-billion upgrade to border security and monitoring to appease U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the flow of migrants and illegal drugs.
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The jury at a coroner’s inquest has deemed the 2016 death of an Ottawa man after his violent arrest a homicide, as it made more than 50 recommendations Tuesday aimed at preventing similar deaths in the future.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has hired Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee to be her new top bureaucrat. McFee is to be deputy minister of executive council and head of the Alberta Public Service starting Feb. 24.
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The RCMP’s police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says.
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As a crime, sex-based human trafficking remains chronic in Canada. The government of Canada reports that of all human trafficking cases, 96 per cent of victims are women and girls, 65 per cent of cases reported to police occurred in Ontario, and 91 per cent of victims of police-reported incidents knew their trafficker. From a year-over-year perspective, crime rates for sex-based human trafficking remain high despite these efforts.
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The recent discovery of an advanced illegal drug manufacturing ‘super lab’ in Falkland, B.C., by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is an unambiguous warning of the consequences Canada faces if it fails to learn from the errors that led to America’s ongoing opioid crisis. America’s mistakes have resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives, a tragedy Canada can avoid if it acts decisively.
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Members of law enforcement face traumatic incidents quite often as they carry out their duties. But how can we support those members as they return to work? In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder is joined by Chief Mental Health Officer Derek Sienko and RCMP S/Sgt. Ray Savage to discuss how first responders return to work after traumatic incidents and the gap that exists between clinicians and employers.
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Chief Cheryl Gervais and Sgt. Chantal Larocque summed up Indigenous policing in just a few words when they explained, “We have to do more with less.” Indigenous police services are not considered an essential service, and though there have been many discussions over the years to officially recognize them as such, the change has yet to occur.
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Law enforcement is an industry that stands out, namely, for the risks associated with the job, as well as the very long tenure of the workforce. Generous pension plans make it more and more difficult for officers to leave their position, and as the officers age, the duty becomes more and more difficult on their physical and mental health.
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Location: Orillia, Ont.
Date: Jan. 28 - 30, 2025
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Location: Toronto, Ont.
Date: Feb. 2 - 4, 2025
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Date: Mar. 2 - 4, 2025
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Location: Anaheim, Ca, USA
Date: Mar. 11 - 13, 2025
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Location: Toronto, Ont.
Date: Mar. 27, 2025
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