{
  "id": 1491778,
  "title": "‘I just wanted to get out of there': Edmonton transit riders report drug use, assaults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/i-just-wanted-to-get-out-of-there-edmonton-transit-riders-report-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/i-just-wanted-to-get-out-of-there-edmonton-transit-riders-report-drug-use-assaults-9.7306527"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City of Edmonton has been trying to improve safety on public transit for years, hiring more peace and police officers, expanding outreach teams and spending more on cleaning and security upgrades. However, text messages sent to the line over the course of one month earlier this year suggest many riders are still concerned about safety on the system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}