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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Guns N’ Roses autographed guitar to be auctioned off by Sherwood Park Goodwill
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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
Author Archives
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Alberta Aviation Museum wants to take over Hangar 14 ownership from City of EdmontonAfter Hangar 11 was destroyed in a fire, those working to preserve and promote Edmonton's aviation history say their efforts are now more important than ever.CanadaApr 26
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Crews battle large grass fire between southeast Edmonton and BeaumontFire crews remained at the scene of a grass fire in south Edmonton early Friday, as officials said the blaze had shrunk in size overnight.FireApr 25
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Edmonton police warn of violent offender being released into communityConvicted violent offender Luis Kenny will be living in Edmonton after he is released from jail on Thursday, April 25, 2024.CrimeApr 25
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CFB Wainwright conducting prescribed burn in eastern AlbertaIt may appear to be a wildfire, but a large plume of smoke spotted in eastern Alberta actually came from a prescribed burn being conducted at the Wainwright Garrison.FireApr 24
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Fire that destroyed Edmonton’s historic Hangar 11 being investigated as suspiciousA large fire consumed Hangar 11, a Second World War-era airplane hangar that was part of the former municipal airport, between the NAIT campus and Blatchford.FireApr 22
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Wildfire evacuation order lifted for homes on Cold Lake First NationResidents of a community in eastern Alberta who were told to flee their homes late Monday afternoon due to a wildfire in the area have been allowed to return home.FireApr 22
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Wildfire brought under control in Lac Ste. Anne County, evacuation alert droppedIt's dry, windy and warming up in Alberta, where the risk of wildfires was put on display Monday when a rural area near Onoway was briefly told to be prepared to evacuate.FireApr 22
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Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in AlbertaA street drug containing fentanyl and a sedative called bromazolam — which is in the benzodiazepine family — linked to nine deaths in Eastern Canada is showing up in Alberta.HealthApr 19
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Province unveils plan to protect Albertans from power price swings — but not until 2025The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January 2025, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings under the Regulated Rate Option.ConsumerApr 18
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Edmonton doctors warn of NICU crisis that could lead to baby deaths'We're starting to get to the point where there is potential serious harm that is going to be afflicting the most fragile, vulnerable patients that we have in this province.'HealthApr 16
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Fiery natural gas pipeline rupture in Yellowhead County prompts Alberta Wildfire responseA TC Energy natural gas pipeline reportedly exploded west of Edmonton late Tuesday morning, sending up a large plume of flames and smoke and triggering a small wildfire.FireApr 16
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Woman, man, Drumheller Institution inmate charged in drone drug drop trafficking bustA young man and a woman from Eckville, and an inmate inside the Drumheller Institution, have been charged as part of an investigation into drug drone drops at the Alberta prison.CrimeApr 11
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8.7% tax increase recommended to meet Edmonton’s 2024 operating budgetThe city's spring operating budget adjustment recommends a 8.7 per cent tax increase for 2024 — an additional 2.1 per cent increase than what was approved in November 2023.MoneyApr 11
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Strathcona County approval of new Crusaders arena spells end for 150-year-old farmA family that has been farming in Strathcona County for nearly 150 years is disappointed council voted to move ahead on a planned new arena for the Sherwood Park Crusaders.PoliticsApr 10
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Residents can return home after large grass fire doused on Enoch Cree NationA large grass fire that prompted some homes on Enoch Cree Nation to be evacuated on Tuesday afternoon has been extinguished.FireApr 9
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Edmonton’s Oliver School renamed wîhkwêntôwin Schoolwîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends.’EducationApr 9
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Central Alberta family of 6 located safe: RCMPA mother and her five children who went missing from their central Alberta home have been located and they are safe, RCMP said Wednesday morning.CanadaApr 9
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Daylight shooting claims life of homebuilder at southwest Edmonton construction siteTwo people died, including a well-known local homebuilder, during a brazen daytime shooting at a construction site in the Cavanagh neighbourhood.CrimeApr 8
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2nd grid alert in a week leads to rotating power outages in Alberta. What’s going on?For the second time this week, the Alberta Electric System Operator issued a grid alert for the province on Friday, when Edmonton briefly faced rotating power outages.ConsumerApr 5
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Central Edmonton residents call for ban on knife sales at corner stores: ‘They’re designed to kill’A group of central Edmonton community leagues and organizations say knives are too easily bought in convenience stores, and want the city to crack down.CrimeApr 3
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UPDATE: Lloydminster RCMP finds family of little boy found wandering aloneAlmost a day later, Lloydminster RCMP said they still had not found the child's family.CanadaApr 3
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Eddie Robar named interim City of Edmonton manager while permanent replacement soughtEddie Robar has been named Edmonton's interim city manager until council hires someone to permanently be the most senior official in city administration.PoliticsApr 3
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Rock thrown from Anthony Henday Drive overpass hits vehicle, police seek footageEdmonton police are looking for dashcam footage from drivers who may have witnessed a man throwing a rock from the Rabbit Hill Road overpass on the Henday.CrimeApr 3
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City selects bidder for Century Park-Ellerslie Road LRT extension in south EdmontonThe city said its preferred bidder for the 4.5-kilometre LRT extension from Century Park to Ellerslie Road is a Ledcor and AECOM consortium called Capital Line Design-Builders.TrafficApr 2
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11-year-old boy dies after dog attack in south EdmontonAn 11-year-old boy was declared dead after police found him 'severely injured' after being 'attacked by two very large dogs' in Summerside on Monday.CrimeApr 2