The Alberta government has introduced proposed changes to the province's Police Act which would expand the powers of First Nations police forces.

Just hours into his new job, Madu wrote: "I believe modernizing the Police Act will be a necessary step towards ensuring equality for marginalized people before the law."

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says a new legislative committee will be reviewing "systemic racism" in police forces across the province.

A Police Act complaint has been filed against the Edmonton Police Service after it issued a public warning about the release of Wade Stene, which was followed by protests around the house he was living in and "threats to [do] significant harm," according to Stene's lawyer.

B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is looking into a ruling that cleared two brothers of assaulting a Vancouver police officer following a traffic stop in 2018.

Almost nine years after a UBC student was beaten by Metro Vancouver Transit Police in a violent assault captured on video, Police Act proceedings for one of the two officers involved are still ongoing.

The Calgary Police Service says there are recommendations from the Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association it would like to see put in place.

Premier John Horgan says the existing Police Act in the province is out of date but defunding police is a "simplistic approach" to a much more complex challenge.

Dale McFee says there's an opportunity in updating the Police Act to bring about change in police oversight.

The minister said the update will make sure there's framework in place "so Albertans are confident that our police are accountable to the communities they protect."