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2026 Lighting the Fire Within Gathering

2026 Lighting the Fire Within Gathering

Join UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, leading experts, and a dedicated network of professionals as we gather to ignite change and foster deep, lasting connections. The Lighting the Fire Within gathering has become a driving force for positive change—sparking new ideas on how police services can serve their communities through a cultural and trauma-informed lens while supporting their own well-being.

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OACP and the CSKA Forge New Applied Research Partnership

Media Release Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance Forge New Applied Research Partnership

Collaboration will provide police leaders with access to a national applied research network and evidence-based advisory support

For Immediate Release: July 29, 2026

(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance (CSKA) have entered into a new, two‑year strategic partnership designed to provide police...

All Taxi drivers take cash, CTA President clarifies in PSA

Claim that credit or debit cards are required is a scam Media release by The Canadian Taxi

Original release August 7, 2024

Update: July 11, 2026

(OTTAWA) — “ALL Taxi drivers take cash,” says Marc Andre Way, President of the Canadian Taxi Association. “There are NO Taxi drivers that do not take cash.”

In response to recent media reports of citizens having their credit or debit cards compromised by crooks claiming to be Taxi drivers, Way has recorded Public Service Announcements in both English and...

Notice of Issue: The Increase in Antisemitism and Hate-Motivated Incidents

Ontario Inspector General of Policing Issues First-Ever Notice to Fortify Police Response to Rising Antisemitic and Hate Motivated Incidents

New oversight mechanism identifies seven actions for police services and boards in the areas of law enforcement, crime prevention, public order maintenance, victim assistance, and police governance

Toronto, ON (July 14, 2026) – Ontario’s Inspector General of Policing, Ryan Teschner, has released a Notice of Issue identifying seven actions for police services...

Honouring A Fallen Officer

The policing community across Ontario was again devastated this week to hear of the tragic loss of Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal, who died in the line of duty during an intervention in a Montreal neighbourhood.  Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the family and colleagues of Cst. Benredouane. A hero in life, not death. We also mourn the death of an innocent bystander during the incident in Montréal.

We also wish a speedy...