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Police Power Expands from Supreme Court Decision by Conservatives

Conservative justices have just overturned a 23-year-old law, which reveals the conflicting opinions regarding the Constitution. Certain legal rights for criminal suspects have changed, continuing to expand police power in the U.S.

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Vic Toews' predecessor opposed extra power for police

Former public safety minister Stockwell Day says he wasn't in favour of giving police extra powers when he was in charge of the file in 2007.

Police watchdog seeks new powers

The police watchdog for England and Wales wants new powers to force officers to attend interviews if they witness a fatal shooting by a colleague.

Deadly attack on Colombia police

A powerful explosion at a police station in the Colombian port city of Tumaco kills at least seven people and injures scores.

Colombia 'gang gun dealer' caught

Police in Colombia arrest a businessman they accuse of providing a powerful criminal gang with weapons and communications equipment.

Surveillance act worries P.E.I. privacy commissioner

Ottawa's plans to provide police with new powers to access information about the online activities of Canadians "goes a little too far," says P.E.I.'s privacy commissioner.