Paula Tran
Online Journalist
Paula Tran is an Online Journalist for Global Calgary.
Born in Montreal, Q.C., Paula spent 15 years of her life in Taiwan before moving back to Canada for university in 2014.
She soon got involved with the student paper at UBC Okanagan (UBCO), where she focused on stories about the school’s arts and culture. After graduating from UBCO, Paula attended the Master of Journalism program at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University).
Throughout her time at Toronto Metropolitan University, Paula was a freelance journalist in Toronto. She then became a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News in Kelowna, B.C. where she wrote about politics, equity issues and city hall.
Her work has been featured in Xtra, QP Briefing, Spacing Indiegraf Publisher, Kelowna Capital News and many more. She specializes in power and politics, race issues, stories from the Asian diaspora, LGBTQ2S+ issues and identity politics.
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1 person in critical condition after shooting in CalgaryA Calgary Police Service spokesperson told Global News officers believe occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire in the southeast neighbourhood of Seton just before 3 p.m.CrimeSep 30
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City of Calgary partners with Fort Calgary to build residential school memorialThe city said it started working on a permanent memorial after the discovery of 215 potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.CanadaSep 30
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Shots fired outside Calgary airport believed to be road rage: policeAccording to a CPS spokesperson, the incident happened at around 12:10 p.m. outside the airport.CrimeSep 27
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Fort Saskatchewan road closed after cyclist-involved collisionAccording to a RCMP release, the collision happened on 99th Avenue between 90th Street and 93rd Street.TrafficSep 26
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Majority of Peace Bridge repairs to be finished this fall: City of CalgaryLast July, more than 80 per cent of the Peace Bridge's glass panels were shattered in an act of vandalism in Calgary.CanadaSep 26
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Calgary police close downtown thoroughfare after vehicle hits pedestrianAccording to a CPS spokesperson, the incident happened at the intersection of Macleod Trail and Fourth Avenue Southeast at around 4:30 p.m.TrafficSep 26
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Decrease in toxic drug deaths in Alberta should not be celebrated: expertSo far, 937 Albertans died from the toxic drug supply in 2023, a 15.97 increase compared to the same time period last year.HealthSep 25
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‘Back where we started’: Father of Kaiti Perras frustrated with Matthew de Grood’s appealDe Grood was found not criminally responsible in 2016 in connection with the 2014 deaths of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras, Josh Hunter and Lawrence Hong.CrimeSep 24
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Calgary police investigating suspicious death in northeastPolice said they were called to a residence located in the 2000 block of 65 Street N.E. for reports of a man in medical distress.CrimeSep 24
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RCMP say shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted for residents of Champion, Alta.According to a news release, a man wanted for several offences was believed to be in a residence in the hamlet.CrimeSep 24
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Calgary Food Bank hosts 19th annual Citywide Food DriveCalgarians participating in the food drive will fill the bags with non-perishable food and leave the bags on their driveway for food bank volunteers to pick up.CanadaSep 23
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Calgary police’s rural property search related to man’s disappearanceCalgary Police Service officers have been searching the property since Sept. 16, according to a release on Wednesday evening.CrimeSep 20
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Siksika Nation, Alberta’s doctor regulatory body commit to ending racism in health careThe College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta said it recognizes the influential role physicians and physician assistants have in health care.HealthSep 20
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Vehicle rollover closed parts of highway west of CalgaryAccording to an RCMP release, a semi-tractor-trailer hauling lumber rolled south of 22x on Highway 22 near Priddis, a hamlet west of Calgary.TrafficSep 19
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1 dead in fatal crash near Rocky Mountain House, Alta.According to a RCMP release, the incident happened on Highway 11 at the intersection of Range Road 61.TrafficSep 19
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Calgary CTrain station renamed to honour local collegeCity Hall Station has been renamed to City Hall/Bow Valley College Station to improve community wayfinding and connectivity, the City of Calgary said.CanadaSep 19
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WestJet to review policy after Poilievre’s plane speech criticizedOn Monday, Poilievre posted a video on social media showing him addressing a plane full of people on a WestJet flight to Calgary.CanadaSep 13
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68-year-old man in life-threatening condition after Calgary motorcycle incidentPolice said the incident happened at around 1 p.m. on Anderson Road Southeast near Bonaventure Drive Southeast.CanadaSep 12
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Airdrie RCMP investigating pedestrian-involved collision near mall outside CalgaryAccording to a Monday evening release, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the northbound lanes of the QEII just south of Crossiron Mills.TrafficSep 11
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Worker seriously injured after possible industrial accident in southeast CalgaryAccording to a Calgary Police Service spokesperson, the incident happened at an auto parts recycler at around 2:50 p.m.CanadaSep 11
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Serious motorcycle collision closes southeast Calgary roadAccording to the Calgary Police Service, a single motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Acadia Drive and Anderson Road Southeast at around 1 p.m.TrafficSep 11
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Serious motor vehicle collision closed Highway 2 near Grande Prairie, Alta.According to an RCMP release, the collision involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle.TrafficSep 10
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Alberta premier sends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to E.coli patients one week after outbreakAs of Sunday, there are 190 lab-confirmed cases linked to the E.coli outbreak and 27 kids are in hospital. Seven patients were discharged from hospital.HealthSep 10
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More than 1,700 people participated in RBC’s Race For Kids in CalgaryOver $2.3 million has been raised since the event began seven years ago, according to the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.CanadaSep 10
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Two charged in relation to southeast Calgary stabbingAccording to the Calgary police, the incident happened at around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at an athletic park in a southeast community.CrimeSep 10