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Ontario Police Leaders Embark on Updating to Key Hate/Bias Crime Resource Document
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2024 09:45 AM
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Ontario Police Leaders Embark on Updating Key Hate/Bias Crime Resource Document
Police Concerned with Hate/Bias Crimes and Impact on Communities
For Immediate Release: January 12, 2024
(Toronto, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders have embarked on an update of a key resource document on hate and bias crimes in response to growing concerns about the impact of hate and bias-related incidents and crimes related to world events that are impacting the safety and well-being of individuals and...
OACP Welcomes Ontario Governor’s Bail Compliance Investment
Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2024 10:00 AM
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OACP Welcomes Ontario Government’s Investment to Reduce the Risk of Repeat and Violent Offenders Who Commit Serious Crimes While on Bail
For Immediate Release: January 11, 2024
(Whitby, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) welcomes today’s announcement by the Government of Ontario to support police services in our efforts to reduce the risk of repeat and violent offenders committing serious crimes while out on bail. The $24 million investment is being delivered over...
ON Investing in Infrastructure and Technology to Support New Emergency 9-1-1 Communications System
Posted on Friday, December 01, 2023 01:00 PM
Media Release Ontario Investing in Infrastructure and Technology to Help Support New Emergency 9-1-1 Communications System
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2023
(TORONTO, ON) - Ontario is investing $78 million in telecommunications infrastructure to help municipalities and emergency response centres transition to a new emergency communications system known as Next Generation 9-1-1. The funding is part of the government’s $208 million investment to help emergency operators and dispatchers save more...
Signage highlighting the use of time-delayed safes now being posted in Ontario community pharmacies
Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:27 AM
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Signage highlighting the use of time-delayed safes to secure narcotics now being posted in Ontario community pharmacies
TORONTO, ON, November 29, 2023 – Community pharmacies across Ontario have begun to post prominent signage indicating the use of a time-delayed safe to secure narcotics, marking an important milestone in a province-wide mandate launched earlier this year by the Ontario College of Pharmacists to help deter pharmacy robberies.
In March, the College’s Board of Directors...
Media Release: Ontario Police Kick-off Holiday R.I.D.E. Campaign
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2023 08:02 AM
Media Release Ontario Police Kick-off Holiday R.I.D.E. Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023
(King, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and York Regional Police (YRP), today kicked off the Provincial Holiday R.I.D.E. campaign, which police services will implement across Ontario during the holiday season. The campaign promotes traffic enforcement and the raising of...