More than 30 officers from Sheriff Highway Patrol, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services, and Court and Security Services in central Alberta are now field-testing body-worn cameras. Alberta’s government says the pilot will run until Dec. 15 to allow Alberta Sheriffs to refine operational policies, resolve technical problems, and make necessary adjustments. Data recorded by body-worn cameras is uploaded to a secure, centralized digital evidence management system, where it is reviewed by a designated officer, the province explains. Alberta became the first Canadian province to mandate body-worn cameras for all frontline municipal police services and First Nations police services in March 2023, the province says. Once the provincial body-worn camera program is fully operational, it is expected to cost $5 million a year.