Thousand of body-worn cameras to be issued to RCMP officers [Video]

RCMP officers coast-to-coast will soon be given body-worn cameras, the same devices that Calgary police officers have been using for years.

Starting Nov. 18, police officers at select detachments will be given the cameras, officials said Thursday.

Then, over the next nine months, body-worn cameras will be phased in for 1,000 contract and federal police officers each month.

“The rollout of body-worn cameras to Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers is another step towards building a more modern and accountable RCMP and enhancing trust between the RCMP and the communities it serves,” said RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme in a statement.