Regular municipal police in Saskatchewan will no longer be using tasers in the wake of several high profile deaths in other parts of the country, the province's police commission announced Friday. "After questions about the safety of the equipment arose, accompanied by the public inquiry in British Columbia ... the commission believed it was not prudent to move forward with the authorization of conducted energy weapons for general use," Michael Tochor, chairman of the Saskatchewan Police Commission, said.
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Of all the Canadian provinces, none are more shaped like a domino than Saskatchewan.
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