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Entries from July 2006

Quebec facing severe shortage of police officers, federation warns

July 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

Canadian Press via Canada.com, July 03, 2006
MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec is facing a police shortage that must be addressed by graduating an additional 300 cadets annually, the federation of Quebec police said Monday.
The federation asked the police academy in Nicolet, Que. - which already graduates about 600 officers each year - to open more spaces [...]

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Tags: Lack of Resources · Other Law Enforcement Agencies · RCMP

Milgaard’s inquiry heads into summer break

July 1st, 2006 · No Comments

Tim Cook, Canadian Press via Canoe, July 1, 2006
REGINA (CP) - It’s forecast to run almost a year longer than expected and cost nearly five times as much.
But as the inquiry into David Milgaard’s wrongful conviction breaks for the summer, the lawyer responsible for leading the evidence at the Saskatoon hearings, Doug Hodson, is making [...]

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Tags: Wrongfully Convicted