Alberta Crown Prosecution Service

• Edmonton police comments threaten judge in high-profile manslaughter case: Defence lawyers

  'This is exceptionally upsetting. It's inappropriate. It's dangerous...We need this to stop. Threatening the justice system is not how we make it work.'

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  Oct 2, 2025
  
• New Edmonton police chief says force working to fix relationship with Crown prosecutors

  Warren Driechel made headlines earlier this month when he urged Alberta’s justice ministry to overturn a pending plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

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  Sep 19, 2025
  
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• ‘That’s not manslaughter!’: Family of Edmonton girl slams reduced plea in her death

  It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

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  Sep 10, 2025
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• ‘Miscarriage of justice’: Edmonton police object to manslaughter plea in girl’s death

  Edmonton police threatened if the Crown does not change course, the force will release its own details in the homicide case so it can be judged in the court of public opinion.

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  Sep 9, 2025
• Retired judge to oversee review of Alberta’s police watchdog, Crown prosecutors

  Retired judge Peter Martin will oversee a review of ASIRT and the Crown prosecution service, in lights of watchdog cases where criminal charges were recommended but not pursued.

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  Jan 30, 2025
• 2 accused in Coutts blockade plead guilty to lesser charges

  Lawyers for Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin confirmed that their clients pleaded guilty to lesser weapons-related charges and the charge of conspiring to murder was withdrawn.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2024
• Man maimed by Edmonton police officer’s kick to head denied private prosecution by the Crown

  The Crown has denied private prosecution to the family of Pacey Dumas — a man who was kicked in the head by an Edmonton police officer, resulting in life-altering injuries.

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  Oct 3, 2023
• Man maimed by Edmonton police kick to head seeking private prosecution

  The lawyer for Pacey Dumas is trying to circumvent Alberta's Crown prosecution service and get the Edmonton Police Service officer charged with aggravated assault.

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  Sep 12, 2023
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• After dramatic protests, public health charges against GraceLife pastor James Coates dismissed

  GraceLife Church pastor James Coates had been cited for violating public health orders by holding services without adhering to gathering limits imposed by the Alberta government.

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  Aug 31, 2023
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• Alberta prosecutors dropping public health violation charges ‘bittersweet’, pastor says

  A Calgary pastor is one of many who are seeing their pandemic-related transgressions being forgiven on a technicality.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023