Change of Command: prospect of Alberta police force raises concerns over cost, rural crime
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Change of Command: prospect of Alberta police force raises concerns over cost, rural crime
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With hundreds of first responders in isolation, retirees and injured workers are asking to help
According to numbers released by the Department of Health, 512 health-care workers, including more than 400 in the Eastern Health region, are self-isolating.
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As more than 500 first responders across the province are sidelined due to COVID-19-related isolation, the call for more workers is being answered by retirees and injured workers looking to help where they can.
According to numbers released by the Department of Health, 512 health-care workers are in isolation as of Monday, including more than 400 in the Eastern Health region. Jerry Earle, president of NAPE the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees which represents many first responders, said union members are in isolati
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The union representing RCMP officers is pressing the Alberta government to keep the force as it reviews whether to switch to a provincial service, arguing such a change would cost more with little benefit to the public.
The National Police Federation has registered as a lobbyist and has launched a website called Keep Alberta RCMP to make the case against abandoning the Mounties, which have served as the provincial force since 1932. The proposal for an Alberta Provincial Police is among a list of policies under review as the United Conservative Party government seeks to rewrite its relationship with Ottawa.