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Slumtown

Slumtown

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A battle is brewing in Edmonton's inner city. Neighbours are terrified. Fights, overdoses and crime spill out from problem houses, many owned by a small group of people connected by one notorious landlord. CBC’s Elizabeth Hames investigates.

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  • EPISODE 7 - What’s next for Edmonton's Inner City Neighbourhoods?

    EPISODE 7 - What’s next for Edmonton's Inner City Neighbourhoods?
    Aug 24 2022
    With the murder of controversial landlord Abdullah Shah, Edmonton’s inner city residents are left wondering what’s next for their community. Will governments step up to deal with problem properties and the people who benefit off of them? Or will more problem landlords step in to fill the gap left by Shah (aka Carmen Pervez)?
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    30 mins
  • EPISODE 6 - The Murder

    EPISODE 6 - The Murder
    Aug 17 2022
    3 years after the first five episodes of Slumtown, notorious landlord Abdullah Shah is shot to death on his own driveway. Host Elizabeth Hames looks at who wanted him dead and why.
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    27 mins
  • EPISODE 1 - The Neighbours

    EPISODE 1 - The Neighbours
    Jul 8 2019
    People living in Edmonton’s inner-city communities are clashing with problem properties — needles on their lawns, people overdosing in their yards, fights in the alleys. Residents fear for their safety and calls to authorities seem to fall on deaf ears.
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    29 mins
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