‘Colossal Failure’ By Police on Missing Women: Oppal
Province pledges fast implementation of Commission recommendations. Critics demand more action on racism, systemic problems.
Tag Archives: Police
In more than a decade of journalism, I have frequently covered crime, policing and public safety issues.
Whether its reporting directly from the scenes of gun murders, exploring the impacts of violence on communities, or investigating in depth missing women cases or police misconduct allegations, my work has been published in This Magazine, Windspeaker, Vancouver Observer — and recognized with awards and nominations from both the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Below are some samples from my police portfolio.
Missing Women Inquiry Rules That Racism and Bias Caused ‘Critical Police Failures’
British Columbia’s Attorney General Shirley Bond has pledged to implement “systemic changes” after the release of the highly critical Missing Women Commission of Inquiry’s final report.
Missing Women Inquiry Independence Questioned by Legal Advocates
British Columbia’s Missing Women Commission of Inquiry into the alleged police mishandling of the Robert Pickton serial killer investigation is taking another jab from some of the very groups who had fought for an inquiry into dozens of missing, mostly aboriginal women for years.
Alexus Young showcases healing from starlight tour abuses at ImagineNATIVE Fest
The Toronto festival screened a film by a survivor of the infamous “starlight tours” or “midnight rides” whereby Saskatoon police officers abandoned Native men and women outside the city limits in sub-zero winter temperatures, often stealing their shoes and forcing them to walk home in the snow.
Withhold judgment until missing women’s commission report is issued, Oppal tells critics
The independence of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (MWCI), which examined why serial killer Robert Pickton wasn’t caught sooner, is in “grave doubt,” concluded three of the province’s legal advocacy organizations in a report released yesterday.
Keep Drug Law Conversation Alive, Say Advocates
While BC municipalities back marijuana decriminalization, others argue it should go further.
Photo: Casseroles protest arrests
Vancouver police arrested seven more Casseroles solidarity protesters on June 27, with reports of sexual harassment and beatings that sent one to hospital.
Cover-ups and controversy
What would justice look like for B.C.’s missing women inquiry?
CAJ AWARD 2012 FINALIST: Oil sands activism ‘in the blood’
Her parents met around Wounded Knee and later fought a mining company. Today, Eriel Deranger has returned to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to take on the world’s largest industrial project.
Dakota Battle for Return of $500,000 of Cigarettes Seized in Manitoba Smoke Shop Raids
The Manitoba government has seized nearly $500,000 in legal cigarettes from a Dakota smoke shop that has been raided five times by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), alleges one of the chiefs behind the shop.
David P Ball 