Andrea Huncar

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Andrea Huncar reports on human rights and justice. Contact her in confidence at andrea.huncar@cbc.ca

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Apartment building where Edmonton security guard was killed could reopen

An apartment building in central Edmonton that shut down late last year after a security guard was killed on-site may be allowed to reopen to tenants.

Red Earth Creek, Alta., family mourns mother, daughter killed in head-on collision

A grieving family in northwestern Alberta is asking witnesses to contact RCMP to help in the investigation of a head-on highway collision that killed a mother and daughter.

Camaraderie, safety and healing: Sisters Dialogue opens centre for Muslim women in Edmonton

Sisters Dialogue is celebrating the grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar location for the hundreds who have found safety and solidarity within their collective these past four years.

Edmonton entrepreneur joins effort to ramp up anti-fraud protections for immigrants

According to a new survey commissioned by CBC News, there is a strong appetite for more regulation among the people who have lived it first-hand.
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Majority of immigrants have trouble finding employment matching their expertise: survey

In a new CBC/Pollara survey, 54 per cent of surveyed immigrants living in Canada said it was difficult to find a job in their field.

Alberta agencies hope proposed charitable donation extension could boost lagging donations

Plans to extend the charitable donation deadline has some Alberta agencies feeling more optimistic after a challenging fundraising season.

Many homes in Somalia don't have formal addresses. Here's how an Edmonton startup is helping

Karaar Digital Address has test-piloted a digital system that assigns verifiable addresses to homes in Somalia to reduce remittance fees for Somali-Canadians.

Man shot 2 weeks earlier in same Edmonton building where security guard slain

In mid-2024, the city imposed conditions on the Central McDougall building to address criminal activity.

Critics decry Alberta's plan for youth recovery facility at Edmonton youth jail

Critics are slamming Alberta government's $23-million plan to renovate half of the Edmonton Young Offender Centre to treat youth with addictions. The government says offenders and addicts will be separated.

Innovative Edmonton program providing housing for homeless ER patients set to expand

Bridge Healing has provided transitional housing to hundreds of tenants since its launch in March 2023, but the need is much greater. Two new buildings are set to open in late 2025, adding to the three already operating in the Glenwood neighbourhoodl.