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Ontario First Nation leaders call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police

First Nations want Thunder Bay police disbanded

Published Apr 22, 2024 at 9:22pm

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Ontario First Nation leaders call for disbandment of Thunder Bay police
Dorothy Sakanee, second from left, hangs her head as she holds a photo of her granddaughter Mackenzie Moonias, a 14-year-old found dead in Thunder Bay in December, 2023, during a press conference calling for the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Services at Queens Park in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

First Nation leaders have renewed calls to dissolve the Thunder Bay police as the force's former chief faces criminal charges in a widening misconduct probe.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation, several chiefs of northern Ontario First Nations and three families with loved ones who died in the city said Monday that Thunder Bay police can no longer conduct credible investigations.

They said they would like the Ontario Provincial Police to take over for Thunder Bay police.

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