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Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:39:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/crimestoppers-u-k-mails-marijuana-scratch-and-sniff-cards-in-pot-crackdown/feed/ 0 Cards replicate 'sickly sweet' grow-op smell http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/tolerating-civil-disobedience/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/tolerating-civil-disobedience/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:03:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/tolerating-civil-disobedience/feed/ 0 In a pair of blog posts, Brent Rathgeber explains his concerns with some of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:54:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/18/the-thinning-blue-line/feed/ 0 'They're in favour of law and order, but they won't fund it' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:56:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/the-conservatives-and-the-crime-rate/feed/ 0 Vic Toews acknowledges that the crime rate is going down, this time in a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/on-naval-gazing-civil-liberties-and-shimon-peres/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/on-naval-gazing-civil-liberties-and-shimon-peres/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 19:41:22 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/on-naval-gazing-civil-liberties-and-shimon-peres/feed/ 0 I hope readers will forgive a post that is definitely narcissistic and possibly an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/do-canadian-cops-need-warrants-for-gps-tracking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/do-canadian-cops-need-warrants-for-gps-tracking/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:51:11 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/do-canadian-cops-need-warrants-for-gps-tracking/feed/ 0 In the U.S. police can even buy a monthly subscription to customers' tracking data http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/security-theatrics-and-byron-sonne/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/security-theatrics-and-byron-sonne/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:45:18 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/security-theatrics-and-byron-sonne/feed/ 0 'You guys sure as hell didn't find any combined explosives, 'cause I didn't make any' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:33:38 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239708 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/lawful-access-a-creepy-valentine-from-vic-toews/feed/ 0 No one will 'read emails without a warrant,' he says. Indeed, it may be much worse than that. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:28:42 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/18/police-no-good-examples-of-why-we-need-lawful-access/feed/ 0 Evidence obtained by OpenMedia shows struggle to justify warrantless Internet surveillance http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/granny-with-a-gun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/granny-with-a-gun/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:05:59 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226937 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/granny-with-a-gun/feed/ 1 The five-foot-tall chief cuts a striking a figure in a region rocked by drug violence and gang fighting http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/byron-sonne-sacrificial-lamb-scapegoat-gadfly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/byron-sonne-sacrificial-lamb-scapegoat-gadfly/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:23:43 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225411 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/byron-sonne-sacrificial-lamb-scapegoat-gadfly/feed/ 28 He was clumsy and unlucky, but not a terrorist http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/police-board-kills-promotions-for-g20-tainted-cops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/police-board-kills-promotions-for-g20-tainted-cops/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:51:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212907 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/02/police-board-kills-promotions-for-g20-tainted-cops/feed/ 5 Officers who removed name tags denied routine raises http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/too-many-cops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/too-many-cops/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:10:50 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210105 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/too-many-cops/feed/ 108 The crime rate is down but police forces are growing. We’re poorer as a result, but not necessarily any safer. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:27:14 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/edmonton%e2%80%99s-death-belt/feed/ 3 It's been a banner year for homicides, especially in the northern fringe of downtown http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/woman-sues-ottawa-police-for-excessive-force/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/woman-sues-ottawa-police-for-excessive-force/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:04:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/woman-sues-ottawa-police-for-excessive-force/feed/ 13 Jail video shoes Roxanne Carr handcuffed and dragged to cellblock http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/a-blind-spot-for-ones-own-skills/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/a-blind-spot-for-ones-own-skills/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:00:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200790 British Columbia:... Nearly half (49 per cent) of the province’s drivers think their fellow]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/a-blind-spot-for-ones-own-skills/feed/ 0 British Columbia:... Nearly half (49 per cent) of the province’s drivers think their fellow http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:36:02 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199183 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/lawful-access-spyware-for-cops/feed/ 32 Everyone else is using "bots", so why shouldn't the police? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:01:08 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187936 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/29/while-supplies-last/feed/ 0 Police in Texas hoard a stock of Crown Victorias http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/policy-alert-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/policy-alert-17/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:17:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/07/policy-alert-17/feed/ 39 Jack Layton promises funding for crime prevention and police officers. If elected, the NDP... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/oops-youre-not-a-child-pornographer-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/oops-youre-not-a-child-pornographer-after-all/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:59:23 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173667 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/18/oops-youre-not-a-child-pornographer-after-all/feed/ 12 Righteousness is one thing, competence a whole other. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/canada-home-to-a-record-number-of-police-officers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/canada-home-to-a-record-number-of-police-officers/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:28:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/16/canada-home-to-a-record-number-of-police-officers/feed/ 10 Solved crime stats up too http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/chihuahua-on-duty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/chihuahua-on-duty/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:20:21 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/02/chihuahua-on-duty/feed/ 2 The world’s smallest breed of dog recently passed the entrance exam to become part of a police search-and-rescue team http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/police-chiefs-want-more-power-to-suspend-bad-apple-officers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/police-chiefs-want-more-power-to-suspend-bad-apple-officers/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:49:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/23/police-chiefs-want-more-power-to-suspend-bad-apple-officers/feed/ 0 Shocking strip search sparks plea from Ottawa's top cop http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-bit-old-for-bumper-cars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-bit-old-for-bumper-cars/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:00:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=157942 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/18/a-bit-old-for-bumper-cars/feed/ 0 Police blotter http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/the-taser-debate-down-under/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/the-taser-debate-down-under/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:40:33 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152148 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/the-taser-debate-down-under/feed/ 0 A video of police tasering an Aboriginal man 13 times has led to outrage, and demands for an inquiry http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/clash-of-the-cruisers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/clash-of-the-cruisers/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:40:30 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149906 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/clash-of-the-cruisers/feed/ 0 With Ford set to retire the Crown Victoria, automakers are battling to build the next generation police car http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/what-of-that-weekend-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/what-of-that-weekend-in-toronto/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:25:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/03/what-of-that-weekend-in-toronto/feed/ 0 The one question Michael Ignatieff most noticeably punted at the St. Catharines town hall... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/dalton-trudeau/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/dalton-trudeau/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:05:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137556 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/dalton-trudeau/feed/ 0 The Ontario Premier gets comparative. In a closed-door meeting with MPPs on Wednesday, McGuinty... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/i-refuse-to-give-up-in-this-effort/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/i-refuse-to-give-up-in-this-effort/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:57:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137307 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/i-refuse-to-give-up-in-this-effort/feed/ 0 Mark Donald writes of his experience in the midst of the G20 madness. I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/on-second-thought-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/on-second-thought-3/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:05:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136795 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/02/on-second-thought-3/feed/ 13 On Monday, in an interview with the Globe, Toronto police chief Bill Blair seemed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/a-grizzly-escape/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/a-grizzly-escape/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:40:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134691 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/a-grizzly-escape/feed/ 0 http://macleans.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/100623_griz.jpg?w=136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/48-hours-of-hindsight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/48-hours-of-hindsight/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136370 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/48-hours-of-hindsight/feed/ 86 With more than 1,000 people arrested, the G20 is seemingly the largest mass arrest... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/saskatoon-considers-a-knife-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/saskatoon-considers-a-knife-ban/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Rachel Mendleson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/saskatoon-considers-a-knife-ban/feed/ 5 Knife-related crimes are on the rise in urban areas http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/hurting-the-cause/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/hurting-the-cause/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:48 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109078 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/hurting-the-cause/feed/ 12 Violence turns the locals against anti-Olympic protesters http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/party-city/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/party-city/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:40:54 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/20/party-city/feed/ 4 The huge, and well-lubricated crowds gathering downtown have police worried http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/cops-divide-protesters-and-conquer-them/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/cops-divide-protesters-and-conquer-them/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:03:38 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/cops-divide-protesters-and-conquer-them/feed/ 52 Vancouver police strategy of passive enforcement is letting the air out of the protests. For now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/vancouver-police-buy-sonic-gun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/vancouver-police-buy-sonic-gun/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:40:39 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/vancouver-police-buy-sonic-gun/feed/ 1 Pittsburgh police used a similar device during the G20 meetings http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/21/origins-of-the-great-arizona-civil-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/21/origins-of-the-great-arizona-civil-war/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:59:54 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93802 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/21/origins-of-the-great-arizona-civil-war/feed/ 20 Patricia Treble’s short piece about Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the publicity-hogging Faulknerian nightmare who runs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/06/that-was-totally-useless-thank-you/feed/ 46 Strolling casually around the House of Commons foyer yesterday, Public Safety Minister Peter Van... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/street-racer-or-good-samaritan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/street-racer-or-good-samaritan/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:02 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/29/street-racer-or-good-samaritan/feed/ 3 A motorist told to ‘get the plate’ of a dangerous driver sped into trouble http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/obama%e2%80%99s-beer-diplomacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/obama%e2%80%99s-beer-diplomacy/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:06:38 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72892 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/27/obama%e2%80%99s-beer-diplomacy/feed/ 24 Why it was important the President spoke up about the incident involving Henry Louis Gates http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/21/your-personal-experiences-and-impressions-are-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/21/your-personal-experiences-and-impressions-are-wrong/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:18:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=71734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/21/your-personal-experiences-and-impressions-are-wrong/feed/ 98 Stephen Harper, June 6, 2008. Ladies and gentlemen, I try to get off of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/zealous-cop-goes-too-far-for-wynyard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/zealous-cop-goes-too-far-for-wynyard/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 13:20:00 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/zealous-cop-goes-too-far-for-wynyard/feed/ 3 Impaireds are up and Bozek wants the new sergeant out http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/fast-and-furious/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/fast-and-furious/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:20:00 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/fast-and-furious/feed/ 9 Do street racing laws actually violate the Charter of Rights? http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:35:33 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14363 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on the David Frost trial; Colby Cosh on what to do]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/31/megapundit-the-meaning-of-jim-prentice/feed/ 7 Must-reads: ...Christie Blatchford on the David Frost trial; Colby Cosh on what to do