Madeline Smith

Reporter

Madeline Smith is a reporter with CBC Edmonton, covering courts and justice. She was previously a health reporter for the Edmonton Journal and a city hall reporter for the Calgary Herald and StarMetro Calgary. She received a World Press Freedom Canada citation of merit in 2021 for an investigation into Calgary city council expense claims. You can reach her at madeline.smith@cbc.ca.

Latest from Madeline Smith

Court ruling cancels suspension of Alberta chiropractor accused of sexual assault

Bradley Basaraba, 60, faces multiple counts of sexual assault after nine women came forward to report alleged misconduct.

Edmonton first-degree murder trial ends with two guilty pleas to lesser charges

Two people were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges related to the death of 72-year-old Ronald Bell, found dead in his home on Jan. 1, 2023.

Judge says 2011 Edmonton prison killing remains 'suspect,' recommends public inquiry

Mason Montgrand was 21 when he was fatally stabbed at the Edmonton Institution on Aug. 18, 2011. No one has ever been held criminally responsible in his death, and more than a decade after he was killed, a fatality inquiry concludes there are still questions about what happened.

Teen handed 18-month sentence for swarming attack that killed Grade 10 student

The young man, convicted of manslaughter, will spend nine months in jail and nine months under supervision in the community, followed by a year of probation.

Final teen on trial for Edmonton high schooler stabbing found guilty of manslaughter

The young man, who was 15 at the time of the assault in 2022, was the first to go to trial last year. But after it was adjourned for nearly a year, he's the last to see his case conclude.

Edmonton man confined and attacked in his home, jury hears at first-degree murder trial

Donn Austin Gauthier has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, arson and interference with a dead body in the homicide of Ronald Bell.

Edmonton police officer faces possible prison term for sexual advances toward victims of crime

Edmonton police Const. Hunter Robinz pleaded guilty last year to one count of breach of trust, admitting that he used his position of authority to pursue contact with eight women who were victims of crime or in need of police help.

Three men face 1st-degree murder charges in Edmonton death

Police say the body of 32-year-old Sukhvir Singh was found around 17th Street and Yellowhead Trail — an industrial area in the city's northeast — on Feb. 28.

Judge rejects request to review Crown decision not to prosecute EPS officer who kicked Pacey Dumas

A judge has denied a bid to review the decision not to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who seriously injured a young Indigenous man with a kick to the head.

Accused in Chinatown killings representing himself in separate trial on breaking and entering

Justin Bone has cycled through four different lawyers, with the most recent leaving the case last month. Since then, Bone hasn't gotten new representation.