Winnipeg police to begin wearing body cameras in June as part of pilot project
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WINNIPEG – Police officers in Winnipeg are to be outfitted with body-worn cameras as part of a pilot project starting in June.
Police Chief Gene Bowers says 40 officers are to be equipped with the cameras as part of the project.
Winnipeg has been looking at adopting body cameras for its municipal police force, but city council has previously cited concerns over the cost.
Bowers told the board that the price of the technology required has gone down over the years, and that there is no cost for the pilot project.
He says body cameras allow the force to enhance its transparency and strengthen accountability.
Manitoba RCMP announced last year that nearly all front-line officers were equipped with body cameras, while the Manitoba First Nations Police Service has deployed the technology to all of its 12 detachments.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2026.