What's happening with the Thunder Bay Police Service?
About this episode
Dennis Ward discusses the controversies surrounding the Thunder Bay Police Service with journalist Jon Thompson.
On this edition of APTN News InFocus, guest host Dennis Ward examines the ongoing controversies surrounding the Thunder Bay Police Service, a force that has faced numerous independent investigations over alleged discrimination against Indigenous Peoples. Journalist Jon Thompson joins the show to discuss his decades of reporting on policing issues in Thunder Bay, concerns about how missing persons investigations continue to be handled in the city and the relationship between police and the media. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
People in this episode
Host: Dennis Ward
Guest: Jon Thompson
Topics covered
- policing
- Indigenous Peoples
- discrimination
- missing persons
- media relations
- investigations
Keywords
- Thunder Bay Police Service
- Indigenous Peoples
- discrimination
- missing persons
- policing issues
- media relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thunder Bay Police Service, APTN
Places: Thunder Bay, Canada
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