A con game that undercover police use to obtain confessions in Canada secures convictions, but opponents say it’s a breeding ground for false confessions.
Tag: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Police Missteps Contributed to Canada’s Deadliest Shooting Rampage, Inquiry Says
A commission found there was confusion, poor communication and inflexible thinking among the police during a 13-hour rampage in 2020 in which 23 people died.
Saskatchewan Mass Killings Were the Work of One Brother, Police Say
The police said Myles Sanderson had killed not just 10 people on an Indigenous reserve and in a nearby village, but also his brother, Damien, who was originally charged with murder.
Alberta Revives Its Long-Running Campaign Against Federal Gun Controls
Alberta, later followed by Saskatchewan, has directed Mounties in the province not to participate in a buyback program for banned rifles.
‘Somebody Planted the Guns’: In Canada, a Raided, Distrusting Village Blames the Police
When a cache of weapons was found in a tiny Canadian village that has become a symbol of the far right, it didn’t take long for new conspiracy theories to start circulating.
A Kick at the Door, a Knife in the Hand: The Saskatchewan Murders
As investigators pore over a sprawling and complex trail of crimes, a clearer picture is emerging of the stabbing rampage on an Indigenous reserve in Canada.
Myles Sanderson, Suspect in Canada Stabbings, Is Dead
After a four-day manhunt, the police arrested Myles Sanderson, a suspect in a stabbing rampage that left 10 dead in the Canadian province. He was pronounced dead at a hospital after going into “medical distress,” the police said.
Canada Stabbing Suspect Remains at Large After Manhunt in Saskatchewan
The police received reports that Myles Sanderson was spotted at the Indigenous reserve where the stabbings took place, but by day’s end he was not in custody, and an emergency alert was still in place for Saskatchewan.
Friendly Police Response to Protests Raises Questions Among Canadians
Images on social media contrast the response to the truckers with heavy-handed action last year against Indigenous people who blocked logging.
Defiant Protesters in Canada Brace for a Clampdown
The response of law enforcement in the nation’s capital has been painfully sluggish for many residents. But police signaled they may finally be ready to move in.