Emily Mertz
Senior News Reporter - Online
Emily Mertz began her career with Global Edmonton right out of university.
She has a BA (Hons) in English from the University of Alberta, where she studied English and non-fiction writing, and also wrote for the school newspaper, The Gateway.
After graduation, she was hired as a writer for Global News in Edmonton. She then worked as an assignment editor and producer before moving into her current position as an Online Reporter/Producer.
Before coming to Edmonton for school, Emily lived in Ontario. She grew up watching the Blue Jays and is still a huge fan.
She also enjoys travelling (especially to New Zealand!), running in the river valley and live music.
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Video Archives
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Track Edmonton snow plows in real time
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Map tracks Edmonton snow plows in ‘near real time’
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Fun (and mostly free) activities to do in this (mild) Edmonton winter
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No snow? No problem! Fun winter activities in Edmonton
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Initiative brings Metis girls to Edmonton Oilers hockey camp
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Alberta farmers can use AI to detect lameness in dairy cows
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Tim Hortons joins app to reduce food waste, save money
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Edmonton teen wins 1st prize at international science contest
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Study finds Alphonso Davies the most influential Canadian sports star
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Tourism Jasper exploring use of AI
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How AI could be used as time-saving tool for Alberta doctors
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Alberta lawyer pilots simpler, more amicable way to divorce
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Why prescribing music with drugs could be a good idea & University of Alberta recruits sepsis expert
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Research will examine music’s effect on medicine metabolization
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Alberta wildfire-mapping tool points out where communities are at risk
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Alberta technology could catch Alzheimer’s in speech
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Alberta’s overdose response app has been used 200 times
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: May 14, 2023
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Global Edmonton weather: May 14, 2023
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Smoke, fog contributes to vehicle pileup on Highway 14 east of Edmonton
Author Archives
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Group consulted about Alberta social studies curriculum disavows new draftA group of educators invited by Alberta Education to help development the new social studies curriculum has "significant concerns" with the draft that was released this week.EducationMar 15
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Ben Stelter Foundation helps bring high-tech cancer treatment to AlbertaProton therapy is the most advanced form of radiation therapy available to target specific types of cancers. The Ben Stelter Foundation hopes to make it available in Canada.FeaturesMar 14
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Tension builds between Edmonton city council and union; CSU 52 strike 1 day awayThe Civic Service Union (CSU 52) served strike notice Monday at 11 a.m. The union said the picket line will begin Thursday at 11 a.m.ConsumerMar 13
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No progress made between City of Edmonton and union as CSU 52 strike loomsNo progress has been made between the City of Edmonton and CSU 52, a union spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon, as the strike is set to take effect Thursday morning.PoliticsMar 12
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Edmonton police investigating after man ‘shoved’ into path of Valley Line LRT trainEdmonton police are investigating after a man in his 30s was reportedly pushed in front of the train and seriously injured Sunday night near Avonmore LRT Station.CrimeMar 11
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B.C. man killed in Sunday afternoon avalanche in KananaskisTwo men were caught in an avalanche east of the Mount Engadine Lodge on Tower Peak in Kananaskis on Sunday. One was able to dig himself out but the other was buried.CanadaMar 11
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No charges laid in Alberta RCMP investigation into 2017 UCP leadership contestWhile there were 'suspected instances of potential identity fraud' in the 2017 UCP leadership vote, the Alberta RCMP said there wasn't enough evidence to lay charges.CanadaMar 8
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Alberta Federation of Labour president enters NDP leadership raceGil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, is running to be leader of the Alberta New Democrats.PoliticsMar 7
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Fort McKay First Nation and Suncor sign MOU on future oilsands developmentFort McKay First Nation and Suncor Energy are partnering on a prospective oilsands lease development on reserve lands. The chief calls it "the true meaning of reconciliation."EconomyMar 7
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Sound Off Festival: Canadian deaf performers take to the stage in EdmontonSound Off Festival, Canada's national festival dedicated to the deaf performing arts, will delight and inspire audiences in Edmonton from March 5 - 10.EntertainmentMar 6
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Suspect in bar stabbing shot by police in west Edmonton: ASIRT investigatingThe Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in west Edmonton on March 1.CrimeMar 6
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4 levels of government meet on Edmonton homelessness crisis for ‘1st time’Edmonton's mayor met with Alberta Minister Jason Nixon, federal Minister Sean Fraser and Grand Chief Cody Thomas of the Confederacy of Treaty 6.CanadaMar 5
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Video released after hate-filled note left at southeast Edmonton homeSomeone left a threatening note that included "anti-Muslim comments" on the front doorstep of a home in the Meadows neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton.CrimeFeb 29
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Temperatures in Calgary could rapidly plunge 15-20 degrees ThursdayA weather advisory was put in place for the City of Calgary on Thursday, with a sudden drop in temperatures — as much as 20 degrees in less than an hour — expected.WeatherFeb 29
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Edmonton Heritage Festival champion Jack Little dies from cancerA life-long volunteer, community builder and long-time director of the Edmonton Heritage Festival, Jack Little, passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer.FeaturesFeb 28
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RCMP release photos of suspect in fatal Edmonton hit and run involving U-HaulRCMP have released better photos of the suspect involved in a hit-and-run collision while fleeing police on Saturday night that took the life of woman and seriously injured a man.CrimeFeb 27
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Avalanche victim identified as Lethbridge dentist and ‘dedicated father of 3’The man who died in an avalanche in Castle Wildland Provincial Park on Saturday has been identified as a dedicated family man, business owner and dentist.CanadaFeb 27
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Mother hit and killed by U-Haul was executive director of Fort Saskatchewan Food BankThe 45-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a suspect driving a U-Haul Saturday night was a mother and the executive director of the food bank in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.CrimeFeb 26
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Matthew McKnight, convicted Edmonton sex offender, granted day paroleA former Edmonton club promoter who was convicted in 2020 of sexually assaulting five women in Edmonton has been granted day parole.CanadaFeb 26
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Man dies in southern Alberta after being buried by avalanche while snowmobilingA man died Saturday after being buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling near the Castle Mountain Resort in southwestern Alberta.CanadaFeb 26
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380+ vulnerable people have accessed Edmonton’s ‘navigation and support centre’Since it opened on Jan. 17, more than 380 vulnerable people have accessed services at the navigation and support centre in downtown Edmonton, the province said.CrimeFeb 23
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Concerns raised for security guards; autopsy done for downtown Edmonton parkade deathA security guard working in a downtown Edmonton parkade died Tuesday morning after an altercation with a man who has not yet been caught.CrimeFeb 22
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3 adults, 1 child taken to hospital after several collisions in Leduc CountyThree adults and one child were rushed to hospital after several collisions in Leduc County, south of Edmonton, on Thursday morning.TrafficFeb 22
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Alberta declares early start to wildfire season due to warm and dry weatherThe UCP's 2024 budget will include funding to hire 100 new firefighters, which will result in five additional 20-person crews, the province said.CanadaFeb 20
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Human remains found after house fire in Alberta town ‘suspicious,’ RCMP sayThe Alberta RCMP Major Crime Unit is taking over the investigation of a house fire in the town of Mundare, which is about 90 kilometres east of Edmonton.CrimeFeb 20