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Vancouver police got caught using AI to alter an image from a drug bust In our latest for @breachmedia.ca I look beyond this cop slop to understand what the police are really up to
NEWS: Hamilton police board member Anjali Menezes has just resigned at the board's ongoing meeting Menezes says her colleagues have failed to hold Hamilton Police accountable, and that her proposals for change have been silenced More to come at @breachmedia.ca
let's talk about policing during Toronto's local elections the police have the biggest budget and the most power of any service in this city—we see how they're using both a plan to spend less on policing and more on people is long overdue
UPDATE: on the heels of our reporting, the public safety minister is asked about the deportation of Kumar Thuraisinkam Anandasangaree acknowledges the danger Thuraisinkam faces, but is not intervening, saying the courts are best placed to decide Our full story below
Yves Engler says NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis is "better across the board" than his major rivals Engler says he plans to rank Lewis either first or second on his ballot, with Tony McQuail as his other top choice
The response to Toronto police corruption shouldn't be a $90 million dollar raise Tell the mayor and city council to boost city services like recreation, long term care and shelters, not policing visit anothertoronto.ca to take action right now
There's a Stop Wage Theft rally happening tomorrow outside the Ministry of Labour, hosted by workers owed $400,000 in unpaid wages from their employers
Thanks for the questions Greg. In summary: -candidates who start collecting money or incurring campaign expenses are supposed to apply for leadership -candidates are supposed to process their donations through the party Engler seems not to have done either of these. See the attached screenshots
A group calling itself "New Toronto Initiative" is suing a local councillor and the city over plans to build a shelter in the neighbourhood - a classic Toronto move
A TMU security guard told the student they were "under arrest for assault" and held them at length in a separate location. But Toronto Police didn't arrest or charge the student. The university says it's investigating the incident
Sixth annual abolition pride march and picnic in Grange Park this Sunday!
My book "The Skin We're In" was published five years ago today It's still the most meaningful writing I've done, and I'm grateful it was published and continues to be read The paperback, e-book, and audiobook (read by yours truly) are all available here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/536075...
via @aptnnews.bsky.social on X: ‘How many more people have to die at the hands of your police?' Martha Martin, mother of Chantel Moore and Mike Martin, asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with families and make changes to stop more deaths of Indigenous Peoples while interacting with police.