While the government emphasizes predators’ effects on caribou, it glosses over the impact of human-caused habitat destruction. (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue

Wolves are a vital part of Canada’s rich biodiversity and are a culturally important species. Killing them to protect caribou repackages the colonial fear of the “big bad wolf.”
A Vancouver Police officer wears a body camera in June 2026. The public cannot opt out of interactions with police when their images, voices and personal information may be captured on body cameras and fed into AI. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

How AI‑powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police

Growing concerns about police use of AI could erode the public’s perception of trust in the legal system.
A person looks out of a window as police respond to a shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montréal on June 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

The Montréal shooting spotlights the growing public safety threat of online radicalization

Countering violent extremism requires substantial investment from all levels of government, dismantling the state’s racialized assumptions of criminality and recognizing that gendered violence is systemic.
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw, left, is joined by other senior police personnel wearing bullet-proof vests at a news conference to announce charges against several Toronto police officers on Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker

Toronto’s Project South charges point to systemic issues beyond police corruption

The Ontario probe into police corruption allows police forces to safeguard their institutional image.
An Ontario Provincial Police tactical officer looks on from the top hatch of an armoured vehicle during protests against COVID-19 restrictions at the Ambassador Bridge on Feb. 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Canadian police are becoming more militarized, and that is damaging public trust

Canada’s police services are becoming increasingly militarized. This undermines the fundamental aims of policing and fosters public distrust of police.
A special constable with the Kawartha Lakes Police Services stands at a road block in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. in November 2020, following the death of an 18-month-old boy during a police pursuit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Jameson Shapiro shooting trial: Why police trials perform a vital public service

A criminal trial is a venue where not only individual police officers accused of crimes are put under public scrutiny, but so too are the training and tactics that officer received.

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