Karen Bartko
Online Journalist
Karen has worked at Global Edmonton since 2006, and is currently an online journalist.
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 the 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 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.
Video Archives
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Life-sized mammoth moves through downtown Edmonton
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Edmonton weather forecast: Monday, March 21, 2022
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Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: March 15
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Alberta premier hopes to start lifting COVID-19 health measures, end vaccine passport by end of February
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Defeated Edmonton councillor Bev Esslinger embraces legacy of attracting more women to politics
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‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers
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Pandemic to endemic: Dr. Hinshaw shares evidence that led to shift in COVID-19 approach
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Wildfire near Evansburg captured on camera by area residents
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Road rage captured on camera in Edmonton region
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Alberta Beach man’s birdhouses supporting Stollery Children’s Hospital
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Surrogate dog ‘Mo’ steps in to help mother orphaned kittens in Alberta
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2 men and a dog embark on summer canoe adventure from Alberta to New Brunswick
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Spree of grass fires break out in Edmonton’s river valley on Friday
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Dramatic North Saskatchewan River dog rescue caught on video in Edmonton Wednesday afternoon
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Alberta’s first Costco Business Centre opens in west Edmonton
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Hercules flyover to celebrates Edmonton veteran’s 100th birthday
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Iran plane crash: Husband of victim Elnaz Nabiyi says he lost his ‘everything’
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Iran plane crash: Saba and Sara Saadat, Shekoufeh Choupannejad remembered as kind and generous family
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2 women recovering after hate-motivated attack in Southgate Centre parking lot
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Lakeside Dairy’s professional cheesemaker Ian Treuer on the science and magic of making cheese
Author Archives
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Edmonton police lay murder charges in 2 Chinatown deathsMurder charges have been laid after a 61-year-old man died at an electronics store and a 64-year-old was fatally attacked at an auto body shop in Chinatown area.Crime7 hours
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Deaths, violent crimes over 24 hours sees Edmonton police redirect more officers downtownIn less than 24 hours, there were two suspicious deaths in Chinatown, a shooting outside a pub and a stabbing at an LRT station along Jasper Avenue in Edmonton.CrimeMay 19
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City of Edmonton ramping up spring parks, green space maintenanceTo make sure Edmonton green spaces are ready for increased use, the city said mowing, pruning, planting trees and servicing trails is already happening behind the scenes.EnvironmentMay 17
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3rd northern Alberta community under local state of emergency due to floodingThe Paddle Prairie Métis Nation Settlement has issued a local state of emergency due to localized flooding, which is also impacting two other communities in northwestern Alberta.EnvironmentMay 10
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Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton doctorEmergency room physician Dr. Shazma Mithani said the situation is "just continuing to get worse and it's almost become the new baseline in terms of patient care."HealthMay 5
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Edmonton Oilers expect big crowd for $5 watch parties at Rogers PlaceTickets for the Edmonton Oilers away game watch party at Rogers Place are $5 and proceeds will go to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation.SportsMay 3
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7 teens charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing at McNally High School in EdmontonSeven teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 are facing second-degree murder charges after Karanveer Sahota was fatally stabbed in the chest at McNally High School on April 8.CrimeApr 22
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Eastern Alberta man accused of sexual offences against children: RCMPA 65-year-old man from a small village east of Edmonton has been accused of sexual assault involving children and police believe there may be more victims.CrimeApr 22
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White powder sent to 2 Edmonton mosques being investigated by hate crimes unitPackages containing white powder were opened by employees at two different Edmonton mosques this past week, prompting the EPS hate crime and violent extremism unit to investigate.CrimeApr 21
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Man who allegedly groped teenage girl on bus wanted by Edmonton policePolice are trying to identify a man who allegedly groped a sleeping teenage girl on a transit bus last November in southwest Edmonton.CrimeApr 20
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Edmonton to be sole host of rescheduled 2022 world junior men’s hockey championshipRogers Place will host the world juniors again from Aug. 9-20 and Hockey Canada said the results of December's games will not be carried over to this summer's tournament.SportsApr 19
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Danielle Smith looking to re-enter Alberta politics, seeking UCP nomination in Livingstone-MacleodDanielle Smith is seeking the nomination candidacy for the United Conservative Party in the riding of Livingstone-Macleod for next year's general election.PoliticsMar 31
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Up to 250 fleeing Ukrainians coming to Edmonton on donated flight from PolandThe donated aircraft was already going to Edmonton to pick up donations to deliver to Ukraine via Poland, but now it will also bring with it Ukrainians fleeing the war to Canada.CanadaMar 24
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Port Alberta 2.0: inland shipping hub concept relaunched in Edmonton region'We think in 10 years, 20 years, this will be a global epicentre for North America to move goods and services in and out of this part of the world.'MoneyMar 23
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Alberta MLA Roger Reid says hackers posted child pornography to his Facebook page'I am deeply disturbed by the types of images that were posted to my Facebook page,' Livingstone - Macleod MLA Roger Reid said about the alleged pornographic posts.PoliticsMar 22
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5 teenagers injured in head-on collision between semi, car in Mill WoodsAHS said five teens were taken to hospital, including one in serious, life-threatening condition, after a head-on collision between a semi and SUV in Mill Woods on Monday.TrafficMar 21
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Canadian Paralympic athletes want financial rewards for medals — like Olympians getCanadian Olympic athletes who medaled in Tokyo or Beijing received $20,000 for a gold, $15,000 for a silver and $10,000 for a bronze. Paralympic medalists got nothing.SportsMar 18
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Alberta artist returns to homeland to help Ukraine war effortsUkrainian-Canadian artist Taras Polataiko has returned to war-ravaged Ukraine to care for his aging parents and help civilians and soldiers fighting in the war with Russia.WorldMar 15
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Alberta steps up with $79.5M transit money for struggling cities, matches federal fundsThe one-time, $159-million payment from the federal and provincial governments aims to help cities maintain transit service levels after two years of decreased ridership.EconomyMar 11
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ASIRT investigating after fatal shooting suspect also shot by RCMP during arrest near BonnyvilleAlberta's police watchdog is investigating after a man suspected in a fatal shooting was himself shot by Mounties during an arrest attempt north of Edmonton on Wednesday.CrimeMar 10
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Koe, Dunstone and Bottcher post victories to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons BrierAlberta's Kevin Koe and Matt Dunstone's Wild Card Two team posted victories Monday to remain on top of the Pool A standings at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge.SportsMar 7
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Maskwacis man wanted for attempted murder after teenager shot in Alberta communityJesse Cabry, 29, of Maskwacis is wanted for attempted murder after RCMP said a 17-year-old boy was shot early Wednesday morning in the central Alberta community.CrimeMar 2
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Violent robberies at west Edmonton convenience stores have police searching for suspectsPolice are looking for help identifying two suspects who violently robbed two Circle K convenience stores in the west Edmonton on Jan. 25.CrimeMar 2
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Edmonton police release video of armed pharmacy robbery in Chappelle areaPolice are looking for the public's help identifying a suspect in an armed robbery at a pharmacy in deep southwest Edmonton.CrimeMar 1
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3 teens charged after attacks at 2 Lethbridge high schools: policeThe first incident happened around just before noon Monday at Victoria Park High School, and the second later in the afternoon at Winston Churchill High School.CrimeMar 1