Crown Prosecutors

• Almost half of VPD files in recent shoplifting crackdown not sent to Crown

  Project Barcode netted 217 arrests between Feb. 15 and March 10, and the VPD said 278 criminal charges were recommended to Crown counsel.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
  
• Manitoba justice minister announces 25 new Crown attorney positions

  Goertzen said this investment represents the larges single increase in crown attorneys in the past 15 years, which he said will help address increased workloads.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2023
  
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• Danielle Smith says she won’t discuss investigation by Alberta ethics commissioner

  Premier Danielle Smith said she wants to respect the process and it would be inappropriate to comment during an active investigation by ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2023
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• B.C. to deploy specialized prosecutor teams to target repeat violent offenders

  The moves come on the heels of a 2022 report on prolific and violent offenders that found a need for more resources to support people when they've been released from incarceration.

  Crime

  Mar 31, 2023
• Top justice official says boundaries need to be respected between prosecutors, politicians

  Frank Bosscha's comments Tuesday to the legislature's public accounts committee came amid questions surrounding Premier Danielle Smith's involvement in COVID-19-related cases.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2023
• Alberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email review

  An Alberta government email review of whether the premier's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements on what was investigated.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2023
• NDP says Alberta premier’s prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation

  Smith has given multiple versions in recent weeks of what she has said to justice officials about COVID-19 cases.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• ‘I think she’s doing a great job’: UCP MLAs show support for Premier Smith after emergency caucus meeting

  Several UCP MLAs who attended Saturday's emergency caucus meeting say Premier Danielle Smith appears to have the support of caucus.

  Politics

  Jan 22, 2023
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• Internal review of emails between province, crown prosecutors not enough: NDP, experts

  While the UCP is holding an internal review to see if an email between a staffer and crown prosecutors exists, an emergency caucus meeting is being held Saturday evening.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2023
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• Smith backpedals on ‘imprecise language’ used in referring to COVID violation prosecutions

  On Saturday, Premier Danielle Smith said she has never consulted a Crown prosecutor and only goes through the proper channels of speaking with the Attorney General.

  Politics

  Jan 14, 2023