Alberta Crown Attorneys ASsociation
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Edmonton Law Courts power outage reignites calls for new courthouse buildingThe outage in the south tower of the Edmonton Law Courts began Tuesday Jan. 3, when alarms forced people to evacuate the Court of King's Bench and Court of Appeal.PoliticsJan 9, 2023
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Alberta Crown prosecutors reach agreement with governmentThe new agreement was ratified last Friday and was made between the Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association and the justice and finance ministries.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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Alberta Crown prosecutor strike averted as province commits to negotiationsThe Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association said the province has heard its concerns and has agreed to make compensation changes and negotiate first steps of a framework agreement.CrimeMay 2, 2022
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Alberta prosecutors hope for resolution of concerns in latest talksThe demands include meetings with senior government officials and a salary grid that puts Alberta prosecutors on par with their Ontario and British Columbia counterparts.CanadaApr 27, 2022
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Alberta’s Crown prosecutors consider walking off the jobThere are around 380 Crown prosecutors in Alberta and they could walk off the job within a month after a meeting to discuss job action.PoliticsApr 7, 2022
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‘It’s a crisis’: Shortage of Alberta Crown prosecutors means 1,200 serious files at risk of being stayedAbout 1,200 court cases involving serious crimes are at risk of falling through the cracks because there are not enough prosecutors, the Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association says.CanadaNov 23, 2021
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Global News Investigates: Almost half of Edmonton criminal cases ultimately withdrawnThe numbers reveal that cases where all the charges were withdrawn have been steadily rising since the 2015/2016 fiscal year.CrimeSep 30, 2019
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‘We’re at a critical point’: Alberta prosecutors too overloaded to take cases to trialTroubling numbers have come to light about the number of cases being stayed in Alberta due to a lack of prosecutors.PoliticsJul 23, 2019
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‘Experience is departing:’ Alberta prosecutors worried as numbers dwindleA provincial wage freeze and increased caseloads resulting from a Supreme Court of Canada ruling are making it difficult to recruit new prosecutors to fill Alberta's dwindling ranks, says an organization representing Crown lawyers.CrimeMar 18, 2018
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Alberta justice minister addresses memo, defends new triage protocol for prosecutorsAlberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says new guidelines to manage court files will not see serious, violent cases like murder or sexual assault sacrificed to save time and money.CrimeMar 8, 2017
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