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Police announce fines—but no criminal charges—in December hit-and-run caught on video

A lawyer tells us the bar for criminal charges is difficult to meet, even with video evidence

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The RCMP spent $3.75 million in five months of enforcement at Fairy Creek

By Jimmy Thomson
November 17, 2021

A document obtained by Capital Daily breaks details some of the costs of enforcing the injunction

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INVESTIGATION: RCMP misled public about pepper spray incident at Fairy Creek

The RCMP said they had to pepper spray a crowd to evacuate an injured officer. An exhaustive review of the available evidence shows that was not true

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Victoria creates pilot project to send crisis teams in place of police to some mental health calls

By Emily Fagan
August 19, 2021

The Oregon model it's based on has shown more than 30 years of success

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'An arrest warrant should not be a death sentence'

Friends and family grieve the loss of Jay Lowndes, a father and uncle who was shot by Campbell River RCMP, while community parades to honour a Police Service Dog

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Disbelief and outrage after no criminal charges against police officer who killed Chantel Moore

By Brishti Basu
June 9, 2021

Moore, a 26-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht woman from Vancouver Island, was killed during a 'wellness check' in New Brunswick last year

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Independent media outlets filing legal challenge over RCMP obstruction

By Jimmy Thomson
May 26, 2021

Capital Daily is joining with a coalition of outlets and the Canadian Association of Journalists to demand the freedom to cover protests