Jul 3 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning now faces a long list of charges. The RCMP said Corey Hurren, 46, faces 22 criminal charges, including careless use of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited or restricted […]
Jun 27 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The federal government is taking a closer look at the RCMP’s contract policing obligations — a review taking on new relevance as calls mount to reallocate police budgets across North America. During testimony in front of a House of Commons meeting earlier this week — and against a backdrop of recent allegations of racism and […]
Jun 25 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today floated the idea of bringing in national standards and reopening the Canada Health Act to address some of the vulnerabilities the pandemic has exposed in long-term care homes — while accusing provincial governments of having “failed to support seniors.” His comments came after the Canadian Institute for Health Information released […]
Jun 17 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — RCMP officers have pointed guns at individuals more than 5,000 times over the past three years. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police today released a use-of-force breakdown that shows the use of firearms is the RCMP’s most common recorded intervention tactic. The report was released as calls mount around the world for fundamental policing reform in […]
Jun 11 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the RCMP and other police agencies across the country have a problem with systemic racism — a day after RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said she’s “struggling” with the term and denied racism is entrenched within the organization. “Systemic racism is an issue right across the country, in all our […]
Jun 8 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The head of the RCMP says her organization will begin the work of outfitting some of its officers with body cameras — a move that comes in the midst of a global wave of mass protests against police brutality. “The commissioner has confirmed that the RCMP will engage in work and discussion with policing partners […]
Jun 7 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The RCMP continues to mull over a number of high-profile investigations completed by its watchdog body involving allegations of Mountie misbehaviour — ultimately stalling their release and raising questions about the effectiveness of public oversight. “Ultimately, it undermines the legitimacy of the force when individuals don’t get answers to the complaints that they have,” said […]
Jun 4 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — New public health figures show Canada could see between 97,990 to 107,454 cases by June 15. While new federal figures show the emergence of new cases of COVID-19 is slowing in some parts of Canada, the pandemic continues — and some regions and age groups are being hit particularly hard. During a briefing in Ottawa […]
Jun 4 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canada’s border agency says there’s “growing evidence” that organized crime groups are trying to corrupt its officers, leading to a growing number of cases of drug and firearm smuggling. The warning was included in a set of documents prepared for Public Safety Minister Bill Blair when he took over the job late last year. The […]
May 20 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canada’s cyber spy agency says authorities are investigating possible security breaches at Canadian organizations doing COVID-19-related research — less than a week after it warned that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a “valuable target” for state-sponsored actors. “We’ve seen some compromises in research organizations that we’ve been helping to mitigate and we’re […]
May 20 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Police officers have made nearly 2,200 home visits to make sure Canadians are complying with the self-isolation rule when they cross back into the country — a small percentage of the more than one million travellers who have returned home since the start of the pandemic. The new statistics are coming out as Prime Minister […]
May 12 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — One border services officer was accused of bragging about making clients touch themselves during private searches. Another was accused of soliciting bribes at the border. And thousands of dollars and a handful of luxury items — including a Rolex watch — went missing from a border services safe. Documents obtained by CBC News through an […]
May 2 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — As more Canadians find themselves living online while stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liberal government is accelerating its strategy to increase high-speed broadband coverage in rural Canada. A spokesperson for Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef said the government is consulting with telecommunication providers, rural municipalities and others about how best to […]
Apr 29 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t say today whether his government would follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and order meat-processing plants to stay open during the pandemic — but stressed that workers’ safety is a priority. Yesterday, in response to concerns about food shortages and supply chain disruptions, Trump issued an executive […]
Apr 21 2020 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Meat prices could go up now that a massive processing plant in Alberta has temporarily shut itself down following a COVID-19 outbreak — but it’s not likely to lead to a domestic shortage, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. “We’ve heard from Canadian beef producers and associations that the priority will be ensuring Canadian supply […]