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An Edmonton Police Service officer was acquitted by a jury on Wednesday, after he was accused of assaulting a man with a baton while trying to arrest him more than five years ago. Const. Alexander (Alex) Doduk was found not guilty of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily …
Read More »‘Gang culture is not Cree culture’: Maskwacis ads urge First Nations youth to resist life of crime
A central Alberta First Nation that has been plagued by violence for decades has launched an initiative aiming to protect Indigenous youth from the pressures of gang life, both on and off reserve. The First Nations that make up Maskwacis, about 80 km south of Edmonton, have launched an advertising …
Read More »Man facing murder charge after one of two teen stabbing victims dies
A teenage stabbing victim has died and charges upgraded against Kaj Randall after police say two teen girls were stabbed in St. Albert on July 18. Police say it happened around 10 p.m. Thursday. St. Albert RCMP say they found two girls, aged 13 and 17 inside a residence with …
Read More »Speed believed to be a factor in fatal Edmonton motorcycle crash: police – Edmonton
An investigation is underway into an overnight motorcycle collision that claimed the life of a 35-year-old man, city police say. In a news release, the Edmonton Police Service said officers were called to the scene in the McCauley neighbourhood shortly after midnight on Sunday. A 35-year-old man was travelling east …
Read More »Extortion threats leave South Asian communities shaken in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear. The businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, …
Read More »Canada-wide warrant issued after man shot to death in Edmonton alley
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man wanted in connection with a June 12 Edmonton homicide. At around 6:30 p.m. that day, police found a 21-year-old man dead in an alley between Allard Link and Arthurs Crescent S.W. He was identified as Osama Ali. An …
Read More »Eritrean community tension boiling over in Canada. What’s behind it?
Tensions are boiling over in Canada’s Eritrean community after festivals turned violent this month. Chaos erupted at the Festival Eritrea between attendees and protesters at two locations in Toronto over the August long weekend. Several gatherings in Edmonton related to an annual festival also ended in violence, with multiple people …
Read More »Chinatown advocate is 1st provincial appointee to Edmonton Police Commission – Edmonton
A man who has advocated for safety in Edmonton’s Chinatown is the first provincial appointee to the city’s police commission. Michael Lee is the chair of the Greater Edmonton Chinese Community Foundation as well as vice-chair of the Chinese Benevolent Association and a founding member of the Guizhou Rose Society. …
Read More »8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months
Edmonton police said two patrol officers have been killed while responding to a domestic violence call. Six other police officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022: five were in Ontario and one was in British Columbia. Here’s a look at the cases and who they were, in reverse …
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