CityNews Connect: Bella's Legacy

December 16, 2025 12:00 pm MST.

In May of 2020, 7-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers was murdered in her Edmonton home. Bella's mom is now speaking out, as she waits for her daughter's killers sentencing date, to try to help others navigate trauma in the justice system.

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Future of Edmonton’s Harbin Gate

Edmonton’s old Harbin Gate has been sitting in storage for almost a decade. But as Leo Cruzat reports, construction on it’s $8.7M replacement is scheduled to begin this year.

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Edmonton to have 126 transit peace officers in problem areas by summer

Starting this month, 15 new transit peace officers will be deployed across Edmonton transit. Those in charge of the program says it increases perceptions of rider safety — but do Edmontonian’s feel the same way?

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Alberta schools pulling banned books

Public school boards in Edmonton and Calgary have each removed dozens of books from library shelves to comply with provincial rules banning sexually explicit imagery. But as Sean Amato reports, officials are declining to reveal what’s been removed.

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Edmonton issues parking ban for residential snow clearing starting Monday

Weeks of heavy snowfall packed into Edmonton’s roads is set to be cleared starting Monday.

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