CORRECTION - At around 5:50 I accidentally referred to Maskwacis as Hobbema and I called it an Indian reserve instead of a First Nations reserve. I was tired and it was an honest mistake but I realize that names are important and that there are more commonly accepted terms.

@joegladue8863

4 ай бұрын

I meant A$AP

@AndersonV-eb4lu

4 ай бұрын

Indian reserve is ok. I come from one lol

@samanthamonaghan7579

4 ай бұрын

I still call it that, I mean it had the name how long. Good video.

@linejumper8204

4 ай бұрын

I don't know what first nation is. My status card has me as an Indian so Indian reserve is correct. The incorrect term is Indian reservation, which would be found south of your border.

@7upac

4 ай бұрын

We all know it’s hobbema 🙃 will always be hobbema to me

Growing up in Alberta this was an interesting watch. I'm glad to see the youtube algorithm has decided to bless you, liked and subscribed to help it along.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate the support! I honestly can't believe this video has so many views, I thought a couple hundred people around Edmonton might watch it...

6 year old children forced into prostitution?!!! We have to clean this BS up and put all those involved behind bars! Absolutely sickening.

@TheFreeBass

4 ай бұрын

No... no bars. Under the jail.

@Ol-crusty-Cummins

4 ай бұрын

Ironically I was just thinking about that and how it happens in Regina sask a lot just glad I left there when I did

@jimmyb6842

4 ай бұрын

Ya, their own kids are used….

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

That was definitely on the extreme end, and of course the vast majority of gang members don't do that, but there are some individuals out there who pimp out underage girls (and boys for that matter) and it's pretty alarming

@LuzardoLyranseed

4 ай бұрын

💫🗡💫😇💫🗡💫

Well done man. I found this very informative. Definitely and new sub!

Solid research and production, thank you.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback and support! Cheers mate

Great video. Well researched. Glad this came up on my feed. Subbed.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support! Cheers

The incident at 4:05 went like this- The 4 boys were at the 7-11 at 50 street and 118 ave, and they were approached by a couple young native women, and were in vited to a party. They said sure let's go. When they got to the house, which was up 50 street a ways, they were jumped by a bunch of native males, pushed into the basement and beat and tortured for hours. This happen in Northern communities too. Young workers will be in town having some R&R time when they get approached by some local women, and get invited to a bush party. When they get there, the local native men take over. They get robbed beaten or worse.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I remember that story, really sad and frustrating that it happened!

@BOG0690

4 ай бұрын

I was at Wal-Mart and I saw 5 natives. 3 were males, with traditional native braided hair and tattoos. I have no proof but I can say this: the other 2 were females. Those females looked like legit slaves....they both looked miserable, they had completely messed up hair and they were wearing next to nothing and the clothes they had on looked like they found at a dumpster. I made eye contact with the female and you could tell she was nervous. Suddenly, I realized what I was seeing. I was seeing 3 native gang dudes with 2 women taken as literal slaves most likely for sex but the way they followed these guys in and around the store, yeah looked like prison slaves...

@DahGoatGaming

4 ай бұрын

It's always 118th

@BurnTheFlag

4 ай бұрын

12 years I worked on the road across Northern BC and Alberta, Saskatchewan and into Manitoba. One thing you learn rather quickly is that as soon as you're in an area with a heavy native population, you stick together as a crew and you never leave anyone behind at a bar or let anyone wander off to a hosue party without going in a group. If shit pops off with the local Indians you get your headcount down and you all get the fuck out ASAP. Generally most crews I was on we had good a bunch of native buddies woeking with us, and I can think of several occasions where they almost certainly talked us out of random asskickings for no good reason. Remember sitting in a bar up in Burns Lake once where some native guy I had never even looked at before sits down across from me and point blank first thing he tells me is "You know, you're pretty fucking lucky you're here with some cool Indians" then got up and walked away, lol.

@wildbill1726

4 ай бұрын

Yup, up in Conklin, on highway 881, we couldn't move the rig across one certain bridge, so we had the night off. We were at the Wolf's Den in Conklin getting some refreshments, when my roughneck and motorman said a couple cute locals invited them to a bush partry. I told them in no uncertain terms that they would be walking into a trap, and we were leaving. They didn't want to believe me but the derrickman backed me up. We all left, and I hope no one else fell for that honey trap.@@BurnTheFlag

Theres a gang of Canadian geese that have taken over downtown Vancouver. They can be quite agressive.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I ran into them, they rolled me for my wallet and then said my outfit was tacky - they're catty too

@mikehunt-fx7sf

4 ай бұрын

lol !!

@WheresYourToque

3 ай бұрын

Careful, man. Those geese can break your leg with their wings if they get a chance.

@pamelamorrisonn

3 ай бұрын

Lol

@19Dad84bod

3 ай бұрын

@@WheresYourToquemaybe if you’re a twig.

I really enjoy all of your content!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it - thanks for watching!

Started out as just something to put on while I take a crap but this was very informative bro cheers from Calgary 👊🏽 subbed

@ItzxRhino

4 ай бұрын

real

@tonybellick7841

4 ай бұрын

@@ItzxRhino haha yessiirrr

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

haha I've come across a ton of great videos that way - thanks for watching and I appreciate the support, glad it provided some value!

@t.geronimo4964

2 ай бұрын

Bro same😂😂

informative. keep the videos coming sir!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video dude! Keep em coming

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

Glad I found you, great informative vid, liked and subbed.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate feedback and support, glad the video provided some value!

I feel terrible for this couple that tried were developing their own little property management portfolio. They had a quadplex plus a basement apartment that had a great setup, lots of storage with a very open space. I really liked the unit. As a quick background, I am indigenous, but I am adopted. I had just taken a year off of work and was looking for a pet friendly rental to raise my puppy in. I did no background work on checking out neighborhoods, I just moved in. It didn't take long to realize that the people in the basement were probably the reason why these people had bought this place at a good price. I am pretty sure they were dealing drugs, as the front door was being opened all day and night. There was a 24 hour convenience store across the street that always had foot traffic around it. This one native guy that wore red shoes would come around with the same little group, any time I was on the balcony he always asked me if he could come up and smoke one with me, I kept refusing. One day I had a couch being dropped off, the front door was propped open, so this fat drunk native girl just saunters into my place. I put my hand on her to ask her to leave, her pants fall to the floor and she starts having a tantrum as we all cart her outside. A day or two later I get a knock on the door, it's a cop knock.. we all know it. I look out the peephole to see no body. The RCMP officer heard me coming towards the door and took cover around the corner. I opened the door, she asked about some person, I explained that I had just moved in and had no affiliation with anyone here. Seeing the way that she ducked out of the way of the door, I asked her if I should be worried, she asked me if I had any cameras in the place. Later that day, I was playing with the Pup and I think she barked or whined. This woman just starts screaming in the hallway WHERES MY BABY THEY HAVE MY BABY. I am concerned, Sam starts barking and she starts pounding on my door. Foolishly, I opened it thinking I could calm her down. She nearly shoved me aside trying to walk into my place, I told her there's no kid here just a dog, then shoved her back from my door and closed it. Finally. I think they sent a skinny girl to like set me up? I was taking the pup out for a walk (she was like 3 months old at this point) and this girl came up to me and sort of asked if she could come with me on the walk. I said sure.. but I was suspicious. I got about a block away then said hey.. I changed my mind, i'm just going to head home. She said that she had nowhere to go and asked if she could hang out with me. I said fine. She kept telling me about this adult toy store just down the road and that we should walk there (there's no store) Any way.. she hangs around until like 2 or 3 in the morning, waiting for me to fall asleep when I ask her where I can drop her off. She tells me that she is staying at her brothers place.. so I give her a lift, watch her walk up the driveway then pull out.. do a u turn and wouldn't you know it? this skinny little thing is walking in like -15 degree weather AWAY from the home that she told me she lived in. I am fairly sure she was just waiting for me to fall asleep so she could either rob me or let the guys in to jump me. I reach out to the landlord, and say hey, I think you have some drug dealers in the basement, they were like yes, we know. I am cursing the lease and the fact that I didn't ask any damn questions. About a month later, it's winter time now. I believe they served the tenants in the basement with an eviction notice for renovating which I believe is a two month notice. These clowns downstairs started slamming the doors, then leaving the lobby doors wide open, just regular clown stuff. About two weeks into December we had a serious cold spell, on that same night they found a way to get in the mechanical room and shut off the boiler. When the owners came and turned it back on, about a half an hour later pandemonium just broke out. Boiling hot water was spewing out from every pipe, it was so hot that I really had no way to stop it and was more concerned with keeping paws safe. So much water seeped through the walls that it was pouring out of the grout between the bricks on the outside of the building, which quickly froze and expanded. I can only imagine how much dirty water that started off boiling hot and then probably ended up freezing cold ended up in the basement, it would have destroyed everything that the tenants had in there. So a bit of instant karma. I ended up moving out to a much nicer area with great neighbors and even more space. It was mostly uneventful save for another very cold night (hypothermia warnings) at about 4am I heard a knock on my front window. Normally i'd ignore it, but it was so damn cold. It was a frail old native woman who was looking for someone named Richard. Having gotten mail for a Richard in my mailbox I surmised it was the previous tenant (who died in the unit, LL didn't tell me) I invited her in, she told me she caught the last bus across the city, was fighting with her sister and had nowhere to go. I made her some soup and made her a bed on the couch and sent her back home on the bus the following day. Her fingers looked okay, but she said they were numb. 10711 104st NW, if you look on google maps you can still see that one of the windows that are boarded up, the rest look like they are occupied so not all was lost at least. Edmonton was nuts, I got treated like I was the problem, I was followed in stores and seemed to be related to anyone that wanted a few bucks or a cigarette. It made me forget that I genuinely like helping people on the streets, which is something that I am resuming now that I am out here in Kelowna.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! Sounds like quite the experience in Edmonton too, how are things going for you in Kelowna now? Cheers

@stewa4067

4 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth Thanks for asking. Honestly I was barely scraping by a few years ago, these days I am questioning my desire to carry on. Depression and hopelessness has kicked my ass for a few years now, every month is a struggle just to cover rent and I am out of support. I wish I had a better answer to give.

@hellomynameismckitty

4 ай бұрын

@@stewa4067keep fighting bro, do it for you.

@francesbernard2445

Ай бұрын

I can sympathise with your experiences in that area because I used to at first when being a young adult be living in more than one basement suite near that address mentioned where peeping toms (and what I call peeping terrrys sometimes too) were sometimes making their presence known while looking in through my basement windows during the day and then they would be annoying while starting to get curious about me after dark in the winter too. Like when making harrassing telephone calls or talking at me from behind on the street when saying things like, "I know how you could be making a lot more money at work." Was upsetting to me when trying to get to work or to school sometimes however I was never harmed by their nonsense maybe partly because I am big for a woman and so I am a harder target. During one summer job as a chamber maid that kind of nonsense interupting my work day sometimes made my supervisor decide to pair me up with another taller than me woman to do only window washing for the rest of that summer. Whereupon one day we spotted a guy imitating us in another high rise building nearby - With no clothes on at all. Now much much later these days only because I am bigger than the average woman is sometimes depending on what I am carrying at the time or whenever I am having to make a detour because of for example a stalled LRT train blocking the track crossing or whatever then I get false accused of following people. Only all just really annoying.

Ty, you did a great on your research re-gangs

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

@VindictiveRaider

4 ай бұрын

There is no research Getting information on these gangs is not hard just google them. Lol

Good video man, Impressive amount of information!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you got some value out of it!

I enjoyed your video. Very well reseached. Good luck with your channel.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I appreciate the feedback!

Very professional, straight to the point, lots of info in a short time. Subscribed!!!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - I am a rookie at all this and it means a lot when people take the time to comment. Cheers!

Great video. Both interesting and frightening... looking forward to seeing a gangs of Calgary video

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! I plan on doing a Calgary gangs down the road, shocked at the interest in these videos. Cheers!

@katedaphne4495

4 ай бұрын

There is actually almost no gang activity in Calgary. Its a city made up of very sophisticated people i hear. There fore little to no violence or drugs.

Good video. Thanks.

I've lived in Edmonton since 1978. I've lived in the north Millbourne area of Millwoods since 1989. Most of the "gang problems" in Millwoods have been centered around the Jackson heights area. I've never had trouble with gangs of any kind. I've had more hassles with drunks and homeless than anything else. First time i saw a hells angels biker was on a visit to Vancouver back in 2009.

@BOG0690

4 ай бұрын

Ive seen Hells Angels in the nicer neighborhoods of Red Deer.

@threedotsonedash

4 ай бұрын

I've been here since '89 & while I've always been aware of the presence of gangs in Edmonton, I'm not living a lifestyle that puts our paths at a crossroad. Have definitely seen a few of the members of some gangs that have been mentioned.

@stevedamien638

4 ай бұрын

Bc ha are weekend bikers. In 22 years working in downtown in construction and living dt plus going out in the one or 2 ok night clubs. I saw maybe 3-= times they ride Cadillac,Beemers not Harleys

@patrickquine3945

4 ай бұрын

​@stevedamien638 Oh you're not gonna see the real bad guys around often. Especially not downtown, they've traditionally had very little presence in Vancouver proper. Why bother.

@patrickquine3945

4 ай бұрын

I had a friend who ran away from home in Edmonton in the early 90s. Some of the horror stories he told me were pretty insane. Any city of any reasonable size is gonna have bad guys. Even tiny little towns in the middle of nowhere have drug addicts - they gotta get their stuff somewhere

Wow I had no idea about this ! Thank you for your information! Subscribed !

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the support, thank you! I'm shocked at how popular the gang videos were, when I posted them I was only averaging a few hundred views on my videos. Cheers

Excellent info and presentation.Kudos!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks I appreciate it, could have done some things better but tried to give a decent overview of the subject. Cheers!

Excellent knowledge thank you!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome video thanks for the information I'm a new subscriber

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback and support! Cheers

116k views in 2 days, you went viral! Great job on your channel.

@terrymckenzie8786

4 ай бұрын

The public likes gang videos.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I had no idea that video would get so many views it's insane

@VoodooChild2000

4 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth Almost 300k views now! WTH!

As someone who lives and works in an area that’s prone to crime and violence, it’s crazy to learn that there are way more street gangs than I thought. I walk to work for many years without even thinking about it. Crazy

@roberteaston6413

4 ай бұрын

I lived in CFB Greisbach, Edmonton from 1968-71. It could be boring at times but one good thing about living on an army base that had the Airborne Regiment there was that you did not have to worry about street gangs.

@488ci

4 ай бұрын

It's too bad that was removed.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

There are more gangs than a lot of people are aware of, but Edmonton is generally safe to walk around. Al of course most criminals aren't gang members!

@roberteaston6413

4 ай бұрын

@@lc3853My father was with The Queen's Own Rifles and proud of it.

@roberteaston6413

4 ай бұрын

@@lc3853I knew a man that was a Patricia. His father had been a Patricia and a member of the Airborne. He told me that his father would attend Patricia reunions but not Airborne reunions. He said that the Airborne were blowhards. It did not bother my father to attend Queen's Own Rifles reunions and Airborne reunions; but then my father was a blowhard. He had left the Airborne when they had the legendary fights at the Kingsway bar with the Rebels. Also he was not involved at the brawl at the Coffee Cup Inn.

Great video, appreciate these types of informative videos. definitely subscribed. Side note, The music was a good compliment to the video, where did you get it from? Cheers!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! You know what, I just used a piece of music from the KZread studio audio library - I'm very new to video production. I'm glad you left the comment, some people have said that they don't like the music and some do. Trying to figure out the best way to do videos still. Cheers!

@lespatterson6092

4 ай бұрын

​@strangenorth keep him comment in mind and use like wise music.....I've seen ppl drop quick in views because of the music used

Wow, I'm surprised at how many gangs there are in Edmonton and all over Canada. Thanks for such an informative video. It's good to be aware of what's going on. At the same time it makes me want to move to a secluded island. People always claim that Mexico and Central America is dangerous, but Edmonton is bad too. I had my pickup truck stolen over a year ago and I'm wondering which gang might be involved.

@mikehunt4797

4 ай бұрын

Edmonton is a dump. Move. I left Vancouver and went up North in BC i don't regret leaving that rat race one bit.

@highseed69

4 ай бұрын

the whole world is loaded with gangs. heck Hawaii, Jamaica, Japan, Russia, china, etc. not a single place doesnt have alot of gangs.

@djs164

4 ай бұрын

Edmonton is one of the worst cities in Canada but much safer than bad parts of Central and South America.

@highseed69

4 ай бұрын

@djs164 wrong go to Ontario its worst because of their main shipping/boarder east canada, vancover is closest to sea shipping/boarder in west, Winnipeg is closest to boarder in Central canada, calgary is albertas main center for gangs because its closest city to boarder for alberta but least guarded boarder crossing in alberta which is extremely well known to everyone and gangs is coutts alberta crossing. the only reason alberta has many but their pretty quiet to themselves is because it the closest city to the northwest territories and alcohol and drugs are illegal in all 3 northern territories. i have 7 friends and family that are opp and rcmp and eps.

@djs164

4 ай бұрын

​@@highseed69I was talking about south of the US border, not other parts of Canada.

Great info!!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video! An eye opener. You have a new follower

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate you taking the time to comment - I'm glad you found this one useful. I actually posted a follow-up video last week where I address some of the mistakes I made in my gang videos. I'm a rookie at all this and I'm trying but I want to constantly improve and own up to my errors. Cheers mate!

Great video… very informative. I just subscribed to your channel. One criticism, if I may. I found the background music a little distracting. I’d much rather hear just your voice narrating the video. Cheers!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - others have said the same thing, others like it. Still unsure what to do but I think at minimum I'll probably turn the volume down. Thanks for subscribing, glad the videos are providing some value - cheers!

This is mind blowing. I've lived in Calgary my entire life, I went to school with some gangsters who are no longer alive. Not going to mention who. Anyway, I've heard about only 4-6 of the gangs you mentioned.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback, I definitely included some groups that aren't active in a major way but some people are surprised at the level of gang activity in Canada

@shakeemsymonds7362

4 ай бұрын

I'm from Edmonton, and it's honestly mainly Redd Alert, Hell's Angels, and Alberta Warriors. However, there's also also a LOT of smaller gangs and you see the tags everywhere. And yes, there are young members because alot of kids grow up straight into the life.

@prayunceasingly2029

4 ай бұрын

​@@shakeemsymonds7362that's sad

@Danyurism

4 ай бұрын

@@shakeemsymonds7362 all of the gangs you mentioned are literally a bunch of heads. Red Alert Especially.

@francesbernard2445

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

I like your channel. You’re doing a great job.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! Cheers

thank you for posting this video of my city as a resident who lived there for most of my childhood in the Collingwood area before i moved out to saddle lake (which is a 2 hour drive from Edmonton) so i could continue schooling. now i luckily never had to deal with the gangs of Edmonton but try dealing with the gangs of saddle lake. it's either equally or more worse out here since it's a rural area and the time it takes for police officer's to respond out here takes minutes at best (not to mention almost everyone knows each other out here including the police officer's) not to mention the horrible acts of violence that takes place out here not even 3 months ago someone was beaten then had their arm hacked off with a machete and that is only one story that i have been allowed to hear from my mother and i've even had my own uncle try to recruit me into one of the gangs out here but thankfully he took me saying no at face value and never bothered me again about anything like that or what he does. i hope someday you can come out here and do a video explaining the gangs of saddle lake because everyone needs to know about it. love the video, keep up the great work and stay safe out there.

I worked security at an after hours club in downtown Edmonton in the late 1990's and early 2000's and I had a few scary interactions with Vietnamese gangs. Some high profile members were actually quite helpful to keep the peace but sometimes a rival group would show up and things got squirrley.

@Inlinetodie

4 ай бұрын

I know exactly...Victory Arcade, I grew up on 107 Ave in the 80s and 90s, I literally fought nearly 15 Vietnamese at the arcade, Brian Tam was the leader back then

@overtonesnteatime198

4 ай бұрын

gay@@Inlinetodie

@Inlinetodie

4 ай бұрын

@overtonesnteatime198 why tell everyone about your sexual preferences

@valeria-militiamessalina5672

4 ай бұрын

Let me guess, they probably have beef over how Pho should really be made

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Every city out there has gangs, Edmonton is definitely no exception!

the word 'loser' should be included before mentioning any gang name.

@blazzer73553

4 ай бұрын

Exactly this, all these people are massive losers. Prideful selfish losers

@freddexta3363

4 ай бұрын

Yeah no doubt. What a bunch of sad sacks. Do any of these parasites ever work for a living?

@Alphebetize

4 ай бұрын

Deep

@madhurthapar4468

4 ай бұрын

What about the govts

@chettmannley7949

4 ай бұрын

@@madhurthapar4468lol what about them? For the longest time the “biggest gang” in the city was/is the police, its a nice reach 😂

Thank you for this Video.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very informative, thank you. New subscriber.

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - glad you got some value out of this one. Cheers mate!

PLEASE do a video like this for Vancouver/ Sask/ and Manitoba

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! I did one on Saskatchewan I'm going to post next Thursday - I'd like to do more down the road

Do a video about Calgary gangs!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I'd like to do one down the road, I'm also posting a video on Saskatchewan gangs tomorrow morning. Cheers!

Love your show man

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

I only just found your channel today but this was really great! If you haven't already you should do one for the gangs of Saskatoon. (I'm going to go look RN)

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! You know what I did a video on gangs in Saskatchewan and I think I'm going to post that next Thursday. Cheers!

@RequestAssassin

4 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth noticed you do ufo and cryptid videos! Amazing I think I'll like it here.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

You know what, I actually started this channel intending to do mainly paranormal type topics but started doing other videos too and some of them have really taken off lol. But I'll regularly be doing UFO and cryptid stuff too. Cheers!@@RequestAssassin

this was pretty interesting to watch. Do one on Calgary now!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you got some value out of it! I plan on doing one down the road, lots of overlap with Edmonton but some unique gang history in Calgary for sure - I'm also posting a Saskatchewan gangs video next Thursday. Cheers!

Thank you so much for sharing all this information. The question now is what are we going to do about it? Pretty scary stuff.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Definitely gang activity in every city out there, Canada is no exception!

@BOG0690

4 ай бұрын

Stay away from bars. Pretty much every bar is lurking with covert degenerates

great video bud. Edmontonian here & I'm glad to have learned a few things about the gangs in my area. already gotta deal with some of the peeps in the NE if they wearing too much red can be a threat. nice to have more info

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, I'm a rookie at all this and it means a lot when people take the time to do that. Cheers mate!

As someone who moved here from Vancouver (Now in Leduc) this was super interesting. Thanks for your video! Subbed.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - glad it provided some value!

Informative

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Gangs are full of cowards! Real men walk alone!

@Liamnissan22222

4 ай бұрын

What? 🤔

@Daniel-iz7iz

Ай бұрын

@@Liamnissan22222 Lone wolfs are self aware and trust no one, They operate well and are ambush killers with a sharp knowledge of the weakness's library. You know the strong silent types of people who have a knack for destroying evil!

Amazing channel i just subscribed keep up with the content please bro

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate your support! I actually made some mistakes in my gang videos - I posted a follow-up video last week where I address some of those issues. I'm also posting a video Thursday morning on gangs in Winnipeg you might find interesting. I also noticed you have Lego in your username, as you've probably noticed I'm a huge Lego nerd. Cheers mate!

i love this good research

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - cheers!

Lived there 1977/78. Went back to visit in 1991. It was scary the difference!

@shakeemsymonds7362

4 ай бұрын

You should see it now...

Having been a building manager and resident of North East Edmonton for years I can say this is spot on . The depravity of these abo riginal gangs knows no bounds and meth fuels it all

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - meth has really done some terrible things

@MrTrav03

4 ай бұрын

Well it's the people who make community...I guess its what they want

‼️❓‼️Thank you!🙂. Very informative. Can you do Saskatchewan next❓❓

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I actually posted a video on gangs in Saskatchewan on Sunday - please subscribe to my channel, you may enjoy my content. Thank you!

Subscribed keep us informed

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! Cheers

great video, good overview of the groups in Edmonton. I would add that gang activity seems to be on decline in Edmonton, gang membership numbers down across the board overall

@fedscame

4 ай бұрын

decline? 😂😂 lol bro

@kocho5612

4 ай бұрын

That’s quite misleading lol are you high

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

anyone who thinks thats the worst gang in canada.. ur wrong its the government.....

@shannonroloson2414

4 ай бұрын

Ye@sssss

@freddexta3363

4 ай бұрын

Sure, but they do at times do some useful things, building highways, providing clean water and picking the garbage up for instance. Whereas these gangs are nothing but straight useless filth, a complete and total waste with zero redeeming qualities.You can only hope that the people caught up in this turn their lives around before it's too late and their lives have been totally and completely wasted.

@judithrochon7837

4 ай бұрын

Get a grip.

@prairiewitch8217

4 ай бұрын

Gangs don’t help anyone ever they just take and take

@spikedemon42

4 ай бұрын

Fact

Great quality video.

This is an excellent video. Like stated I had no idea there were so many gangs here. Interesting. I find the LRT is used as a mode of transport for smaller gangs to get around town. It certainly changed the landscape.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - yeah it's pretty sad how the state of the transit system has degraded!

@user-vw6ti9nv7k

4 ай бұрын

See - it's the details!.The devil's in the details. When my gang gets going we ain't gonna take no LRT - security cams everywhere! Who in the hell rides public transit when there are CCTV cams everywhere. Walking. That's the new clandestine bruh. I don't care if you gotta walk 28 miles, get out there and put one dog in front of the other bruh!

The algorithm brings you a gift

Edmonton is actually really safe. I sold "products" in this city for 7 years and never ran into problems with gangs. They're out there if you're looking for them, but they do a good job keeping low key. And they aren't really an open problem like they are maybe in some US cities. Just don't flip off any tinted window BMWs or Mercedes or Lexus because you don't know who's on the other side of the glass, that's my recommendation.

@iceyaj953

4 ай бұрын

ya i've ran into more gang members in Calgary

@gabrielatienza7438

4 ай бұрын

@@iceyaj953 ive had some bad experience in the westbrook area last summer, no clue what gang they were

@iceyaj953

4 ай бұрын

im unsure of what gang is over there toobut i've seen bloods and other gangs by my house@@gabrielatienza7438

@heatherwhittaker6169

4 ай бұрын

Not an open problem...So you prefer the hidden bs that Canada promotes? Hide it ..don't address it and deal with it ...the same way the pathetic health care system is handled...

@rickricky6421

4 ай бұрын

That’s good advice, but also kind of chilling when I think to times when I flipped off or honked at people. I will try to never do it again.

Amazing content

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

Great video my friend

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback!

In the 1970's it was the motorcycle club called The Rebels, they were the powerhouse, and long ago absorbed by the Hells Angels.

Wow, 😮, I was born & raised an hour & a half from Edmonton & besides the HA, & aboriginal(which I incorrectly saw as a whole not several separate gangs), I had no idea about how prolific this situation is, this scared the crap out of me, not gonna lie🫣😦

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback, but my intention wasn't to dissuade people from spending time in the city. Honestly Edmonton is a wonderful city overall and generally very safe to walk around. I just wanted to highlight the gang topic because every major city has multiple gangs, even in Canada. Cheers!

Great stuff 🎉

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

This has been unreal my channel had 1000 subscribers and my videos were averaging a couple hundred views a week ago. I can't believe how popular these gang videos have been, glad they're providing value - I actually posted a follow-up video a few days ago where I corrected some mistakes I made in this one. Cheers mate!

nice vid. would you consider doing a vid on the gang affiliated police officers in Canada, probably requires deeper digging

Subbed , should do one on each province .

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! That's not a bad idea, I'm actually did one on gangs in Saskatchewan that I think I'm going to post next Thursday

Is very upsetting what you said, and police as well as many politicians are saying;" if you are not involved in drug dealing or criminal activity you should not be worry" . This is very bad statement, I'm not feeling safer, rather even worse, because according to what you just say we regular fox, when we will be in the wrong place and in the wrong time seems like this will be our fault. My neighbour mother of four, the youngest just couple months old, was kill in her own house by gang members which you actually mentioned (those who beheaded some person). According to police they make mistake, it was wrong house. My house was close to her, that can be member of my family including my self. All gang activity, and gang members should be punished, and keep in prisons like in El Salvador before will be to late, and theirs activity will be out of control.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Yeah you're right, that's a fair point actually - sometimes innocent people can be caught up in the crossfire of gang activity and be hurt without deserving it. I'm sorry to hear about that happening to your neighbor, that's terrible. Thank you for watching and I appreciate the feedback

Can you do a video like this on Winnipeg,Manitoba?

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I think down the road that would be a good idea, had no idea these gang videos would be so popular - I'm actually posting a video on Saskatchewan gangs tomorrow morning you might find interesting. Cheers

Great video, thanks for the information…

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Glad you got some value out of it, thanks for watching!

Awesome background music choice.

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - the feedback is useful, some people like the music I've used and then others really hate it. I'm a rookie at all this and still figuring everything out. Cheers mate!

Now you should do the same format, except with politicians as the gangsters like how downtown Edmonton city centre mall is pretty much dead because of legit gangs allowing street gangs to happen.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Sad to see what has happened with downtown

I’ve lived in Edmonton for 25 years, and Vancouver for 7. I spent over 10 years in active addiction, and came in contact with these gangs throughout edmonton to support my addictions. I have lots of “friends” (using acquaintances) that are/were parts of these gangs and are all either in jail or dead now ☠️🙏 I’m 3 years clean next week and am soo grateful to be out of that lifestyle. Its an incredibly disgusting way to live, and extremely hard to get out of the lifestyle when you become so engaged within it. It consumes you, and it truly feels like there is no escape. The worst part is that it’s only getting worse by the day. The Government Is making it harder and harder for those trying to seek recovery, and it’s very sad. Population increase, poverty, and immigration are fuelling the streets and rivalries between gangs, and it’s becoming sooo much worse as this continues. This info is on point btw. Well done.

@wyldhowl2821

4 ай бұрын

Glad you are out - keep the cycle of self-defeat out of your life. As for the government, they seem to swing between two ideological positions, neither of which seems ready to do what actually needs to be done.

@srealone788

3 ай бұрын

It’s the money. The government doesn’t help its people enough and the money is way too tempting and can completely consume a person to think it’s the only way they’re ever going to make enough. I’ve lost a lot of people I’ve cared about to gangs and drugs. It was always the money..

Thank you for your service ❤

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Cheers

Great content! What's the song used in the background of your video? Thank you 🙏

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! Honestly it was just some random song I found in the KZread studio free audio library - glad you liked it, I've actually gotten some comments that people hate the music while some like it, not sure what to do about that lol

Where can we find more information regarding some of these smaller gangs? Specifically the west end boys or ASAP?

@hatehoeshere

4 ай бұрын

dt yeg.. footwork

@PaytonAWells

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I've heard about the gang asap and seen their symbols on the west end and the north side, it seems pretty evident that their spreading through out the city. I've kinda witnessed their upbringing the year 2019 - 2023 were like a gang war of political ideology going through out 118 ave and the downtown area and the other areas of the city, now they're not as much into the whole gang war as of now but yeah pretty crazy how things like this happen.

@aomda355

4 ай бұрын

​@@hatehoeshere😂😂 go find it urself type shit

@HappyAtv-kh4oh

4 ай бұрын

​@@PaytonAWellsI thought red alert and asap created an alliance in 2020/2021?

@creenation1202

4 ай бұрын

They were based out of northern Alberta Slave lake and wabasca area, moved into Edmonton and expanded into surrounding areas

Please do Calgary nextttt

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

I'd like to do a video on Calgary gangs down the road - I'm posting a video on Saskatchewan gangs tomorrow morning you may find interesting

@MrBurnoutLegend

4 ай бұрын

@@strangenorth for sure will check it out, your video was really interesting and informative!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

thanks I appreciate it!@@MrBurnoutLegend

Awesome job

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

I really appreciate your research. I’ve lived in Edmonton all my life and despite being a news “junkie” I’ve really only heard of a couple of the ones you mentioned.

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - I'm glad you got some value out of this one, still shocked at how many views it is getting. By the way - I posted a follow-up video a couple weeks ago where I address some mistakes I made in these gang videos. They are decent general overviews but I made some errors and I could have taken a little bit more time with these videos. Cheers!

I was a homeless teen in Edmonton 15 years ago. I was lucky to make it out unharmed. I seen people go through some pretty horrifying things..

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment - I'm really glad to I hear you were able to make it out of homelessness, that must have been a very difficult process for you. People like you inspire me. I hope things are going alright for you now, all the best to you! Cheers mate

Great video! I grew up in Edmonton, Mainly Millwoods area. I heard there was significantly more gang activity in the Millwoods/Milbourne area and south side near Southgate mall. I was told that a lot of the activity was controlled by East Indian and Asian gangs. Is this still true?

@Inlinetodie

4 ай бұрын

That's newer, before the 80s and 90s, the east Indians didn't even exist over there, it was all Oil and Gas workers, then the late 90s came and the Indians all ran to Canada claiming refugee status, then 10 years later, they formed gangs

@Inlinetodie

4 ай бұрын

@jewlz6814 yes, they mainly stick to themselves, if they do harm to anyone outside their own race, they'd get squashed pretty quick, they're a small gang in comparison to the organizations that could crush them once they've proven useless.

@kawasaket

4 ай бұрын

@@Inlinetodie yeah I grew up there between 76-94 then moved back to my hometown of Fort St. John, BC. So I saw the transformation. I miss Edmonton and have thought about returning but I hear about the odd drive by’s and wonder if it’s worth it as Millwoods will be the spot I return to or that gated community in Sherwood park.

@edwardchan7720

4 ай бұрын

I live in Millbourne area. Don't get involved in gang activity, no problems.

@edwardchan7720

4 ай бұрын

​@@kawasaketlast i heard, most issues in "Millwoods" are in the Jackson heights neighborhood seriously Millwoods is 1/5 of Edmonton. Saying there's issues here is like saying there's issues in the Northside of Edmonton, without saying the exact neighborhood.

Great work on this video man. I’m located in Calgary so it hit close to home. Where are you out of?

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks brother, much appreciated - means a lot when people take the time to comment. I'm in Edmonton, only slightly higher crime rates lol. Cheers

Cool video! Lots of good info. Very interesting. Doe’s the Somalian community have any gang ties?

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to leave feedback - glad you got some value out of this one. I'm less familiar with the Somali community, but it appears that there has been some Somali-based gang activity in Edmonton - particularly in the areas around 107 Ave north of downtown. Cheers brother

I live in the North East end of Edmonton by the Northlands colesium by 118th avenue. I used to be homeless, but I no longer pay too much attention to news regarding gangs, but lately you still here a lot about the gangs in the city. Yells angels is definitely one everyone knows. Red Alert is a gang not only notorious in the city, but very high in numbers too, when I was homeless I didn't know many people who had no affiliation with RA. Everyone knew them, some liked them, others were rivals, but everyone I knew at least knew someone in the gang personally, both for good and bad. ASAP, despite being new and small is almost as well known as RA now too for their portrayal of violence. Other than that most gangs in the city are forgotten about by most of the city though. Great video tho, new sub earned!

I'm an UberEats driver in Edmonton and a couple years ago I had a delivery to do at one of the local Police Stations. I was wearing a red puffer coat and a police officer had asked me if I was part of a gang.... I was so confused, then he informed me that I probably shouldn't wear a red coat. Fuck sakes. Can't even wear a red coat without being targeted as a potential gang member? Now I wear a grey coat... 🙄So stupid. Appreciate all the information you shared in this video!

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback! That's crazy, yeah I've heard similar stories from others - years ago buddy of mine was wearing a red bandana and was threatened with a knife to take it off, gong show!

@richardyellowknee6077

Ай бұрын

That's stupid,why Can't they just wear on their faces so nobody will mistake em, like they like tattoos,so everyone to see don't be scared your in the gang, oh wait that's why they are in one,my bad,

Very informative....thanks for this content...😊

@strangenorth

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad it provided some value! Cheers mate

Great content bro

@strangenorth

Ай бұрын

I appreciate it, thanks for watching!

You forgot to include a branch from the largest gang in the world... the EPS! Nice video though, just subscribed.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - yeah there are some bad apples in EPS for sure, and those are very dangerous because they have a badge, gun and legal protection. Super frustrating. Cheers

Lot of these gangs have been dismantled very good video tho

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - fair point, I could have been more detailed in my communication. I really just wanted to highlight some of the gangs that have been prominent in the city's history. But I definitely made a couple mistakes and I could take more time with future videos. cheers

Keep up the good work ❤❤❤

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment, I'm a rookie at all this and it really means a lot. Cheers mate!

@user-fz3gc3bw1c

4 ай бұрын

@strangenorth I'm impressed 😎 with your quality and editing, should make movies 🎬

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Wow honestly you're too kind - I'm doing my best with adobe premiere elements and very little experience, just honestly trying to build my skills and bring some value to people. Hope I can step up, thanks again!@@user-fz3gc3bw1c

Good reporting.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback ! Cheers

Very interesting video. I have lived within a block of 109 st and 107 ave for 15 years now and rarely have had any bad experiences. Worst incidents were stopping shoplifters at the 7-11 but it was always just verbal threats. I have been out for walks alone along 107 ave in the middle of the night and never been harrassed. I do not doubt there are gang elements in the area as I see the colours mentioned all over but for the most part everyone keeps to themselves. My guess is the gangs of the area are harmless unless they come across a rival gang but are generally fine towards the general public. The worst parts of the area are the homeless/drug abusers as what is the worst that can happen to them? They get arrested and have a place to sleep for the night? They cant be fined for anything because they have nothing so the police let them get away with most minor issues. But ya, as a resident of the area for 15ish years the people around here are relatively friendly and harmless and mean well. It's just dirty.

@marciagallardo3437

4 ай бұрын

I agree, while the downside of downtown not being the prettiest i don’t get harassed, it’s usually someone asking for money. I know there was been shootings in wem or around the 170 st in some of the plazas in that areas. I aside from that nothing. Every City in Canada has issues with gangs drugs but to say Alberta is the worst city for gangs drugs, murders. Usually is the gangs retaliation on someone that, they have pissed off. I moved from Toronto to Edmonton and i can tell you, Toronto is worse of now than it was 15 years ago.

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and I appreciate when people take the time to comment - fair point, and I definitely didn't want to make it seem like the gang problem is wildly out of control. I just wanted to give a general overview of the topic. Cheers

Pretty Accurate although some of these gangs die down like the Alberta warriors don’t really see them much these days I think that some of them patched over to ASAP They have bigger numbers these days

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Yeah fair enough!

Perfect timing for this video as there is alot of gang violence and shootings happening right now in edmonton . Its unfortunate but if your not in it , then it shouldnt affect you . Lived in millwoods my whole life and it goes through its cycles.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate your feedback - you know what I lived in Millwoods for years as a kid, not a bad area at all! Cheers mate

thx for the heads-up

@strangenorth

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, cheers mate!

Good reporting. Please drop the repetitive background music.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - good to know it annoys some people, I thought it helped the videos flow but a couple people have mentioned that it is annoying. Cheers

@jctai100

4 ай бұрын

I'm fine with it, it could be a little more muted in the background so we can hear you better.@@strangenorth

@Siggi395

4 ай бұрын

Maybe you're on some kind of medication or you have a condition that that makes it annoying, doesn't bother me one bit.... strange. Not trying to be a jerk.

Forgot a few , but good list and very true. NFC, KCK, YH and IS, to add to the list.

@Gooftroopwrld911

4 ай бұрын

Kck and yh that's some nostalgic shit right there. The King Kong days.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I definitely could have included a few more!

@jerradanderson7730

3 ай бұрын

I think yh became cd’s. Yh’s an kck we’re from the late 90’s.

Very informative! Ive lived here for almost 20 years, but have been gradually trying to get further and further from the city. I love edmonton, but tbh its gotten pretty dangerous

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - I wanted to highlight the gang topic but Edmonton is still generally pretty great. Lots of advantages to more rural living too though. Cheers!

@nfloz11

4 ай бұрын

Edmonton is still much safer than Vancouver. Count yourself blessed.

im not gonna hold you man this shits awesome to learn about, I barely even know anything about these and felt like I knew more about other countries local gimmicks more then I knew mine.

@strangenorth

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I appreciate the feedback - I still can't believe so many people have watched these videos it's unreal. Cheers mate!