Karen Bartko

Edmonton

Online Journalist @GlobalEdmonton + @GlobalNews. Newsroom Swiss Army knife. Reddit's own GeekyGlobalGal. She/her. Story idea? [email protected]

Articles

2 tornadoes damage home, down trees northeast of Edmonton - Edmonton

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

Two weak tornadoes touched down in a rural area northeast of Edmonton on an evening when a severe thunderstorm swept across Alberta. The storms on Monday, May 26, started in the Alberta foothills before moving northeast across the Prairies. It rolled through Edmonton around the supper hour and moved north, where two twisters touched down in the Lac La Biche region near Plamondon.
Alberta community of Peers evacuating due to wildfire in Yellowhead County

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

A wildfire west of Edmonton forced the evacuation of a hamlet in Yellowhead County on Thursday night. The fire is on the west side of Highway 32, one kilometre south of Peers - a rural community of about 100 people located about 150 kilometres west of Edmonton, just north of Highway 16. The fire was first detected around 4:30 p.m. Thursday and as of publishing, was 15 hectares in size and had crossed Highway 32.
Missing Alberta inmate and boyfriend arrested in BC

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

An Alberta inmate who has been missing for weeks and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged in relation to allegations that an inmate was wrongfully released from jail as a result of forged documents. The inmate, Mackenzie Dawn Hardy, 24, and David Joseph Wood, 27, were apprehended by police this week in the BC interior.
RCMP arrest Alberta teen allegedly connected to 'violent' online network

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

RCMP have arrested an Alberta teen who investigators feared would commit terrorism offences. Mounties allege the 15-year-old from the Edmonton area was planning to commit offences related to the COM/764 network, an online gaming platform that allows users to create their own virtual universe and has developed a large fan following. Experts say the predators first gain the youth's trust, then exploit them.
Red flag watch: Alberta Wildfire warns of intense, dangerous conditions to come

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

It's hot, dry and windy in Alberta - the perfect recipe for fire conditions to blow up. For that reason, Alberta Wildfire has issued a red flag watch: a rarely-heard-of term indicating an increased risk for fire danger due to warm temperature s, very low humidity and stronger winds.
Arrest warrants out for 2 men who fled Alberta Hospital psychiatric facility - Edmonton

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

The Edmonton Police Service is searching for two men who escaped the Edmonton psychiatric facility where they were being held. Arrest warrants have been issued for Justin Somers, 39, and Coletan Bearhead, 29, who were both last seen Tuesday night fleeing from Alberta Hospital, near Fort Road in northeast Edmonton.
What's in a name? Elks vs. Eskimos debate returns to Edmonton football team

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

An issue some thought had been settled has been reopened in Edmonton, where the city's football team is reviving a discontinued name that was the topic of much debate and disagreement - something that continues to this day. In 2020, the CFL club's board of directors made the decision to discontinue the use of the word "Eskimo" and launch a rebrand. The following year after consultations and a public poll, the team renamed the Edmonton Elks.
Pilot airlifted to hospital after fiery plane crash at Cooking Lake Airport - Edmonton

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

A man was taken to hospital in Edmonton after a plane crashed and caught on fire southeast of the city at Cooking Lake Airport in Strathcona County. At 2:15 p.m. Monday, RCMP said officers from Strathcona County were at the scene of the small plane crash, which also resulted in a small grass fire. The pilot was attempting to land when he lost control and the aircraft crashed.
Swan Hills on evacuation standby as wildfire threatens northern Alberta town

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

The residents of Swan Hills were told Monday to be ready to flee within an hour's notice - an upgraded notice from an evacuation alert first issued Sunday night for the town in northwestern Alberta. An Alberta Emergency Alert said the community of about 1,300 people should be prepared to evacuate with their pets, important documents, medications, a full talk of fuel and enough supplies to be away from home for at least three days. A wildfire broke out Sunday near the community.
So many measles cases in southern Alberta, health authority issues standing advisory

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

Measles is spreading rampantly across parts of Alberta - so much so, the province's health authority has issued a standing measles exposure advisory for the south zone. The Alberta Health Services (AHS) order is effective immediately and until further notice for the southeastern section of Alberta that includes the cities of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.