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Hamdi Issawi

  • Communications Advisor, City of Edmonton
Edmonton
As seen in: MSN Canada, The Toronto Star, Flipboard, National Post, Toronto Sun, Financial Post, Calgary Herald, Maclean's, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun and
Covers:  Local news in Edmonton
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The armour-plated blue line in Brandon, Man. - Macleans.ca

The armour-plated blue line in Brandon, Man. - Macleans.ca

The growing militarization of police—from SWAT teams to so-called ‘rescue’ vehicles—is under scrutiny

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Forget flattening the curve-what about eliminating COVID-19 entirely?

Forget flattening the curve-what about eliminating COVID-19 entirely?

Stamping out the virus regionally in Canada, without a vaccine, is an enticing possibility. But what are the …

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Here come the murder hornets, the Western honeybee's worst nightmare - Macleans.ca

Here come the murder hornets, the Western honeybee's worst nightmare - Macleans.ca

Conrad Bérubé has already taken down one nest of the aggressive hornets that can wipe out defenceless honeybe…

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How First Nations are finding ways to keep COVID-19-and outsiders-at bay - Macleans.ca

How First Nations are finding ways to keep COVID-19-and outsiders-at bay - Macleans.ca

While local and provincial governments loosen lockdowns, vulnerable Indigenous communities across the country…

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Hallowed be thy game: Iron Maiden played soccer in Edmonton - and killed it | The Star

Hallowed be thy game: Iron Maiden played soccer in Edmonton - and killed it | The Star

Tearing across the country on the Legacy of the Beast tour, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris and crew members…

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What it's like to ride the Greyhound for 27 hours, through three provinces and 55 stops | The Sta...

What it's like to ride the Greyhound for 27 hours, through three provinces and 55 stops | The Sta...

EDMONTON-Shortly after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, on a stretch of Hwy. 1 between Tompkins and Swift Current, Sask.,…

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'We need to do more': Anniversary of Chinatown homicides renews calls for safety Original

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| Edmonton Journal
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “With everything that's happening, safety should be number one to everybody who lives in the city." Article content A year after two men were beaten to death in Edmonton’s Chinatown, the question of community safety still looms large for family of the victims and neighbourhood inhabitants looking to the city for answers. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Police give update on Healthy Streets Operations Centre progress one year after Chinatown deaths Original

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By Hamdi Issawi
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Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content One year after two men were beaten to death in Edmonton’s Chinatown, police presented some of the early results of a program designed to stem crime and disorder in some of the city’s core communities. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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'Horrific act of cruelty': Edmonton Humane Society decries cat torture, death involving microwave Original

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By Hamdi Issawi
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Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. "Our hearts go out to the family who lost their beloved cat and witnessed the aftermath of this disturbing assault." Article content The Edmonton Humane Society is calling on the public to assist police with an animal cruelty investigation involving a cat that was tortured and killed. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Volunteer contributor on Terra Informa, CJSR 88.5 FM's environmental news magazine, based in Edmonton, Alta.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Singing the songs of your city, province, state, country or wherever your readers are, and telling them the stories they need to live.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#Kudatah

Awards

Emerge Media Awards

2018 - Written Word

The Emerge Media Awards is organized and hosted by the University of Guelph-Humber's fourth year graduating students majoring in Public Relations and Media Business. The event is designed to recognize and acknowledge the work of postsecondary students.

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