Alberta Serious Incident Response Team

• ASIRT looking into Edmonton woman’s allegation of unprovoked police assault: ‘Smashed my face’

  Alberta's police watchdog is looking into a complaint from a woman who alleges unnecessary force was used during an interaction with Edmonton police in August.

  Crime

  Oct 1
  
• Edmonton police shoot man at west end home where women, infant found injured

  Edmonton police responded Sunday morning to the Donsdale neighbourhood in the west end, after a man reportedly entered a home and shot a woman and infant.

  Crime

  Sep 14
  
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• Woman dies in police shooting as Calgary officers respond to mental health call

  A woman was shot and killed by members of the Calgary Police Service overnight when officers responded to a mental health call f in the city's southeast Legacy neighbourhood.

  Crime

  Aug 26
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• Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigates Calgary police shooting

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has released more details about a police shooting in the southwest community of Bridlewood on July 30, 2026.

  Crime

  Aug 7
• Investigation launched after man dies following arrest by Calgary police

  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating use of force in the death of a Calgary man in custody. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says the death happened when police responded to a domestic dispute in the northeast community of Abbeydale on Saturday night. As they were checking it out, another report came in about...

  Crime

  Jul 16
• Alberta police watchdog agency investigating in-custody Calgary death

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response team has been called in to investigate the death of a man after he was taken into custody by Calgary police.

  Crime

  Jul 13
• ASIRT releases more details in shooting death of man by police near Irricana, Alta

  Two RCMP officers were responding to a domestic call at a rural home near Irricana when the shooting happened, ASIRT said in a news release.

  Crime

  Jul 10
• ASIRT to probe unprecedented conduct of Edmonton police in child manslaughter case

  ASIRT is investigating the Edmonton Police Service's unprecedented move last fall to issue a scathing letter over the Crown's acceptance of a manslaughter plea in a child's death.

  Crime

  Jun 11
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• Calgary officer cleared after police dog mistakenly takes down nine-year-old girl

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has cleared a Calgary police officer of any wrongdoing after a police dog mistakenly bit a girl in February 2025.

  Investigations

  May 20
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• Alberta has new watchdog commission to investigate complaints against police

  The government of Alberta has created the Police Review Commission to investigate serious complaints about police misconduct in the province.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2025