Ken MacGillivray
Ken MacGillivray is an online journalist and assignment editor with Global News whose work links provincial government decisions with on-the-ground public safety and community stories. He works on the digital desk, shaping coverage that spans Alberta politics, courts and legal rulings, and breaking news incidents across Western Canada. He has more than a decade of experience with Global News in online, assignment and supervisory roles focused on Alberta coverage.
Provincial politics and government decisions
MacGillivray’s core focus is provincial politics, especially the actions of Alberta’s government and premier.
He reports on changes at the top of government, including cabinet shuffles following ministerial resignations, and explains how those moves reshape portfolios and responsibilities. He follows legislative and policy files closely, such as coverage of the Alberta government’s response to an Ontario appeal court ruling on bike lanes, highlighting how that decision reinforces government authority over transportation policy.
His reporting on the Alberta government’s announcement of a new committee on classroom size shows his attention to education policy and how it affects students and schools.
He tracks political mobilization and referendum politics, contributing to coverage of stories about hundreds of people lining up to endorse a referendum on Alberta. His work on pieces examining questions around First Nation trusts shows an interest in the intersection of politics, finance and Indigenous governance, documenting mounting scrutiny of how those trusts are handled. Across these stories, he concentrates on the mechanics of government - court rulings, legislative changes, committees and referendums - rather than personalities, keeping the emphasis on how decisions are made and justified.
Public safety, policing and emergency incidents
Alongside politics, MacGillivray files extensively on public safety and emergency incidents, often in fast-moving situations. His coverage includes stories where Calgary police identify victims in serious crashes, such as a 16-year-old boy killed in a fiery collision, emphasizing confirmed identities, timelines and official statements from police. He reports on fatal natural events, including a rock slide in Alberta that claimed the life of a 33-year-old, following the story through from the initial incident to the formal identification of the victim.
In both kinds of stories, he builds articles around verified facts from authorities and ensures key details are updated as investigations progress.
His bylines on public safety extend to violent crime and human-wildlife encounters. MacGillivray covers homicide investigations, including Calgary police work in a southwest community, and presents these cases with a focus on what investigators can confirm at each stage. He also reports on a grizzly bear attack that sent a man to hospital by air ambulance, balancing the human impact with information from medical and wildlife officials.
These pieces show a consistent pattern: he handles sensitive incidents by foregrounding clear, sourced information from police, emergency services and agencies, keeping speculation out of the frame.
Agriculture, wildlife and regulatory stories
MacGillivray’s remit also includes stories that sit at the junction of regulation, agriculture and wildlife. In his reporting on hundreds of B.C. ostriches being given a temporary reprieve from a cull, he follows how federal and provincial authorities apply animal health rules and how those decisions affect farmers and animals. The story reflects his interest in explaining regulatory decisions in plain language, tracing how a technical process - such as a proposed cull - translates into real consequences on farms and in communities.
Combined with his coverage of wildlife-related emergencies like grizzly bear attacks, this work shows his capacity to frame environmental and agricultural issues through the lens of public safety and government oversight.
Digital desk leadership and collaborative reporting
MacGillivray works in roles that combine hands-on reporting with digital desk leadership, helping to coordinate coverage across topics and platforms. His author page credits him with online and supervisory responsibilities for Alberta coverage, reflecting a position that goes beyond filing individual stories.
This is reinforced by his frequent shared bylines and “with files from” credits, where he collaborates with television reporters and other journalists on pieces ranging from education policy to separatist referendums and complex financial investigations. In those collaborations he contributes reporting, coordination and online production, ensuring that political stories, court decisions and breaking news incidents are packaged clearly for digital audiences.
Across his body of work, MacGillivray’s through-line is a disciplined focus on how government decisions, legal rulings and emergencies intersect with daily life. Whether covering an Alberta cabinet shuffle, a court decision on bike lanes, a fatal crash, or a wildlife-related emergency, he keeps the structure simple: what happened, who is affected, what authorities say and what changes next. That combination of political coverage and public safety reporting, anchored in verifiable facts and clear timelines, distinguishes his output from a generalist reporter on the same beat.
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