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Global News Okanagan May 13

B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police have reported declining extortion cases, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safety priority.
#Canada #Crime #BCcrime #Extortion
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847067/b-c-police-report-declining-extortions-but-combating-crisis-is-priority-minister/

Global News Canada May 12

B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in the province.
#Canada #Policewomenconference
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844323/b-c-police-women-discrimination-lawsuit/

Global News BC May 11

B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in the province.
#Canada #Policewomenconference
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844323/b-c-police-women-discrimination-lawsuit/

Global News Okanagan May 11

B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in the province.
#Canada #Policewomenconference
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844323/b-c-police-women-discrimination-lawsuit/

Global News May 11

B.C. police women want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
The group of officers allege they were subjected to harassment, bullying and gender discrimination while working in policing in the province.
#Canada #Policewomenconference
https://globalnews.ca/news/11844323/b-c-police-women-discrimination-lawsuit/

CBC British Columbia Mar 30

B.C. police watchdog investigating after man injured during police interaction in Fort St. John
B.C.’s police oversight body is investigating an incident in Fort St. John after a man was seriously injured during a police interaction following a traffic stop early Sunday morning.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/iio-investigating-fort-st-john-rcmp-officer-s-action-9.7146532?cmp=rss

CBC British Columbia Mar 25

Complaint commissioner announces probe into B.C. police sexual misconduct
B.C.'s police complaint commissioner said his office has began a "systemic investigation" into how municipal police departments handle cases of sexual misconduct involving officers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/complaint-commissioner-police-sexual-misconduct-9.7141972?cmp=rss

Nancy Marguerite Anderson Apr 14, 2024

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, AND PERILOUS JOURNEYS OF THE FUR TRADE
#Blogpost
Although Henry Anderson was never a member of the Brigade, so far as I know, he was a regular in northern #BritishColumbia and later, a B.C. Policeman. There is plenty of culture and conflict in his life story, poor man. #HBCHistory #BCPolice #HistoricJourney #AmWritingHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/henry-anderson/

How two political adversaries turned to each other when the online threats became too much

"The threatening emails arrived every day for months...the sender wrote in graphic detail about how he’d cut and disfigure Robinson’s female anatomy"

"Together, over months, they fought back, combining their cases, pushing police and eventually identifying their tormentor."

PUSHING POLICE

#BCPolice #BCPoli #NDP #BCUnited #Misogyny #Women #PoliceFail #CanPoli #CdnPoli

https://www.theorca.ca/commentary/rob-shaw-how-two-political-adversaries-turned-to-each-other-when-the-online-threats-became-too-much-7583815

Rob Shaw: How two political adversaries turned to each other when the online threats became too much

In politics, they say, everyone has to watch out for each other

The Orca

BC Info Bot Jul 24, 2023

Global News BC: B.C. to create new policing standards for sexual assault, boost support services https://globalnews.ca/news/9852536/sexual-assault-support-standards-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #supportforsexualassaultvictimsBC #sexualassaultpolicingstandards #BCMinistryofPublicSafety #gender-basedviolence #SexualizedViolence #SexualAssault #MikeFarworth #KelliPaddon #BCpolice #Crime

B.C. to create new policing standards for sexual assault, boost support services

The new policing standards will apply to all police forces across B.C. and take effect in 2024, with investigations receiving greater oversight.

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