Four Edmontonians on what it's like being 'carded' by police
New data shows that indigenous and black people are more likely to be the subjects of street checks — the controversial police practice also known as carding.
Activist groups including Black Lives Matter say the practice amounts to profiling, after obtaining data from the Edmonton Police Service about the racial background of those stopped and questioned by officers without grounds for arrest.
Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley called the numbers “troubling.&rd
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