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Downtown Yonge Street, Toronto — illustrative; Toronto Police Service is one of 27 forces listed in the proposed order — Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0

Policy Watch|Canada

Ottawa proposes letting 27 police services, from Toronto to Victoria, jam cellphone signals

A proposed Industry Minister’s order in the Canada Gazette (Part I, 10 October 2026) would exempt employees of 27 named police services, including the OPP, Sûreté du Québec, Toronto, Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver police, from the Radiocommunication Act’s ban on jammers. Until now only the RCMP, the military and prison services have been exempted. The order sets purposes and conditions, but no expiry, no warrant requirement and no public reporting of uses. Comments are open until about 9 November.

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California State Capitol, Sacramento — West Coast U.S. government building stand-in — Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0

Accountability|United States

Ninth Circuit revives Seattle worker’s race-hostile-workplace claims tied to city DEI trainings

In Diemert v. City of Seattle (No. 25-1188, filed 28 Sep 2026) a Ninth Circuit panel reversed summary judgment on Joshua Diemert’s Title VII and Washington Law Against Discrimination hostile-work-environment claims, remanding for trial. It affirmed dismissal of constructive-discharge, disparate-treatment, retaliation, and Equal Protection claims. Race-conscious training is not per se unlawful — the holding is that a jury may hear whether workplace incidents created a racially hostile environment.

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Edmonton City Hall — Photo: WinterE229 (WinterforceMedia), CC0

Accountability|Canada

Ottawa’s Safe Access bubble zones are live — city list posted with address fumbles

Ottawa’s Safe Access By-law took effect 1 August 2026 with 50-metre protest-free zones around designated schools, daycares, places of worship, and care facilities. In September the city posted its designated-facility list; Centretown BUZZ documented three bad addresses the city later corrected.

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