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Premier Jason Kenney announced funding for the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program has increased from $2 million to $5 million annually.

Posted: Jul 21, 2021 5:46 PM MT | Last Updated: July 21 Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says he wants Ottawa to amend the Criminal Code to allow people to carry pepper spray for self-defence.(Dave Bajer/CBC )

Article content Since March, community leaders at the Singh Sabha Gurdwara, a Sikh temple in Mill Woods, have been targeted with harassing phone calls containing racial slurs and anti-Sikh sentiments.  The Gurdwara has also received multiple unsolicited deliveries containing meat, while eating meat is prohibited in Sikhism. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or NDP, Sikh leaders call for more action after Edmonton Gurdwara faces threats, harassment Back to video During a news conference with the NDP Wednesday, Gurpreet Kaur Bolina, a spokeswoman f...

Article content Not-for-profit organizations can now apply for a one-time emergency grant of up to $12,000, rather than waiting for the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program to officially launch in the fall, the province announced Tuesday. Funds are being made available now after “recent multiple acts of vandalism at places of worship and the suspected arson that burned a church to the ground,” said a news release. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta speeds up security grants for sites facing hateful violence and vandalism Back to vi...

The new Alberta Security Infrastructure Program will help protect targets of hate-motivated crime with funding for security upgrades.