Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism in Policing"

Inspector General of Policing of Ontario has announced a review Ryan Teschner says he will review the work of the Thunder Bay Police Service as Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing. Photo: Submitted  APTN News: Thunder Bay’s embattled police service and its governing board are again coming under scrutiny – this time by the Inspector General of...

APTN News: Families who have lost loved ones in Thunder Bay recently have written to the Inspector General of Policing of Ontario calling for the city’s police services board to be dissolved and the police service disbanded. Long-time lawyer Julian Falconer is representing the families of Corey Belesky and Jenna Ostberg. The calls to disband...

Deaths of Corey Belesky, Mackenzie Moonias, Jenna Ostberg still under investigation CBC News: At an emotional news conference in Toronto on Monday, First Nations leaders didn’t hold back when it came to the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay. They want the northwestern Ontario city’s police service disbanded and an outside police service to investigate unresolved deaths....

Nishnawbe Aski Nation leaders, MPP to address media in Toronto after OPP lays charges against ex-police chief First Nations leaders address issues with Thunder Bay Police Service NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa and leaders of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation speak out about longstanding issues with the Thunder Bay Police Service as the force faces renewed scrutiny...

CBC News: As senior leaders of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and its oversight board say they are committed to accountability and rebuilding trust with the community, Indigenous leaders in the region say that words are no longer enough and they need to see action.   “Trust in the police is not there,” Kiiwetinoong MPP...

NationTalk: Daily Guardian – Criminal charges against the former Thunder Bay police chief and other high-ranking members have sown further doubt in the credibility of the embattled force in northern Ontario, its current leaders acknowledged Monday as they vowed to rebuild confidence in the service. Chief Darcy Fleury and police board chair Karen Machado held...

Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Darcy Fleury is photographed at police headquarters, in Thunder Bay, Ont. Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press.  APTN News: The Canadian Press – Thunder Bay police Chief Darcy Fleury knows firsthand what it’s like to experience racism – and that has helped guide his first few months on the job as...

Police say officers complete annual use of force training mandated by province  WARNING: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. CBC News: Indigenous people living in Thunder Bay, Ont., are speaking out about recent encounters with city police they are characterizing as police brutality, and they’re calling for the violence...

Administrator of board in northwestern Ontario acknowledges ‘huge challenges … from generations of our past’ CBC News: Community leaders and stakeholders in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they are watching carefully for the police service’s next steps in the wake of a major report tabled to the police oversight board Thursday night. The report, written by a...

June 14, 2021: Matawa Chiefs Council – “The Matawa Chiefs Council supports the recommendations from the Ontario Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) for the reinvestigation into nine sudden deaths involving Indigenous people. Reinvestigations include three First Nation’s youth from the Seven Youth Inquest including our own Webequie First Nation youth Jordan Wabasse who tragically died...