Video journalist @CityNewsYEG in gloriously 🐀-free Alberta on the police & crime beat. Former @EdmontonJournal, @NEWS1130 & B.C. community newspaper reporter.
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If you have any info or tips related to policing or crime issues in Edmonton please get in touch. I protect my sources. My email is [email protected]
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Story has been updated with more back story and the surveillance stills captured at the scene.
Also, for the record, Progress Report and Press Progress are not the same thing.
STORY, updates to come: Edmonton former journalist Duncan Kinney has admitted to spray painting a bust of Ukrainian World War II leader Roman Shukhevych with the words "actual Nazi," then writing about it, claiming he didn't know who did it. edmontonjournal.com/news/cri…
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BREAKING: Duncan Kinney has pleaded guilty to a count of mischief, admitting he spray painted a bust of Roman Shukevych with the words "Actual Nazi" at an Edmonton Ukrainian centre in 2021. He admits he then wrote an article about it, pretending someone else was responsible
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NEWS: trial is supposed to begin this morning for Duncan Kinney, the former Edmonton journalist charged with tagging two local Ukrainian monuments with anti-Nazi graffiti. He later wrote about it, claiming he had been sent the photos anonymously edmontonjournal.com/news/cri…
Edmonton police are using artificial-intelligence-powered software Zencity to monitor what residents are saying online, saying it’s a tool to gather feedback and improve public trust.
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You can watch my story here:
The Alberta government is intervening in Edmonton’s approach to infill housing, ordering Edmonton city council to throw out the zoning bylaw within 3 months, putting an end to 8-unit multiplexes being approved automatically.
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I’ve had full access to the Recovery Capital Conference in Calgary for years, but the organizers, @Last_Door, have said media access this year is limited to only keynote speeches from the Premier & Minister Wilson. Last Door says it's a private event only for registered guests.
CityNews has learned a fatal stabbing in southwest Edmonton last month happened at a women’s shelter. I spoke to a witness to the homicide where one woman allegedly killed another. #yeg #crime #ab #Alberta
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The Edmonton Police Service is facing backlash over a social media video encouraging people to report online hate, with criticisms surrounding concerns over freedom of speech. #yeg
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NEW: Edmonton Elks President & CEO Chris Morris on opening the upper deck
“We need people to buy tickets. If people buy tickets and they end up buying inn a section of the stadium they’re not super happy with, they’ll have the option to move into the upper deck… – at Edmonton, Alberta
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Tow truck driver on scene tells me he has been to the 159 street Whitemud underpass for flash flooding a few times this summer. This time had to walk through approx 3 feet water to help people out of their stuck SUV.
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Please be advised that the storm is causing significant issues on roadways around the city. The situation is evolving but at this time, Whitemud Drive is closed between 156 St. and 178 St.
The following roadways are also flooding and emergency crews are on scene assisting drivers:
The Yellowhead from 82 St. to 156 St.
Jasper Ave. from 82 St. to 92 St.
97 St. between 104 Ave. and 105 Ave.
Please also avoid the area around Commonwealth Stadium and the Expo Centre including 112 Ave. from Wayne Gretzky Drive to 97 St.
It is advised that you do not travel unless necessary.
Thank you for your patience.
Second-degree murder charges in the death of Damanpreet Kaur, 23, who CityNews first identified as the homicide victim yesterday.
CityNews confirms the man charged lived with Kaur in the Silverberry neighbourhood.
My full story at 6 p.m. #yeg
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