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Blue Line is Canada’s sole independent magazine focused on law enforcement, maintaining a neutral stance with no affiliations to management, unions, or political groups. This impartiality attracts a wide range of readers from all levels of the law enforcement field, including police chiefs, customs agents, military personnel, and officers from local, municipal, provincial, and Indigenous police forces, as well as federal and provincial corrections staff and the RCMP. Our dedicated team and guest contributors strive to provide our audience with the latest updates on legal cases, training developments, and advancements in technology.

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March/April 2025 - Blue Line

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Deputy Chief Paul Cook retired in Sep. 2024 after 35 years of exemplary service with the Calgary Police Service. Cook had a decorated career rising through the ranks, including accepting the position of interim chief of police in 2015, leading the service through a significant surge in gun violence and a challenging budget process.
Why Should You Attend OACP & Blue Line Expo 2025?

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

The OACP & Blue Line Expo hits the International Centre in Mississauga on April 29, and it’s going to be our best year yet. Here, you can listen to editor Brittani Schroeder share the highlights found at this year’s event. You don’t want to miss it!VIDEO Print this page
“Living The Dream”: How Toronto Police Constable David Um Became Rookie Of The Year

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Although Police Constable (PC) David Um has been with the Toronto Police Service for less than three years, he has already made a significant impact on his colleagues and the community he serves. But how did he achieve this, and what earned him the 2025 Rookie of the Year Award? David Um was born in South Korea and moved to the Greater Toronto Area with his family at age five. At that young age, he had a positive interaction with a York Regional Police (YRP) member during a community open house.
Calgary Launches New Peace Officer Traffic Safety Team To Improve Road Safety

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 14, 2025, Calgary, Alta. – The City of Calgary has announced the launch of its new Traffic Safety Team (TST), a strategic initiative under the Traffic Safety Act and The Safer Mobility Framework. This dedicated team of eight peace officers and two sergeants will focus on enforcing speed limits in playground zones, advancing traffic safety education and addressing noisy vehicle violations. Approved by Council in Nov.
Alberta Builds Groundwork For Optional Provincial Police Agency For Municipalities

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 14, 2025, Edmonton, Alta. – Alberta’s government is taking another step toward giving municipalities the option of ditching the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police service. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says an independent Alberta service could step in to help address concerns he’s heard about the Mounties’ staffing shortages and rising costs. If passed, a proposed bill would mean a new agency must operate under a Crown corporation that would be at arm’s length from the government.
Federal Police In B.C. Bust Fentanyl Labs, Seize Chemicals And Equipment

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 13, 2025, Pitt Meadows, B.C. – Federal police in British Columbia dismantled three drug labs last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Langley, and one of two suspects arrested has an advanced degree in organic chemistry, the RCMP says. Police displayed a table of drugs and lab equipment seized in the investigation at a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday.
Vancouver Police Officer Admits To Discreditable Conduct Over Sexualized Messages

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 13, 2025, Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Police Department should adopt a “stand alone” sexual harassment policy after a high-ranking veteran officer admitted to sexually harassing multiple women, including students he taught at B.C. universities, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says. A public hearing that began Wednesday in Burnaby, B.C., heard that Vancouver police Sgt.
RCMP Officers Charged With Dangerous Driving In Alberta

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

April 12, 2025 By Government of Alberta Apr. 12, 2025, Spruce Grove, Alta. – Evidence gathered during an ASIRT investigation into two RCMP officers provided reasonable grounds to believe that an offence had been committed. As required by the Police Act, the investigation was forwarded to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) to determine whether the evidence met the standard for prosecution.
Victoria And Esquimalt Police Board Confirms Fiona Wilson As New Chief Constable

1 week ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 11, 2025, Victoria, B.C. – Following a comprehensive national search, the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board announced that, in a unanimous decision, they have selected Fiona Wilson as the next chief constable of the Victoria Police Department (VicPD). Wilson currently serves as one of three deputy chief constables with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and brings more than 26 years of diverse, strategic and operational experience to VicPD.
Vancouver Retailers Applaud Anti-theft Task Force Amid ‘egregious’ Shoplifting Spike

2 weeks ago | blueline.ca | Brittani Schroeder

Apr. 10, 2025, Vancouver, B.C. – When security staff at Vancouver’s Gourmet Warehouse store caught a shoplifter in November and asked him to replace the stolen items, the incident didn’t stop there, said owner Caren McSherry. Instead, she said the man took out a “big stick” and swiped it along the shelf, sending about $2,000 worth of Le Creuset roasting pans to smash on the floor. “What do you do? You can’t call insurance. You just have to suck it up,” said McSherry.