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Ontario Regional Chief Benedict congratulates Nishnawbe Aski Police Service on agreement with province
(Toronto, Ont.–Dec. 13, 2024) Ontario Reginal Chief Abram Benedict has issued the following statement on the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service agreement with Ontario: “Earlier this week, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) announced that they have come to an agreement with the province to bring the service into the provincial policing framework. I congratulate NAPS—the […]
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Michael Higgins: Liberal government hate crime report pretends antisemitism doesn’t exist – National Post
Dec 12, 2024 Ombudsperson details attacks on minorities, but ignores Jewish Canadians “Hate persists when apathy prevails,” reads a new report on hate crimes by a federal government ombudsman who is supposed to be the “voice of the victim.” Article content Article content Hate also persists if you just ignore it. For example, the report […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Global News
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Becomes First Legislated Indigenous Police Service in Ontario
December 10, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK, ON: Leadership from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) joined with representatives of the Government of Ontario for a historic announcement as the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) has become the first legislated Indigenous police force in Ontario. “We have worked for years to have our own police service mandated as […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Daily Guardian
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Ontario Signs Historic Agreement with Largest First Nations Police Service in Canada
December 10, 2024 Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board opts-in to provincial policing legislation TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced that the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board (NAPSB) will be the first-ever First Nations police service to come under the umbrella of the Community Safety and Policing Act, the province’s policing legislation. During a signing […]
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Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest – Timmins Times
Dec 09, 2024 The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred medicine and […]
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Media Advisory – Solicitor General Kerzner and Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler to Hold a Press Conference
December 09, 2024 Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General, will be joined by Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation to provide remarks and hold a media availability. Date:Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Time:Remarks at 1:30 p.m. A media availability will follow. Location:Toronto, ON Livestream:With English closed captioning ― Ministry of the Solicitor General Livestream With French […]
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First Nation Police Services Demand Their Day in Court: Canada Called out on Stall Tactics
December 5, 2024 On December 5, 2024, First Nations community leaders and police service representatives gathered in Ottawa to provide an update on the human rights complaint of the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”). IPCO’s complaint, launched in March 2023, challenges Canada’s decades of chronic underfunding of First Nations community safety under the First […]
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MP calls for action on First Nation policing and missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls – Soo Today
December 5, 2024 MP Carol Hughes addressed the House of Commons about the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls In response to the disappearance of Juanita Migwans, a 30-year-old woman from M’Chigeeng First Nation missing since Oct. 2, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes, addressed the House of Commons about the ongoing crisis […]
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