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ASIRT investigations concluded on three files
Dec 11, 2024 The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three separate incidents and released the executive director’s and assistant executive director’s full reports on each decision. On Sept. 20, 2020, ASIRT was directed to investigate a fatal RCMP officer-involved shooting in Calling Lake. The executive director’s full report can […]
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K’ómoks becomes first Indigenous government to appoint justice of the peace – The Discourse.
December 11, 2024 Marion Buller — former chair of the National Inquiry into MMIWG — says the new role will support the First Nation on ‘Vancouver Island’ to apply its own laws. K’ómoks First Nation has appointed as its inaugural justice of the peace the former head of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Global News
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Becomes First Legislated Indigenous Police Service in Ontario
December 10, 2024 QUEEN’S PARK, ON: Leadership from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) joined with representatives of the Government of Ontario for a historic announcement as the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) has become the first legislated Indigenous police force in Ontario. “We have worked for years to have our own police service mandated as […]
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First Nation police service opts into Ontario framework in ‘historic’ agreement – Daily Guardian
December 11, 2024 Ontario has signed a “historic” agreement with the country’s largest First Nations policing service that will expand the incidents the force can respond to, double its complement of officers and subject it to the same standards as other provincial police departments. On Tuesday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner stood with a number […]
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Public Advisory: Creation of Memorial Banners for Women and Girls lost to Gender-based Violence
December 10, 2024 During this year’s annual Purple Ribbon Campaign and flag raising ceremony, 11 families bravely shared personal details of their loved ones who lost their lives due to gender-based violence. The Purple Ribbon ceremony included memorial banners of women and girls connected to this province whose lives were tragically taken as the result […]
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Ontario Signs Historic Agreement with Largest First Nations Police Service in Canada
December 10, 2024 Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board opts-in to provincial policing legislation TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced that the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board (NAPSB) will be the first-ever First Nations police service to come under the umbrella of the Community Safety and Policing Act, the province’s policing legislation. During a signing […]
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Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest – Timmins Times
Dec 09, 2024 The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred medicine and […]
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Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of December 10 – 16
Ministerial Travel Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of December 9, 2024. Premier Simpson will be traveling to Las Vegas on December 10 to attend the Western Governors’ Association Winter Meeting Premier Simpson will be traveling to Toronto on December 15 to attend the […]
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Media Advisory – Solicitor General Kerzner and Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler to Hold a Press Conference
December 09, 2024 Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General, will be joined by Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation to provide remarks and hold a media availability. Date:Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Time:Remarks at 1:30 p.m. A media availability will follow. Location:Toronto, ON Livestream:With English closed captioning ― Ministry of the Solicitor General Livestream With French […]
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