Murder suspect seeks bail, declines publication ban
Arrest video triggers use-of-force review by Ottawa police after suspect on ground repeatedly struck
Ottawa police are reviewing how officers handled the arrest of a 39-year-old man after CBC News obtained security camera footage that showed police repeatedly striking the man while he appeared to lay prone on the ground.
HALIFAX -- The RCMP says there will be no formal apology to Halifax's Black communities for its heavy use of street checks, despite the Halifax Regional Police having done so almost two years ago.
Tony Ince held minister of African Nova Scotian affairs position in previous Liberal governments since 2013
Although Tony Ince said he believes it's more appropriate for a Black person to hold his old job, the former minister of African Nova Scotian affairs expressed respect for the man tapped by Premier Tim Houston for the post.
A decision by Nova Scotia's highest court on the sentencing of a Black man convicted of weapons offences is being heralded as "historic," and a "landmark" that will set the pattern for sentences going forward in the province, and possibly the rest of the country.
Despite what has been labelled a “crisis of confidence” between community members and the Peel Regional Police, a report headed to the police services board on Friday recommends against establishing an Anti-Black Racism Advisory Panel, a move that has the potential to elevate community voices and help board members make critical decisions about diversity, equity and inclusion.