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Public being kept out of the loop on facial recognition technology
After first denying it, Toronto police confirmed this week that some officers have been using a powerful new facial recognition technology known as Clearview AI. ... -
My 107-day journey through the race- and class-charged thickets of Canadian politics
My first ever foray into the world of electoral politics began with an innocuous email from a friend and neighbour. It was July 7, and... -
Probe into Toronto police’s mishandling of Bruce McArthur murders needs to go deeper
Now that Bruce McArthur has pleaded guilty to all charges related to the murder of eight men connected to Toronto’s Church Street village, all that... -
Doug Ford was just handed a loaded deck on the police practice of carding
Knia Singh was for many years the poster boy of carding and random stops by Toronto police. As he found out through Freedom of Information... -
Will Toronto police force finally be held accountable for its deadly history of violence toward Black people?
Monday, December 10, was International Human Rights Day. The Ontario Human Rights Commission marked the day by releasing its interim report on an unprecedented “inquiry... -
Facing re-election, summer’s gun violence puts Mayor John Tory on the spot
To Mayor John Tory it must seem like a bad case of déjà vu all over again. The summer’s gun violence has inflamed some of... -
Inquiry into alleged Bruce McArthur murders puts chief in hot seat
The revelations of negligence and missteps by the Toronto police in the investigation of missing (and now confirmed to have been murdered) gay men have... -
Was police beating of Black teen Dafonte Miller an act of vigilantism?
A cover-up, did I hear someone say? A game of passing the buck and obfuscation is going on in the controversy surrounding the severe beating... -
Andrew Loku inquest provides eye-popping glimpse into police mindset
With the conclusion of the coroner’s inquest into the police shooting death of Andrew Loku, a coalition of community organizations and advocates has come together... -
Mark Saunders is being a schoolyard bully in cops-in-schools fight
Should we have uniformed and armed police officers in our high schools on a full-time basis? At its June 15 meeting, the Toronto Police Services... -
Time for police to destroy carding data
Journalist and community activist Desmond Cole added another experience to his history of interactions with police when officers escorted him out of a meeting of... -
Toronto police “flagrantly” ignoring Sanctuary City policy
Chief Mark Saunders's report to the Police Services Board on how Toronto cops are dealing with people who don't have legal status leaves many questions... -
Toronto Police Chief’s plan for change smells like 2011
The Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto police released the final report of their joint Transformational Task Force, co-chaired by board chair Andy Pringle... -
Two-tiered policing is coming to Toronto
On Monday, January 2, Mayor John Tory sent an open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne asking the province's approval for enhanced powers for TTC enforcement... -
Toronto police’s not so stealth move
It had apparently not been a good week for Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders. People at meetings with him at police headquarters report his being...
