Alberta Human Rights Commission
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Métis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87Venne, born in Lamont, Alta., was one of the first appointees to Alberta's Human Rights Commission in 1973 and later served as chair.CanadaDec 23, 2024
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Edmonton police fined after Black men who called for help pepper sprayed, arrestedThe Alberta Human Rights Commission has fined the Edmonton Police Service after ruling two Black men were racially discriminated during a wrongful arrest.CrimeMay 24, 2024
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Alberta woman filing human rights complaint after saying taxi denied ride to her and service dogA woman says she is filing a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission against a taxi company, saying its drivers denied multiple rides to her and her service dog.CanadaJan 7, 2023
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Former head of Alberta Human Rights Commission suing justice minister over dismissalMay was ostensibly fired over concerns raised by a book review he wrote in 2009, in which he quoted statements saying Islam was a fundamentally violent religion.PoliticsOct 4, 2022
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Shandro removes chief of Alberta Human Rights CommissionCollin May was asked to resign by Shandro after the National Council of Canadian Muslims and 27 other community associations sent a letter to the justice minister.CanadaSep 15, 2022
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Alberta in showdown with human rights chief in Islamophobia controversyA day after Justice Minister Tyler Shandro publicly directed the head of Alberta's human rights commission to quit, the commissioner's office lobbed the issue back at him.PoliticsSep 13, 2022
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Alberta’s human rights commission chief asked to resign due to Islamophobic commentsThe National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and 27 other community associations sent a letter to Justice Minister Tyler Shandro on Monday.CanadaSep 12, 2022
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Human rights complaint filed against Calgary bar after person refusing to wear mask denied entryA human rights complaint has been filed against a Calgary bar after a person who didn't wear a mask was denied entry.Nov 16, 2020
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Edmonton man rejected for babysitting jobs drops 1 of 2 human rights complaintsAn Edmonton man has dropped a human rights complaint against a single father who did not hire him as a babysitter for his two boys.CanadaOct 28, 2019
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Edmonton man rejected for babysitting job hits setback in human rights complaintsThe northern director of the Alberta Human Rights Commission says there's no reasonable basis to proceed with James Cyrynowski's complaints.CanadaOct 4, 2019
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