
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 [email protected].
Latest from Madeline Smith

U.S. man sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing, abducting 13-year-old Edmonton girl
Noah Madrano pleaded guilty in January to two felony charges, admitting to sexually abusing an Edmonton teenager that he contacted over the internet, then met her in person and took her over the U.S.-Canada border.
Canada -Edmonton |

Sexual predator Lance Blanchard denied parole in decision that finds 'no gains' in addressing risk
With Blanchard's seven-year parole ineligibility period now over, the Parole Board of Canada says he can't be safely managed in the community, and has refused to engage in recommended sex offender programming.
Canada -Edmonton |
First Nation launches legal action over Alberta oilsands cleanup fund
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the provincial government renewed the rules for the Mine Financial Security Program without needed changes, and ignored concerns about infringement on their Treaty rights.
Canada -Edmonton |
Edmonton man handed 4-year manslaughter sentence in 2013 killing
Judge's decision finds Edward Robinson's actions were "rooted in poverty, addictions and personal insecurity of both food and housing."
Canada -Edmonton |

Court ruling cancels suspension of Alberta chiropractor accused of sexual assault
Bradley Basaraba, 60, now charged with at least a dozen counts of sexual assault. All of the complainants are former patients, according to the Edmonton Police Service.
Canada -Edmonton |

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.
Canada -Edmonton |

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.
Canada -Edmonton |

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.
Canada -Edmonton |

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.
Canada -Edmonton |

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.
Canada -Edmonton |