Edmonton Chinatown

• ‘Human error’ saw detainees dropped off in Edmonton streets: Alberta safety minister

  Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said he's been told corrections will be taking measures to ensure the same Chinatown drop-offs don't happen again, but didn't provide details.

  Politics

  Sep 25
  
• Detainee releases raise concerns over Chinatown being used as a ‘dumping ground’

  Security footage, obtained by Global News, is raising concerns as to why detainees being released from custody are being dropped off at all hours in Edmonton's Chinatown area.

  Canada

  Sep 14
  
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• Justin Bone testifies in Chinatown murder trial

  RCMP dashcam video was played Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing two people in Edmonton's Chinatown. Justin Bone is charged with murder — and was back on the stand.

  Crime

  Jul 9
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• Accused in Edmonton Chinatown killings tells trial he doesn’t remember attacks

  Justin Bone, the man accused of beating Hung Trang and Ban Phuc Hoang to death in Edmonton in May 2022, took the stand in his own defence at his trial on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jul 8
• Chinatown shows signs of improvement as City of Edmonton weighs 3 new initiatives

  The City of Edmonton is exploring three initiatives aimed at improving Chinatown: a community cleanup group, changing the 97 Street bridge and housing incentives for the Quarters.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• Medical examiner testifies at murder trial for Justin Bone over Chinatown deaths

  As the third week of Justin Bone's murder trial over the deaths of Ban Phuc Hoang and Hung Trang in Chinatown got underway, the medical examiner who did the autopsies testified.

  Crime

  Feb 3
• Trial begins in Edmonton for man accused of killing 2 men in Chinatown

  Nearly four years after Ban Phuc Hoang, 61, and Hung Trang, 64, were fatally attacked at work in Edmonton's Chinatown area, the man accused of killing them is on trial.

  Crime

  Jan 19
• Edmonton invests more funding into Chinatown revitalization

  The City of Edmonton is putting nearly a million dollars over the next two years into the Chinatown Revitalization Fund, with the hope businesses will host community events.

  Economy

  Jan 16, 2025
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• Chinatown businesses look ahead as Operations Hub to promote safety comes to a close

  The Healthy Streets Operation Centre was launched in 2022 as a collaborative project between Edmonton police, social workers, and other front-line staff. 

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2024
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• New Edmonton Chinatown mural ‘comes with responsibilities,’ artist says

  Artist Branden Cha unveiled the Azure Dragon of the East at a ceremony Saturday evening. The second mural of Cha's Four Guardians project pays tribute to the Indigenous community.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2024