Karen Bartko

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• Edmonton police lay murder charges in 2 Chinatown deaths

  Murder 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.

  Crime

  7 hours
• Deaths, violent crimes over 24 hours sees Edmonton police redirect more officers downtown

  In 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.

  Crime

  May 19
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• City of Edmonton ramping up spring parks, green space maintenance

  To 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.

  Environment

  May 17
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• 3rd northern Alberta community under local state of emergency due to flooding

  The 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.

  Environment

  May 10
• Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton doctor

  Emergency 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."

  Health

  May 5
• Edmonton Oilers expect big crowd for $5 watch parties at Rogers Place

  Tickets for the Edmonton Oilers away game watch party at Rogers Place are $5 and proceeds will go to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation.

  Sports

  May 3
• 7 teens charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing at McNally High School in Edmonton

  Seven 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.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• Eastern Alberta man accused of sexual offences against children: RCMP

  A 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.

  Crime

  Apr 22
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• White powder sent to 2 Edmonton mosques being investigated by hate crimes unit

  Packages 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.

  Crime

  Apr 21
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• Man who allegedly groped teenage girl on bus wanted by Edmonton police

  Police are trying to identify a man who allegedly groped a sleeping teenage girl on a transit bus last November in southwest Edmonton.

  Crime

  Apr 20
• Edmonton to be sole host of rescheduled 2022 world junior men’s hockey championship

  Rogers 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.

  Sports

  Apr 19
• Danielle Smith looking to re-enter Alberta politics, seeking UCP nomination in Livingstone-Macleod

  Danielle Smith is seeking the nomination candidacy for the United Conservative Party in the riding of Livingstone-Macleod for next year's general election.

  Politics

  Mar 31
• Up to 250 fleeing Ukrainians coming to Edmonton on donated flight from Poland

  The 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.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• 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.'

  Money

  Mar 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.

  Politics

  Mar 22
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• 5 teenagers injured in head-on collision between semi, car in Mill Woods

  AHS 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.

  Traffic

  Mar 21
• Canadian Paralympic athletes want financial rewards for medals — like Olympians get

  Canadian 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.

  Sports

  Mar 18
• Alberta artist returns to homeland to help Ukraine war efforts

  Ukrainian-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.

  World

  Mar 15
• Alberta steps up with $79.5M transit money for struggling cities, matches federal funds

  The 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.

  Economy

  Mar 11
• ASIRT investigating after fatal shooting suspect also shot by RCMP during arrest near Bonnyville

  Alberta'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.

  Crime

  Mar 10
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• Koe, Dunstone and Bottcher post victories to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Brier

  Alberta'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.

  Sports

  Mar 7
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• Maskwacis man wanted for attempted murder after teenager shot in Alberta community

  Jesse 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.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• Violent robberies at west Edmonton convenience stores have police searching for suspects

  Police are looking for help identifying two suspects who violently robbed two Circle K convenience stores in the west Edmonton on Jan. 25.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• Edmonton police release video of armed pharmacy robbery in Chappelle area

  Police are looking for the public's help identifying a suspect in an armed robbery at a pharmacy in deep southwest Edmonton.

  Crime

  Mar 1
• 3 teens charged after attacks at 2 Lethbridge high schools: police

  The 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.

  Crime

  Mar 1