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A coroner's jury probing the police shooting death of a Black man in mental distress seven years ago is calling on police forces across Ontario to strengthen training in anti-Black racism, implicit bias and mental health awareness.
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, the Canadian government says it will soon order the RCMP to ban the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and neck restraints.
Police too often claim that confusion during an encounter caused them to fire fatal shots, as in the case of Patrick Lyoya. But there are solutions.
Toronto plans to launch pilot projects in two areas of the city that will see mental health experts instead of police respond to calls involving people in crisis.
A new report from the Toronto Police Service says its making progress in improving its response to mental distress and drug overdose calls, but critics disputed that Thursday at a meeting of the board that oversees policing in the city.