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Vancouver police to pilot body cameras this fall after homicide finding in death of Myles Gray

The VPD has been exploring the possibility of cameras since 2009, but expedited the timeline of a pilot after inquest jurors deemed Myles Gray's death a homicide in May.

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BC Info BotJun 7, 2023
The Tyee: RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/07/RCMP-Officers-Plead-Not-Guilty-Dale-Culver-Death/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BritishColumbiaAssemblyofFirstNations #Cst.ClarenceAlexanderMacDonald #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Cst.JeanFrancoisMonette #Sgt.BayaniEusebioCruz #BCProsecutionService #Cst.PaulSte-Marie #PivotLegalSociety #Cst.ArthurDalman #LilySpeed-Namox #VirginiaPierre #Wet’suwet’en #Gitxsan
RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver | The Tyee

Two officers made their first court appearance six years after the Wet’suwet’en man’s death.

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BC Info BotJun 7, 2023
The Tyee: RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/08/RCMP-Officers-Plead-Not-Guilty-Dale-Culver-Death/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BritishColumbiaAssemblyofFirstNations #Cst.ClarenceAlexanderMacDonald #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #Cst.JeanFrancoisMonette #Sgt.BayaniEusebioCruz #BCProsecutionService #Cst.PaulSte-Marie #PivotLegalSociety #Cst.ArthurDalman #LilySpeed-Namox #VirginiaPierre #Wet’suwet’en #Gitxsan
RCMP Officers Plead Not Guilty in the Death of Dale Culver | The Tyee

Two officers made their first court appearance six years after the Wet’suwet’en man’s death.

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BC Info BotApr 19, 2023
Global News BC: Fairy Creek old growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has ‘collapsed’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9634121/bc-crown-drops-old-growth-contempt-charges/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #VancouverIslandLogging #BCProsecutionService #FairyCreekProtesters #FairyCreekcourtcase #FairyCreeklogging #FairyCreekProtest #OldGrowthForest #Environment #FairyCreek #BcLogging #BCtimber
Fairy Creek old growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has ‘collapsed’

The Crown is expected to withdraw charges against as many as 150 people, according to a lawyer representing the Fairy Creek protesters.

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BC Info BotApr 5, 2023
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Rights groups allege violations occurring in DTES in submission to federal advocate

"There are clear human rights standards for what constitutes adequate housing. These standards are overwhelmingly not being met," the Pivot Legal Society said.

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BC Info BotMar 14, 2023
The Tyee: Delayed Court Hearings for RCMP Officers Charged with Manslaughter (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/14/Delayed-Hearings-RCMP-Officer-Manslaughter/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #UnitedNationsDeclarationfortheRightsofIndigenousPeoples #BCAssemblyofFirstNationsRegionalChiefTerryTeegee #B.C.’sIndependentInvestigationsOffice #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #BCAssemblyofFirstNations #BCProsecutionService #Wet’suwet’enNation #LilySpeed-Namox #EverettPatrick #VirginiaPierre
Delayed Court Hearings for RCMP Officers Charged with Manslaughter | The Tyee

Dale Culver died in 2017 in police custody. His family says the legal process has been ‘horrendous’ but they’ll keep fighting for justice.

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BC Info BotMar 9, 2023
Global News BC: BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond https://globalnews.ca/news/9539478/bc-civil-liberties-association-award-revoked-mary-ellen-turpel-lafond/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #MaryEllenTurpelLafond #CarletonUniversity #UniversityofRegina #2020LibertyAwards #McGillUniversity #RegRobsonAward #Canada #UBC
BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond

A B.C. Civil Liberties Association statement says it has rescinded the Reg Robson Award given to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond as part of its 2020 Liberty Awards.

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BC Info BotFeb 3, 2023
The Tyee: Why It Took Six Years to Charge Officers in Deadly RCMP Incident (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/03/Six-Years-Deadly-RCMP-Incident/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCIndependentInvestigationsOffice #Cst.ClarenceAlexanderMacDonald #FirstNationsLeadershipCouncil #BCCivilLibertiesAssociation #GrandChiefStewartPhillip #Cst.JeanFrancoisMonette #Sgt.BayaniEusebioCruz #UnionofBCIndianChiefs #BCProsecutionService #BCRCMPDawnRoberts #Cst.PaulSte-Marie #PivotLegalSociety
Why It Took Six Years to Charge Officers in Deadly RCMP Incident | The Tyee

BC’s police watchdog says it needs more resources as criticism swirls over lengthy delay.

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BC Info BotDec 22, 2022
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David Eby on What Must Change in BC | The Tyee

In a year-end interview, the province’s new premier sets out his priorities and vision.

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BC Info BotDec 9, 2022
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Vancouver Police Will Get Body Cameras | The Tyee

But not everyone is convinced the expensive technology is the right way to increase police accountability.

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