EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story attributed the tweet in question to Press Progress. The story has been corrected to reflect that the statement was issued by Progress Alberta. .A media source is apologizing to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) for claiming the police service lied about a knife in a recent incident in Edmonton that showed an officer shoving a woman to the ground..On Friday, Progress Alberta took to social media to apologize to the EPS for their inaccurate reporting.."Analysis of the incident on our account stated after the news broke of her being released without any charges stated, 'This is essentially an admission that the EPS lied.' We were wrong to infer that and that post does meet the high standards of accuracy we seek," it said on Twitter..The EPS released CCTV video of the incident in Edmonton that showed an officer shoving a woman brandishing a knife, obviously discrediting news sources — like Progress Alberta— that said she didn't have one..On Thursday, following the presentation of the video to the Edmonton Police Service’s oversight body, police released the video to the media..READ MORE: Edmonton police release CCTV footage of officer shown shoving woman brandishing a knife.In the video provided by police, the woman is clearly shown with a large knife as she confronts another woman..The incident happened September 16 at the intersection of 106 Ave. and 100 St. near Hope Mission where police responded to a weapons complaint.."We are reorganizing our workflow around analysis of this nature on social media in order to ensure more staff see and sign off on these posts in the future," Progress Alberta said.."We would also like to extend an apology to those in the struggle against police violence and brutality whose work may have undermined our by our mistake. We have deleted the tweet."
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story attributed the tweet in question to Press Progress. The story has been corrected to reflect that the statement was issued by Progress Alberta. .A media source is apologizing to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) for claiming the police service lied about a knife in a recent incident in Edmonton that showed an officer shoving a woman to the ground..On Friday, Progress Alberta took to social media to apologize to the EPS for their inaccurate reporting.."Analysis of the incident on our account stated after the news broke of her being released without any charges stated, 'This is essentially an admission that the EPS lied.' We were wrong to infer that and that post does meet the high standards of accuracy we seek," it said on Twitter..The EPS released CCTV video of the incident in Edmonton that showed an officer shoving a woman brandishing a knife, obviously discrediting news sources — like Progress Alberta— that said she didn't have one..On Thursday, following the presentation of the video to the Edmonton Police Service’s oversight body, police released the video to the media..READ MORE: Edmonton police release CCTV footage of officer shown shoving woman brandishing a knife.In the video provided by police, the woman is clearly shown with a large knife as she confronts another woman..The incident happened September 16 at the intersection of 106 Ave. and 100 St. near Hope Mission where police responded to a weapons complaint.."We are reorganizing our workflow around analysis of this nature on social media in order to ensure more staff see and sign off on these posts in the future," Progress Alberta said.."We would also like to extend an apology to those in the struggle against police violence and brutality whose work may have undermined our by our mistake. We have deleted the tweet."
