Edmonton was the only city among Canada's largest 10 last year where police selectively chose to withhold the names of some homicide victims, a CBC News survey has found. Montreal released none. Out of 28 homicides in Edmonton last year, police withheld the names of 11 victims, almost 40 per cent. Following an approach that was adopted in January 2017, EPS often chooses not to release victims' name because "it serves no investigative purpose." Montreal police always invoke privacyA long-time crime reporter said Montreal police have refused to officially release homicide victims' names for the past two decades.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2019 12:00 UTC