Karen Bartko

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

A large police presence descended upon the Meadowlark area of west Edmonton, where a back alley was blocked off with tape after a suspected shooting involving officers. The investigation appeared to be focused on an apartment building and alley near 98 Avenue and 156 Street, in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood. Debbit Lamont has lived in the area for the better part of a decade and is shaken by what she heard go down outside her home.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

Two men have been arrested and accused of deliberately planning the death of a man who was a complete stranger to him, according to the Edmonton Police Service on Tuesday. Darrell Demchuk, 52, was shot to death near a LRT station in Mill Woods on the evening of Sunday, April 6.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

Two and a half years after taking over as Alberta’s top doctor on an interim basis, Mark Joffe is no longer in his role. “Dr. Joffe’s contract ended on April 14, and Alberta’s government has now begun the search for a permanent replacement for the chief medical officer of health,” said a statement Tuesday from the Ministry of Health’s office. At the time, the province said Joffe’s interim appointment that took effect Nov.

1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

There are more kids in need of a safe, supportive home than there are foster care parents able to provide that roof over their head, according to an Edmonton agency that facilitates finding homes for children in care. “We have these vulnerable little people where their family members might be going through a crisis and they don’t have the support necessary,” said foster mom Carrie, who has been welcoming kids into her home for two decades.

2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Karen Bartko

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