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Investigations on after man is shot by Edmonton police officer at traffic stop

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Published on October 09, 2017 with No Comments

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after an Edmonton police officer shot a suspect during a traffic stop.  Police were at a property for a drug trafficking investigation, the Edmonton Police Service said in a news release.

When the officers tried to pull over a vehicle at the property to arrest three suspects, the vehicle rammed the police cruiser, ran over an officer’s foot and attempted to drive away. As the vehicle sped off, an officer fired his gun and struck the driver, police said. The man was treated for his injuries at the scene then taken to hospital, where he remains in stable condition. Two other suspects were arrested and remain in custody. ASIRT has jurisdiction over all sworn police officers in Alberta. It investigates incidents involving police that result in serious injury or death, as well as serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct.

 Saskatchewan increases minimum wage to $10.96

Saskatchewan has increased  minimum wages  from $10.72 to $10.96 effective October 1. The 2.2 per cent increase, which was announced in June, was calculated based on a weighted average of the increases to the Consumer Price Index and the Average Hourly Wage for Saskatchewan. “An increase in the minimum wage, combined with a reduction in the personal income tax rate, puts more money into the wallets of minimum wage and low-income earners,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said.  “Using an indexation formula and announcing increases at the same time each year creates consistency and predictability for employers and workers,” the minister added.

The government introduced an indexation formula in 2010.  Increases are announced by June 30 and take effect on October 1 of each year. This is the 10th increase to the minimum wage since 2007, when minimum wage was $7.95. The increase will have the greatest impact on nearly 50,000 minimum wage and low-wage earners in the province.  Of that group, 62 per cent are women and 35 per cent are youth aged 15 to 19.  Thirty-two per cent of low-wage earners are students.

 

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