January 23, 2024 - an armed gunman walks uninterrupted into Edmonton City Hall, opens fire at a wall of windows, then throws a Molotov cocktail, starting a fire before he's tackled and detained by an unarmed Commissionaire.
2:33 | Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi takes us through the harrowing ordeal, and tells us what he thinks about tightening security at City Hall.
16:15 | Edmonton Councillor Tim Cartmell tells us about the event from his vantage point, including his connection to a class of grade one students touring City Hall when the gunman arrived.
36:30 | Is democracy really under threat? Political scientists Dr. Jared Wesley approaches the issue from judicial and healthcare perspectives, riffing off his contributions to the January/February issue of Alberta Views magazine.
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53:03 | The final weekend of Jasper in January is fast approaching! Ryan runs through your potential itinerary, including Jasper's only fireworks show of the year! #MyJasper Memories is presented Wednesdays on Real Talk by our friends at Tourism Jasper.
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55:13 | The feds violated Canadians' Charter Rights by invoking the Emergencies Act during the Ottawa Occupation, says a federal judge. But the ruling isn't the win Convoy supporters think it is, argues Luke LeBrun. The Press Progress editor explains why.
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