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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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