EDMONTON — Whether you were at home, school or work, you’re bound to have spent some time this year watching online videos.
As 2015 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at which videos viewers in the Edmonton area found most interesting.
You can also vote of your most memorable video of the year in our poll at the bottom of the page.
5) Hail hammers Wetaskiwin area
There’s nothing quite like the wild weather in Alberta, especially when it hails so much it looks like it’s snowing in the summer.
That was the situation on June 23, when hail hammered the Wetaskiwin area. Video sent in to Global Edmonton by a viewer showed mounds of hail built up on an area highway.
4) Live coverage of EPS Const. Daniel Woodall’s regimental funeral
On Wednesday, June 15, Edmonton came together to say goodbye to a fallen hero. A regimental funeral was held for EPS Const. Daniel Woodall, who was shot and killed a week earlier while executing an arrest warrant in west Edmonton.
Global News livestreamed the funeral procession and the service, which was watched by thousands of people.
3) Raw video of incident on Edmonton school bus
This video was released to Global News by Cunningham Transport Ltd. two days after Edmonton Catholic Schools called for one of the company’s drivers to be fired after throwing a student off his bus.
A video, taken by a student on the bus in late May, appeared to show the driver shoving the student off the bus, but it wasn’t certain what led to the ordeal.
Two days later, the video from inside the bus came to light, showing a student hitting the bus driver in the head with his bag. The Catholic School District later apologized for calling for the driver’s termination.
2) ‘I’m a mess:’ Hailey’s mother speaks to media for first time since 2-year-old’s body recovered
Moments after charges were laid in the murder of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and her father, Terry Blanchette, the little girl’s mother spoke to the media.
In an emotional address, 20-year-old Cheyenne Dunbar said she had no idea why someone would want to harm her daughter.
1) Global Edmonton Morning News anchors crack up over royal encounter
While much of their job is serious and requires composure, sometimes the lighter – perhaps more human – side of news anchors shows up when you least suspect it.
Global Edmonton’s Morning News anchors, Erin Chalmers and Shaye Ganam, had a heck of a time trying to contain their laughter after airing a story about a little girl’s encounter with one of the Queen’s guards.
Maisie Gregory, 6, was accidentally smacked in the head by a saluting soldier just moments after the child gave Queen Elizabeth II a bouquet of flowers. The royal smack left Ganam and Chalmers in stitches on the anchor desk.
Which video resonated most with you? Vote in our poll below. And if your most-memorable video of the year isn’t on the list, tell us about it in the comments section below.
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