Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism in RCMP"

Irene Alec says she was handcuffed, ticketed by officer for littering offence she didn’t commit.  A large wooden sign welcomes visitors to Burns Lake in northern B.C. Photo: Kathleen Martens/APTN News  APTN News: A well-respected 69-year-old Lake Babine First Nation Elder and mother of six says an RCMP officer in Burns Lake, B.C. handcuffed her,...

(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) fully supports demands from the families of nine First Nations individuals who were killed by law enforcement agencies across the country in August and September. NationTalk: On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, a group of individuals including the families of eight of...

Gitanyow leaders ‘outraged’ as latest move further delays Prince George constable’s sentencing for obstruction of justice Content warning: This article contains details about police violence. Please read with care for your spirit. Indiginews: Lawyers for a “Prince George” Mountie convicted of obstruction in the death of Dale Culver are calling for a stay of proceedings...

NationTalk: (Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George – The BCAFN is outraged by the abhorrent behaviour of RCMP officers in recent months and the lack of action taken by our federal and provincial elected officials responsible for oversight over our policing institutions. BCAFN is calling for immediate action to recognize First Nations jurisdiction over policing and the...

Prosecutors made the ‘extremely rare’ move to consult an independent expert — one who’s been accused of bias. His report toppled the case. Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on X @amandajfollett. The Tyee: On July 18, 2017, shortly after 10 p.m., Dale Culver lay face...

The government should review the BC Prosecution Service’s decisions in police cases, says investigation office head Ron MacDonald. The Tyee: The head of B.C.’s police watchdog wants the government to review the BC Prosecution Service’s handling of his office’s recommendations for criminal charges against officers. Ron MacDonald, the Independent Investigations Office of BC chief civilian...

Victims of domestic violence are often dismissed and sometimes met with police brutality, advocates say. Kerry Mercer remembers in vivid detail the day last November that police officers in Vanderhoof broke her leg.  Mercer was returning from meeting her teenage son on the street between the home she had previously shared with her ex-husband and...

Jay Raphael and Chelsey Quaw have both gone missing from a small community along Highway of Tears CBC News: First Nations leaders are calling on the RCMP, media and the public to do more to help find two people who have gone missing from the Saik’uz First Nation over the past year. Jay Preston Raphael, 28, and Chelsey Amanda Quaw...

An RCMP unit under investigation by a federal commissioner will receive 15 per cent of the funding promised for safer communities. The Tyee: A portion of the $230 million promised last fall by the BC NDP to bolster rural police detachments and make communities safer is earmarked for a controversial RCMP unit tasked with policing...

Province launching ‘out-of-jurisdiction’ investigation into allegations report says went largely ignored CBC News: The provincial government has ordered an external investigation after an independent report found the RCMP failed to properly investigate what one officer described as potentially “egregious” allegations that Mounties had abused and harassed Indigenous girls in Prince George, B.C., decades ago. A statement on Thursday confirmed the...

Cash for operations on 3 resource projects flowed through Community-Industry Response Group CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2023 1:59 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6 CBC News: An RCMP squad charged with policing resistance to resource extraction in British Columbia spent nearly $50 million enforcing injunctions obtained by the petroleum and forestry sectors in its first...