One man is dead and six officers were sent to hospital following an altercation in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon. Vancouver police say officers responded to a call of a distraught man causing a disturbance in the city’s southeast end at around 2:30 p.m. yesterday. [node:read-more:link]
Two RCMP officers were shot after a routine investigation into a stolen vehicle that led to the Apex Casino St. Albert, Alberta. One officer was wounded but now out of hospital, the other has died after being shot in the head at close range. The suspect, Shawn Maxwell Rehn, was later found dead inside a private residence. An autopsy will be preformed to determine the cause of death. [node:read-more:link]
S&T aids CBRN response. [node:read-more:link]
For Effective Response to Health Threats. [node:read-more:link]
Protecting our Enforcers; the complexities of personal protection. [node:read-more:link]
The RCMP update on its internal review following the 2014 shooting of five officers in Moncton is largely silent on preventive policy issues. More can be done. [node:read-more:link]
Just before the election was called last weekend, the Harper government reversed the RCMP’s ban on certain Czech- and Swiss-made rifles — the first time the government had exercised new powers allowing it to override the police force’s gun-classification decisions. [node:read-more:link]
In an effort to raise awareness of the ravages of post-traumatic stress disorder and to build a support network, nine current and former RCMP members have gone public with their stories in a 13-minute video that is part confessional, part public-service announcement. [node:read-more:link]
Police in Northern Ireland blamed militants opposed to British rule there for the killing of a young journalist who was covering a night of violent unrest in Londonderry. Police say the shooters are members from the New Irish Republican Army, a militant republican group formed several years ago from the merger of several splinter groups. [node:read-more:link]
First responders are at risk for PTSD. What are the most effective treatments? [node:read-more:link]
Responders require undisrupted access to sufficient broadband spectrum. [node:read-more:link]
Is there a way to tap into the social networking stream and use it effectively? Is there a need? [node:read-more:link]
In this issue we have focused on Emergency Response, primarily medical, and reflect on some serious proposals on Emergency Medical Services in Ontario. The Culture of Safety exposes responder safety challenges and highlights some innovations to resolve some of those issues. [node:read-more:link]
Transport Canada will now require major railway companies to provide detailed information on their cargoes – but the reports will only cover what has been previously shipped. Municipalities and first responders will still have no idea what's about to come through their town. [node:read-more:link]
There is an increasing acknowledgement of the necessity of CBRNE response capability. [node:read-more:link]
