The City of Grande Prairie's decision to start a municipal police force could have a domino effect across the province, as the government nudges cities to study the idea.
According to Indigenous health experts and critics, Surviving Hate's findings show anti-Indigenous racism continues to drive a pattern of neglect, harm and death in hospitals across the country.
The grand chief representing First Nations across northern Alberta says leaders want to expand and bolster their tribal-run police service – and they need Ottawa to declare policing an “essential service” to do it right.