B.C. police academy pushes back on calls for city-run police training amid officer shortage

VPD officers demonstrate a training exercise during a media day for their force options training course at the VPD Tactical Training Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday June 28, 2019.

The institution responsible for training municipal, transit and tribal police recruits in B.C. is pushing back against calls for city-run academies, arguing that a single, province-wide system is essential for consistent, accountable training.

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