Karen Bartko
Online Journalist
Karen has worked at Global Edmonton since 2006, and has been an online journalist covering stories across Alberta for nearly a decade.
She got her start as a studio assistant running the teleprompter, before becoming an ENG video editor for four years.
She then spent three years on the overnight team as a writer for Global News Morning Edmonton.
Karen joined the online team in 2014. She lives for breaking news and also enjoys the fast pace of the digital world, creating videos and crafting original content for social media.
She grew up on an acreage just outside Edmonton and graduated from the Radio and Television Arts program at NAIT in 2008.
Outside of work, Karen enjoys cooking, reading, gardening, travelling the world and taking in Edmonton’s numerous summer festivals.
Karen is a pop culture geek who indulges in a long list of TV shows and can frequently be found scouring Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit. She would also never say no to a good glass of wine.
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Video Archives
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Will Alberta’s renewable energy changes help or hinder development?
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60-year-old Edmonton elementary school set to get 1st playground
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The downside of a snowless winter on Edmonton businesses that rely on it
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Southwest Edmonton school wins Connor McDavid visit after raising $15k
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Alberta premier invokes sovereignty act on green electricity, concedes it’s for symbolic effect
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Edmonton’s single-use-bylaw expected to remain even after plastic ban ruling
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Adopt a Pet: Duke the dog
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Peaches the fat, diabetic cat swims to slim down in Edmonton
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Southwest Anthony Henday Drive bridge construction in the final stretch
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Edmonton Titanic historian weighs in on the missing submersible
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Wet, heavy snow snarls traffic on Highway 40 near Grande Cache, Alta.
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Firefighters from South Africa break into song and dance as they arrive in Alberta to help
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200 more South African firefighters arrive in Edmonton
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Deadly stabbing of child, woman in Edmonton believed to be ‘completely random’
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Heat wave driving demand for air conditioners in Alberta
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Growing wildfires west of Edmonton prompt expansion of evacuation orders
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‘You will always be the love of my life’: Wife of late Alberta RCMP officer
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Young boy makes a miraculous recover with the help of Glenrose Foundation
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COVID vaccines set to expire in Canada & Umbilical cord ‘milking’ can help newborns
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Edmonton landmarks lit up in blue to honour fallen officers
Author Archives
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ASIRT finds Edmonton police shooting during fight near Oilers watch party was justifiedAlberta's police watchdog has found officers reacted appropriately when shooting a stabbing suspect near an Edmonton Oilers watch party last spring in the city's downtown core.Crime2 hours
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Beaumont family loses longtime home, several prized Bengal cats to fireA family south of Edmonton is grieving the loss of their family home of two decades, as well as the deaths of several cats they owned as part of a breeding business.FireMar 14
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Man charged with manslaughter, accused of attacking his mom and dad in central EdmontonShawn Dion, 37, has been accused of attacking his parents at a home in central Edmonton, and charged with manslaughter after his father Lawrence later died in hospital.CrimeMar 14
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City of Edmonton pauses planned hydrogen fuelling station for buses, vehiclesThe City of Edmonton paused plans to build a hydrogen fuel station, saying due to budget changes that killed the request for a hydrogen bus fleet — the demand isn't there.CanadaMar 12
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Man, 20, charged after teenage girl sexually assaulted in Terwillegar Rec Centre change roomA 20-year-old man has been formally charged after girl was sexually assaulted inside a family change room stall at the Terwillegar Recreation Centre in a southwest Edmonton.CrimeMar 12
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CSU 52, representing many city employees, serves strike notice to EdmontonThe City of Edmonton's largest labour union said the last time Civic Service Union 52 went on strike was 1976, almost 50 years ago.CanadaMar 11
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Man arrested after metal hunk thrown from Whitemud Drive overpass harms mom sitting by infantA mom was seriously injured and a man arrested after a hunk of metal was thrown off the 53 Avenue overpass where several other such incidents have taken place in recent months.CrimeMar 8
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Man known to Edmonton police charged after 2 stabbed at Belvedere LRT StationA man Edmonton police described as a known offender is facing charges after a stabbing at a northeast transit centre that left two men in serious condition.CrimeMar 8
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Staff, private event guests to be allowed back at Edmonton City Hall after shooting closureThe city said the next phases will include security protocols to welcome external meeting guests and support public access and public participation in council chambers.CanadaMar 8
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Suspect turns himself in after sex assault at Terwillegar Recreation CentreA suspect wanted in a sexual assault involving a teenage girl at the Terwillegar Rec Centre turned himself in to Edmonton police one day after news of the incident came to light.CrimeMar 7
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Teenage girl sexually assaulted in Terwillegar Rec Centre family change room: EPSA 13-year-old girl reportedly entered a family change room stall at the Terwillegar Rec Centre and was followed in by an unknown man, who police said then sexually assaulted her.CrimeMar 6
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Man dies after gunshots heard in Mill Woods and SUV found torched on Edmonton outskirtsHomicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a young man after gunshots were heard in Mill Woods and a vehicle was found torched in another area of the city.CrimeMar 6
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Officer involved shooting follows stabbing in west Edmonton: EPSA section of 98A Avenue and the northbound lanes of 178th Street near the intersection of the two roads was blocked off, and Edmonton police were on scene investigating.CrimeMar 2
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Alberta increases wildfire budget ahead of what’s expected to be difficult 2024 seasonAlberta Wildfire's base budget has been boosted and there's a larger emergency contingency fund to tap into, ahead of what is expected to be another challenging fire season.FireMar 1
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Hundreds honour Fort Saskatchewan mom and wife killed in Edmonton U-Haul hit-and-runA vigil was held for Kassandra Gartner: a mother of three, wife, and known in her wider community as the hardworking executive director of the food bank in Fort Saskatchewan.FeaturesMar 1
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Health, education, disaster planning: Highlights of Alberta’s 2024 budgetAlberta’s 2024 budget foresees a slim $367 million surplus with slightly lower revenues compared to last year’s estimated top line. Here is where some of the funds are being spent.PoliticsFeb 29
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Man RCMP called ‘prolific offender’ charged in Edmonton U-Haul fatal hit-and-runA man RCMP described as a 'transient prolific offender' is facing more charges in connection with a deadly hit-and-run collision involving a U-Haul in south Edmonton.CrimeFeb 29
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Suspect in fatal Edmonton U-Haul hit-and-run arrested in WainwrightA suspect being sought after a deadly hit-and-run collision in south Edmonton last weekend was arrested by RCMP three days later in central Alberta.CrimeFeb 28
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Man dead, 19-year-old charged in northeast Edmonton shootingA 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old man on Monday in the Kilkenney neighbourhood.CrimeFeb 27
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Man fatally shot in Old Strathcona area has Edmonton homicide detectives seeking footageHomicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of Ozan Budak, a 35-year-old who was found dead in a home near 106th Street and 74th Avenue in the Queen Alexandra area.CrimeFeb 27
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Stony Plain man who drives school bus charged with child pornography offencesThe Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams said Jared Corbett, 34, was arrested by its internet child exploitation unit on Feb. 7 with the help of Parkland County RCMP.CrimeFeb 27
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Edmonton enacting Phase 1 parking ban after winter wallop leaves roads icy, covered in snowAn Alberta clipper low-pressure system dumped nearly a foot of snow on Edmonton, which has prompted the city to enact a citywide Phase 1 parking ban at 7 p.m. Monday.WeatherFeb 26
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Edmonton area receives big blast of winter weatherA recent stretch of warm weather in the Edmonton area ended Sunday as temperatures dropped and the region saw a significant amount of snow sweep in from the west.TrafficFeb 26
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2 bricks thrown off Whitemud Drive overpass part of disturbing trend at 53 Avenue overpass: EPSTwo men have been left rattled after bricks thrown off a southside overpass smashed into their vehicles on Whitemud Drive — two of nine such incidents EPS is investigating.CrimeFeb 23
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A tale of two temperatures: Warm weekend lures golfers out before cold set to return in EdmontonAnd as has been the case all winter, the Edmonton region is experiencing yo-yoing temperatures and it's prompted one driving range to open earlier than ever before.WeatherFeb 23