I believe this is the Calgary Police Service mounted patrol unit, which should signal the end of the procession. The funeral inside Rogers Place is due to begin shortly. Follow @jonnywakefield for more on what’s happening inside.
Nearby MacEwan University has flags at half mast, while two Edmonton Fire Rescue Services ladder trucks are positioned on opposite sides of 104 Ave., just before 104 st., draping a pair of Canadian flags overhead. Edmonton police helicopter Air One is buzzing above as well.
Two hearses with the fallen Constables names on the windows follow the motorcade, and a massive procession of bagpipe players and blue and black uniformed officers.
🎉 The biggest round of applause for Eddie Murphy, this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient! Your decades of unbeatable comedy and incredible performances deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated! 🎉 #GoldenGlobes
Bit of a news flash: Later this afternoon, Dr Deena Hinshaw will be replaced as chief medical officer of health and a new CMOH appointed. #ableg#abpoli#cdnpoli#yyc#yeg#yyccc
Morning folks! First up at council this morning: operating & carbon budgets. Won’t be set today but expecting a preliminary discussion. Review of EPS tomorrow morning at 9:30 am, I’m told. Some highlights in the draft operating budget 👇🏻 #yegcc https://t.co/xfI18n5hib
Returning Officer Rick Orman is up. First round results of UCP leadership race: no one has received the 50+1 required to win. Leela Aheer got the fewest (1.65%), and will drop off the ballot.
Smith: 41.3%
Toews: 29.25%
Sawhney: 2.11%
Schulz: 6.9%
Jean: 10.99%
Loewen: 7.68%
The board says over the past 10 months, Alberta Municipalities has been focused on improving public safety, while "the Government of Alberta has chosen to focus on how the province can distance itself from Ottawa." It also says the uncertainty is now hurting RCMP recruitment.
After a "constructive" meeting with Alberta’s Justice Minister General Tyler Shandro, Alberta Municipalities' board sent out a release this morning saying the province needs a public safety task force rather than a new provincial police force. #ableg In part:
Journalism inside baseball, but I've working on this for awhile. @CityofEdmonton comms asked me to wait until they informed the artist of the decision, then would tell me when I could pursue my story. Exclusivity was the currency. They gave me 1 hour warning. Angry? You bet. #yeg
Paid residential permits and higher meter rates in high-traffic areas may be coming down the road as Edmonton plans for changes that will impact parking at the curb. #yeg#yegcc https://t.co/qsStbWGkQ8
Announcing the “Fully Completely” deluxe vinyl box set Pre-order - https://t.co/bHNcwN3bGI
For the 30th Anniversary, this 3 LP vinyl package is set to release on October 7, 2022
Includes live recordings, bonus tracks, Dolby Atmos mixes, a tour documentary, 56-page book and more