Former Calgary cops have investigated current Calgary cops for ASIRT on at least two occasions

In at least two cases former Calgary police officers have investigated serious incidents involving members of the same police force for the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team or ASIRT. In both cases ASIRT did not recommend charges. 

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UPDATE: Alberta spent at least $10.6 million on sham Senate “election” and referendums

The government of Alberta spent $10.6 million on its sham Senate “elections” and referendums on equalization and daylight savings. 

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Edmonton cop who drove drunk on Henday gets the minimum $1000 fine and one year driving ban

An Edmonton cop who hit the ditch twice while driving drunk on Anthony Henday Drive has pleaded guilty to impaired driving over 0.8mg% and received the minimum $1000 fine and a one year driving ban.

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Edmonton spends $1.4 million a year on cash payouts for cop clothes

According to a Freedom of Information request the Edmonton Police Service have spent more than $4.2 million in direct cash payouts to cops for clothing, boots and dry-cleaning in the past three years. That’s $1.4 million a year for the last three years. 

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UCP leadership race power rankings: It’s all over but the groveling

Never underestimate a politician's ability to grovel. 

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VIDEO: Edmonton cop violently pushes unsuspecting woman to ground, police allege she had knife

Content warning: Police brutality and violence

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UCP leadership race power rankings: Twirling towards freedom with shoddy polls and even worse slogans

Say you’re a curious journalist who’s doing a power ranking of the UCP leadership race candidates and you’re trying to figure out if there’s any data out there that supports your purely gut-based predictions from a week ago. Maybe polls would help? 

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Documents show EPS had plan to mass-arrest counter-protestors during February Freedom Convoy demonstrations

Documents released by the Edmonton Police Commission show that the Edmonton Police Service had plans to arrest Freedom Convoy counter-protestors en masse, but had no plans to mass-arrest anyone involved in the Freedom Convoy itself. 

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Over two dozen Muslim organizations and mosques demand resignation of chief of the Alberta Human Rights Commission after he threatens to sue critics (UPDATE)

Twenty eight separate Alberta Muslim organizations, including nearly every major mosque in the province, are demanding the resignation of Alberta Human Rights Commission chief Collin May in a letter sent to Justice Minister Tyler Shandro.

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POD: Danielle Smith, wannabe tyrant

Law professor Martin Olszynski joins Duncan Kinney to talk about the unique danger Danielle Smith and her proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act poses to democracy.  

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