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July 4, 2022
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CALGARY

Coun. Wyness apologizes for protest public hearing tweet

March 16, 2022 Darren Krause 0

Calgary Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness issued a statement Wednesday evening, saying she recognized the impact of her recent tweets. Wyness was heavily criticized for a social media post where she suggested a public hearing

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Calgary endorses Bill 21 legal action, convenes task force

December 20, 2021 Darren Krause 3

A task force will be led by three Calgary city councillors to provide guidance on next steps for the city to support a legal challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. The motion came from six councillors

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Bill 21: For five cents a citizen, it’s the right thing to do, said Coun. Carra

December 16, 2021 Darren Krause 2

Bill 21 has become too much about vote calculus and not enough about doing the right thing, said Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra. Carra will bring forward an urgent notice of motion to Monday’s combined

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Hateful graffiti investigated outside Calgary Sikh temple

October 26, 2021 Darren Krause 0

Editor’s note: We used the Calgary police blurred Calgary police photo at the top of the story to avoid readers being offended by the image without a warning. We do warn that the full images

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Barriers persist in vote engagement for Calgary’s racialized communities

October 16, 2021 Darren Krause 0

The barriers to draw more of Calgary’s visible minority population out to vote are diminishing, but more work is needed to engage these residents in the election process, say advocates. Language, political knowledge, socioeconomic conditions

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CALGARY

Clear Justice app aims to streamline Calgary police complaints

June 7, 2021 Ethan Ward 1

Last summer, in the wake of anti-racism protests that occurred in Calgary and throughout the country, a group of law students from the University of Alberta set out to create a tool to address the

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CALGARY

Block access to Calgary voter lists for candidates: Farrell, Gondek

May 10, 2021 Darren Krause 2

There’s fear over how a Calgary mayoral candidate may use Calgary voter lists given a history of threats to make public names and addresses of Calgary health workers. Now there’s a call to prevent that

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Calgary police chief addresses ‘brazen’ city hate groups

March 23, 2021 Jayson Black Kettle 1

Calgary’s police chief said the justice system and the constitutional right impede progress in addressing hate symbols, as the city grapples with the aftermath of two weekend attacks. On Sunday afternoon, two young women were

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CALGARY

Calgary city council formally denounces weekend acts, symbols of ‘hatred’

March 1, 2021 Darren Krause 3

Calgary city councillors unanimously endorsed a renouncing acts of hatred and racism stemming from a weekend rally in downtown Calgary. The motion was raised by Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart after a protest at Calgary city hall

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Calgary to include fire department racism allegations in city-wide review

January 18, 2021 Darren Krause 0

The city will include specific racism accusations in a recent CBC news story as part of their overall organization review on diversity and inclusion. The decision was made after a closed-door meeting at the tail

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