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New from me: Alberta RCMP carried out a search warrant at the Canadian wing of international construction equipment manufacturer XCMG in Edmonton Tuesday as part of a fraud investigation. #yeg youtu.be/4cbTHMrLuqg?...

Alberta RCMP probe global construction firm fraud case at Edmonton HQ

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New from me: An emergency shelter with close to 100 spaces for women and gender diverse people has closed after the City of Edmonton declined to renew Elizabeth Fry Society's lease. #yeg #yegcc #ableg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

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The City of Edmonton is planning to sell, demolish, or repair and replace publicly-owned buildings because of a $3-billion gap in funding to renew aging city properties. #yeg #Edmonton edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton looks to sell, demolish old buildings due to $3-billion gap

Edmonton looks to sell, demolish, or repair or replace city-owned buildings because of a $3-billion gap in funding to renew aging city properties. Lauren Boothby reports.

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The City of Edmonton will spend more than it earns investing in the Quarters east of Downtown. The Quarters CRL was meant to spur private investment and boost property taxes collected, but instead will add $64 million debt youtu.be/HUpG-N5ynIw?...

Edmonton's investment in Quarters leaves city $64 million in debt

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Edmonton Police Chief Warren Driechel was in the hot seat at Thursday's police commission meeting over his February trip to Israel as public speakers mainly were critical of the decision edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton police chief blasted over Israel trip at commission meeting

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 5mo ago

More than two dozen groups representing Muslims in Edmonton signed an open letter about their disappointment in Edmonton Police Service Chief Warren Driechel's February trip to Israel, demanding answers to their questions or his resignation edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton Muslim groups demand answers on police chief's Israel trip

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Axon is a major sponsor of Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), which paid for Dreichel's trip. It's a capstone sponsor, which is $150,000 a year. Edmonton police are testing Axon's facial recognition technology. www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaRe...

Police begin Proof of Concept testing of Facial Recognition using Body Worn Video Cameras

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Lauren Boothby@laurby.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Update: Local groups, and a criminologist, react to Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel’s trip to Israel. The chief says his trip informs him on how global issues play out in Edmonton, including protests. #yeg #Edmonton edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton police chief’s Israel trip scrutinized and defended

Local groups, and a criminologist, react to Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel’s trip to Israel. The chief says his trip informs him on how global issues play out in Edmonton, including protests. L...

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Edmonton police Chief Warren Driechel travelled to Israel in February to meet with local Israeli police leaders, he confirmed in an exclusive interview with CityNews late Tuesday afternoon. More on his comments and reaction tomorrow. #yeg #Edmonton youtu.be/iyG-hngeJgE?...

Edmonton police chief travels to Israel to meet police leaders

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A year since Edmonton city council approved a new rulebook for public behaviour, are Edmontonians feeling safer Downtown and on public transit? youtu.be/gmqsLiS36uk?...

How safe Edmontonians feel downtown and on transit a year after new public behaviour rules

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 6mo ago

Ridership on Edmonton Public Transit is declining after years of growth, new data shows. Construction, increasing fares, and swapping from buses to LRT are factors. For CityNews Edmonton. #yeg #yegcc #Edmonton youtu.be/lmSGkeSOFNY?...

Edmonton transit ridership down 1.8 million in last three months 2025

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Alberta's Ministry of Education says it is blacklisting CityNews unless it agrees to the UCP government's demand to unpublish a news article and publicly apologize to them

I am writing to advise that Minister Nicolaides, his staff, and the Education and Childcare Department will not be accepting questions, interview requests, or requests for comment from CityNews Calgary or any affiliated outlets or reporters, nor will they be sent invitations to embargoed technical briefings until a formal apology is issued to Minister Nicolaides for the politicized reporting of his hike of Mount Kilimanjaro, undertaken in memory of his late sister. As stated in my earlier response to CityNews, politicizing a deeply personal act of remembrance was profoundly disrespectful. Despite the purpose of the trip being clearly explained, your reporter showed a clear disregard for context, sensitivity, and professional responsibility in pursuing this line of questioning. The attempt to manufacture a narrative about provincial flags and separatism is not only baseless but also demonstrates a reckless disregard for the truth. If there were a genuine interest in the Minister's stance on the unity of Canada, a direct question would have been the appropriate and professional course of action. Your reporter was offered that opportunity but instead chose to prioritize sensationalism over facts. That was a deliberate editorial choice. This type of reporting is beneath the standards Albertans expect. If CityNews wishes to restore communication with the Ministry of Education and Childcare, the following conditions must be met:

1) The story is removed from publication. 2) A formal apology is issued by both the reporter and the editor of CityNews Calgary.

Until this conduct is fully acknowledged and addressed, CityNews has demonstrated that it cannot be trusted to engage with this office in a manner that is ethical, responsible, or respectful. Sincerely, Garrett Koehler Senior Press Secretary Ministry of Education and Childcare

Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Three targeted shootings in public places in Edmonton within a week. Police only confirmed the third one today, nearly a week after it happened. My story. #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton police investigate Friday shooting in Southeast

Edmonton police confirm a third shooting happened within the city within a week. All three were targeted shootings in public places. Lauren Boothby reports.

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Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Union letters claim civilian Edmonton police staff facing workplace sexual assault, harassment #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/01/22/c...

Sexual assault, harassment allegations against Edmonton police officers

Serious allegations of misconduct have surfaced about the workplace culture at the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) impacting civilian employees. CityNews has obtained three letters from a former CSU 52 ...

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Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It’s time to move your car, Edmonton! Parking ban phase two starts today. #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/01/12/p...

Phase 2 parking ban in effect for Edmonton residential streets

Yellow parking ban signs are up in some of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods – a signal snowplows are on their way. The second phase of Edmonton’s parking ban began Monday morning. Crews will work to clear th...

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Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 7mo ago

An Edmonton man says he's lost trust in Alberta's emergency healthcare system, and local police, after he called 911 for police and an ambulance, but an ambulance didn't arrive and police didn't assist. #yeg #Alberta #Edmonton edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Edmonton man told no ambulance free takes injured stranger to hospital

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Family members of 2 men killed in southeast Edmonton are reeling after what police believe was a targeted shooting. They share how they want Ranveer Singh and Gurdeep Singh to be remembered, and shed some light on the events leading to their deaths. #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/15/v...

Victims of southeast Edmonton double homicide identified

Family members of two men killed in southeast Edmonton are reeling after what police believe was a targeted shooting. Ranveer Singh, 18, and Gurdeep Singh, 27, died Dec. 12. Edmonton police say they r...

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Edmonton double homicide victims identified #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Edmonton double homicide victims identified

Two men killed in Southeast Edmonton Dec. 12 are identified by people who knew them. Lauren Boothby reports on the latest on what we know about the double homicide.

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Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts to sexual assault complainant Here’s a written version of my TV story from last week with a bit more context. #yeg #Alberta edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/12/08/e...

Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts to sexual assault complainant

A woman is speaking out after she says an Edmonton police officer hit on her in text messages. The officer was the same one investigating her complaint of a sexual assault. “Is this really happening r...

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Lauren Boothby@laurby.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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New from me: An Edmonton woman who reported a sexual assault to police says the officer who was investigating her case hit on her in text messages. A criminologist questions how EPS handled the woman's complaint about his conduct. #yeg #yegcc edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Edmonton police officer reprimanded for inappropriate texts

An Edmonton woman who reported a sexual assault to police says the officer who was investigating her case hit on her in text messages. A criminologist questions how EPS handled the woman's complaint a...

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Edmonton police are starting to test AXON facial recognition technology on body cameras starting tomorrow for about a month. More to come. #yeg

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A devastating fire broke out inside a vacant church set for demolition in Edmonton's McCauley neighbourhood at the Mustard Seed church. edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Major fire torches vacant Mustard Seed church in Edmonton

A devastating fire broke out inside a vacant church set for demolition in Edmonton's McCauley neighbourhood. A witness saw a group leaving the church soon before he saw smoke.

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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.

UPDATE: Edmonton police are investigating 11 break-and-enters at trading card and gaming shops since September, and whether they’re linked. I spoke with 3 shop owners who say thieves targeted Pokémon, Magic the Gathering & One Piece cards. #yeg #Edmonton edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Edmonton police probe 11 B&Es at shops selling Pokémon cards, games

Edmonton police are investigating break-and-enters at 11 trading card and gaming shops. CityNews spoke to three shop owners who lost tens of thousands of dollars worth of valuable items including Poké...

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New from me: Three Edmonton collectible shops were robbed within about three weeks. Surveillance footage shows thieves taking valuable Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and One Piece cards. #yeg #Edmonton #crime edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Thieves target rare Pokémon cards in string of Edmonton collectible shop robberies

Three Edmonton collectible shops were robbed within about three weeks. Surveillance footage shows thieves taking valuable Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and One Piece cards. Lauren Boothby reports.

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The number of people dying on Edmonton roads is rising, reaching its highest point since 2015. edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/t...

Traffic deaths rising in Edmonton

The number of people dying on Edmonton roads is rising, reaching its highest point since 2015. New data from the Edmonton Police Service shows 29 traffic fatalities in 2025 as of Nov. 6, higher than ...

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