Just 35 days ago, Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht told media he was "very interested" in extending his contract. "I would say that it certainly appears to me to be an unjustified rejection of Chief Knecht. "I am disappointed with the commission for not renewing chief Knecht's contract," Shami Sandhu wrote. Since Knecht only has five months left on the job, it could leave Edmonton without a chief for seven months or longer. "I have total confidence in the deputy chiefs and the senior officers of the Edmonton Police Service," McKeen said.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2018 22:41 UTC