Black Lives Matter

• Police look at Black experience in Calgary and how to build bridges from within

  On Wednesday, members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) gathered for a community panel discussion focused on the Black experience in Calgary.

  Canada

  Feb 28
  
• Black Lives Matter: A look at anti-racism work in Calgary following 2020 movement

  It’s been nearly four years since thousands of Black Lives Matter demonstrators filled Calgary’s streets following George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

  Canada

  Feb 2
  
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• Elijah McClain: Ex-police officer sentenced to 14 months in jail for role in death

  The officer, Randy Roedema, was the first and most senior law enforcement member on the scene of McClain's death and the only one found guilty for his role in the event.

  Crime

  Jan 5
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• Colorado paramedics found guilty for role in 2019 killing of Elijah McClain

  The paramedics were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide for injecting McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, with an overdose of ketamine after police put him in a neck hold.

  U.S. News

  Dec 22, 2023
• Colorado police officer convicted for role in death of Elijah McClain

  Jurors acquitted another officer accused of contributing to the 2019 death of McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing.

  U.S. News

  Oct 12, 2023
• London to develop action plan on anti-Black racism, seeks input from Black community

  London, Ont.'s Anti-Black Racism Action Plan will be developed in three phases, according to project lead Yvonne Asare-Bediako, with the first focusing on community engagement.

  Canada

  May 3, 2023
• Ohio police officers who fired on Jayland Walker won’t face charges in death

  Walker, a Black man, was shot 46 times in a hail of gunfire after firing at least one shot at police during a chase last summer, sparking protests and calls for an indictment.

  U.S. News

  Apr 17, 2023
• Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge

  Controversial former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson was getting set to speak at the University of Lethbridge, but protesters took over the space.

  Politics

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Saskatchewan police chiefs weighs in on perception of police amid Tyre Nichols case

  Two Saskatchewan police chiefs and a former member of the Board of Police Commissioners react to Tyre Nichols' death.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2023
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• U.S. marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day as his family decries slow progress of civil rights

  The Rev. Bernice King said many people too often cheapen her father's legacy into a "comfortable and convenient King" instead of fully embracing his message of change.

  U.S. News

  Jan 16, 2023