Alberta Justice

• ‘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.

  Crime

  Sep 9
  
• Documents seem to show how Alberta inmate was wrongly released from jail

  Global News has been sent documents and screenshots appearing to show how an alleged fake stay of proceedings letter tricked Alberta's justice system into letting out an inmate.

  Crime

  May 20
  
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• Former Alberta premier David Hancock named to justice position in Edmonton

  A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts.

  Canada

  May 7
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• Alberta Law Foundation board members quit over bill giving minister power on grants

  The Alberta Law Foundation said the proposed legislative change would add political oversight into a process that has historically been nonpartisan, independent and profession-led.

  Politics

  Apr 11
• 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.

  Crime

  Jan 30
• Alberta cabinet ministers head to Texas to meet with police, justice officials

  Amery says Alberta and Texas have a similar history and shared values.

  Politics

  Jan 2
• Danielle Smith promises to review Alberta’s professional regulators, legislate limits

  Driven by COVID-era grievances, members of Smith's United Conservative Party voted in 2023 to adopt policy aimed at protecting Albertans from censorship.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2024
• Former justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by Law Society of Alberta

  The Law Society of Alberta cited Kaycee Madu last year for the 2021 call, which occurred while he was justice minister, and a hearing took place in June.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2024
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• Murder trial begins for man accused of killing fellow student at Leduc high school

  Dylan Thomas Pountney, now 23, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2024
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• Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter: ‘I was terrified’

  The demonstration in Coutts lasted for two weeks, tying up traffic at the border crossing between Alberta and the U.S. to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2024