While Peel Regional Police used less force on Black people last year compared to 2020, it still used about 3.2 times more than their share of the population, new data shows.
Advocates say the launch of a new master's program in Black health at the University of Toronto is an exciting step in the right direction to making health care accessible and equitable for Black communities, but it must continue with the creation of similar projects locally and abroad.
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, the Canadian government says it will soon order the RCMP to ban the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and neck restraints.
Toronto plans to launch pilot projects in two areas of the city that will see mental health experts instead of police respond to calls involving people in crisis.
A new report from the Toronto Police Service says its making progress in improving its response to mental distress and drug overdose calls, but critics disputed that Thursday at a meeting of the board that oversees policing in the city.