Halifax police release use of force policy, three years after request from oversight board [VIDEO]

CBC (Aug. 22) — Two years after a confrontation with protesters ended with angry shoving, pepper spray and almost two dozen arrests, Halifax Regional Police finally released its policy on use of force.

It comes as an external review by a Toronto law firm is underway into police action during a protest on Spring Garden Road in August 2021, when hundreds of people tried to stop police and city workers from removing shelters used by homeless people.

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Halifax Regional Police clash with protesters over Halifax homeless shelters in 2021
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