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Tag Archives: Canada
Biggest art fraud in world history
In what they are calling “the biggest art fraud in world history,” police in Canada have arrested 8 suspects and seized more than 1,000 paintings, prints, and other works, all believed to be forgeries claiming to be works by the … Continue reading
Country rankings on risk of money laundering
Global rankings of 128 countries on their efforts and capacities in 2022 to mitigate money laundering are available here. The countries rated best included Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. Rated worst were the Democratic Republic of the Congo and … Continue reading
Deteriorating situation in Haiti
Violence and protests have continued in Haiti, as reported here. In the last 18 months, 78 police officers have been killed, including 14 so far in 2023. Recently, numerous police have gone on strike, and “armed demonstrators, believed to be … Continue reading
Alberta to support Indigenous communities starting their own police services
The Canadian province of Alberta is launching “a new grant for Indigenous communities and municipalities in Alberta to help establish their own stand-alone police services,” as reported here. According to the province’s Justice Minister, “We’ve heard from a lot of … Continue reading
Committee recommends provincial force in British Columbia
A high-level committee comprised of legislators from all three parties has recommended establishment of a provincial police force in British Columbia, as reported here. Currently, policing in the province is provided by 13 local forces plus the RCMP. The committee’s … Continue reading
2021 Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International’s 2021 perceptions of public corruption index is available here. Among 180 countries, the least corrupt were Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand. The most corrupt were South Sudan, Syria, and Somalia. Over the last 5 years, the countries that … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Angola, Armenia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Honduras, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria
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Coordinating police & social services in Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada is considering creating an agency, board, or commission to oversee and coordinate social services, including police, as reported here. One official indicated that “improving community safety and achieving better outcomes for all residents, including for racialized and vulnerable … Continue reading
Major botnet taken down
Europol and police from 8 countries have jointly disrupted EMOTET, “one of most significant botnets of the past decade,” as reported here. The malware, discovered in 2014, had a “unique way of infecting networks by spreading the threat laterally after … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, North America
Tagged Canada, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK, Ukraine, USA
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Canadian mass killer was “injustice collector”
Behavioral analysis of the man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in April while disguised as a RCMP Mountie indicates he was an “injustice collector” — someone who has “a negative or adversarial interpretation of every encounter.” According to … Continue reading
Facial recognition technology helps solve Toronto murder case
Police use of facial recognition technology is becoming more common and it is controversial, since it raises important civil liberties concerns. This article provides a detailed account of an investigation in which the technology was key in identifying, and subsequently … Continue reading
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