Dale McFee

Police Chief Dale McFee told reporters a man entered through the Edmonton City Hall parkade and fired shots with a long gun that could fire multiple rounds, shattering glass in the building.

Officers embraced each other and wiped away tears on Thursday, March 16, 2023, as Edmonton's police chief relayed details of how two constables were shot and killed at an apartment complex while responding to a domestic violence call.

Madu, who is Black, said he phoned the police chief after he received the ticket but only to seek assurances that he was not being racially profiled or singled out for surveillance given his political position. 

An uptick in random assaults highlighted by Vancouver police could point to bigger problems that may be magnified by the pandemic, say experts.