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UCP won’t make provincial police decision before election, but says other safety projects are working

March 2, 2023 Canuck Alberta Budget, Alberta Legislature, Alberta police, Alberta politics, Alberta Provincial Police, Alberta Provincial Police Force, Crime, Downtown Edmonton, Edmonton Chinatown, Edmonton crime, Edmonton police, edmonton police service, EPS, Mike Ellis, Politics, provincial police force

Alberta’s public safety minister says a final decision on a provincial police force won’t be made before the election —

Sheriffs in downtown Edmonton ‘not at all an answer to community wellbeing’: housing advocate

February 2, 2023 Canuck Alberta Justice, Alberta Sheriffs, Alberta UCP, Crime, criminalization of homelessness, Downtown Edmonton, Edmonton Chinatown, Edmonton downtown, Edmonton homelessness, Edmonton police, edmonton police service, Health, Police Patrols, Politics

An Edmonton housing advocate says the province’s plan to add Alberta Sheriffs to Edmonton police patrols downtown will just move

Province, EPS announce pilot program to increase officer presence in Edmonton’s downtown

February 1, 2023 Canuck Alberta politics, Alberta Sheriffs, Crime, crime reduction, Downtown Edmonton, Edmonton Chinatown, Edmonton crime, edmonton police service, EPS, Homelessness, Mental Health, Mike Ellis, Opioid Crisis, pilot program, Politics, Sheriffs

The provincial government, alongside the Edmonton Police Service, announced a new pilot project Wednesday geared towards reducing violence in the