Allegations of Police Abuse of Native Women Have Rocked Canada

David P. Ball
March 14, 2013
“Dismissive.” “Out of touch.” “A travesty for the victims.” With these forceful words, one of the world’s leading human rights organizations fired back at Canada’s national police ...

Human Rights Watch Details Alleged Abuse, Rape, of Aboriginal Women by RCMP Officers in British Columbia

David P. Ball
February 14, 2013
Explosive allegations of gang rape, widespread abuse and anti-Native racism have rocked Canada's national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which vowed on Feb...

Mistrust, Frustration Deepen as Police Spying on Pipeline Critics Comes to Light

David P. Ball
May 22, 2012
Aboriginal leaders are outraged after secret documents revealed that police have been keeping tabs on critics of Enbridge Corp.'s Northern Gateway pipeline...

Aboriginal-RCMP Saskatchewan Clashes Prompt Concern

ICTMN Staff
October 07, 2011
Quick community action in concert with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) presence helped diffuse a volatile situation on the Red Earth Cree Nation reserve in Saskatoon earlier t...

First Aboriginal RCMP Leader to Take Office

ICTMN Staff
December 28, 2010
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has welcomed its first aboriginal RCMP division leader in the force’s history, according to the CBC . RCMP Chief Supt...

Claiming Tobacco Smuggling, RCMP Seizes Luxury Cars, Makes Arrests

ICTMN Staff
June 28, 2011
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) sent 120 officers to raid locations in Châteauguay, Laval and Longueuil to break apart a “huge tobacco smuggling network,” the agency said ...

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