Red Women House: First recovery centre for Indigenous women opens in Calgary
‘From having nothing, sleeping beside my daughter on a single bed in a basement. It brings me hope.’
Violence
Family of lead plaintiff in RCMP discrimination class action hope police reform movement spurs change
A drum and dance troupe from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., takes the stage across the river from…
Winnipeg police defend use of force, deem kick necessary in video of Indigenous man’s arrest
Indigenous man tasered twice and kicked in upper body
RCMP boss reverses comments, acknowledges systemic racism in police force
‘I did not say definitively that systemic racism exists in the RCMP. I should have.’
Video shows RCMP arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan chief
12 minute video shows argument and eventual arrest of Adam.
‘This has to stop’: Bloodied chief in Alberta calls out RCMP
“The RCMP, whenever they go do their call there, they always seem to use excessive force.”
The idea of ‘defunding’ police nothing new for Vancouver advocate
“we could see this shift from what we have right now, which is police attending crisis calls”
Black Lives Matter rallies held across southern Ontario over the weekend
10,000 attend London rally.
Politicians ‘alarmed’ and ‘concerned’ by alleged police assault on Athabasca Chipewyan chief
Prime Minister said he’s “deeply concerned” with latest allegation of police violence.