Toronto
Court appearances are scheduled for Friday for two Toronto police officers charged following a massive marijuana grow-op raid in York region. One of the constables charged is a nine-year veteran who was given a teamwork commendation by the police board last year for his work on a murder case. The other has eight years of [...]

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I think we all knew this was coming.
OTTAWA — Rookie cops with less than five years on the job should be barred from carrying Tasers, and experienced officers should only use the stun guns when a suspect is “combative” or posing a risk of death or danger, says the RCMP’s civilian watchdog.
In a final report [...]

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For the background on this story, see my previous post here.
VANCOUVER - Robert Dziekanski’s mother accused the police of looking for “dirt” on her son by travelling to his native Poland for background information on the newcomer to Canada who died last fall after being tasered by police at Vancouver International Airport.
The head of the Integrated [...]

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