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Woman’s advocacy group requests external review to halt RCMP’s ‘shocking’ misogynistic violence May 9, 2022 ‘The RCMP have become a national public safety crisis for women both inside and outside the RCMP,’ says co-author Pam Palmater Read more.

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Chief of B.C. First Nation will look over police watchdog’s report on fatal shooting of Julian Jones April 26, 2022 An Indigenous civilian monitor has been appointed to look over a report by British Columbia’s... Read more.

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First Nations police chiefs in Alberta say no to a provincial police force April 18, 2022 Police chiefs Keith Blake and Dale Cox both say the First Nations they serve are... Read more.

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Odelia Quewezance granted day parole after nearly 30 years in prison April 14, 2022 Parole Board of Canada denies full parole for Saulteaux woman. Read more.

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Mounties spent $950K on winter operations for Coastal GasLink April 12, 2022 RCMP group planned to raid activist camp even though pipeline workers had gone home for the holidays, internal documents show. Read more.

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Prosecution service in B.C. reviewing case of Lake Babine Nation man’s death in custody April 8, 2022 The B.C. Prosecution Service (BCPS) says it’s reviewing a report from the province’s police watchdog... Read more.

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Patty Hajdu says anti-Indigenous racism must be addressed in Thunder Bay – and her own department April 5, 2022 Indigenous Services Minister was first elected as an MP in 2015 Read more.

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Hate crimes against Indigenous people spiked 152 per cent in 2020: report March 18, 2022 Reported anti-Indigenous incidents more than doubled between 2019 and 2020, agency says Read more.

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Thunder Bay police board chair apologizes to families, says board not currently focus of ongoing investigations March 16, 2022 Nearly all of the dozens of deaths that need to be re-investigated involve Indigenous peoples. Read more.