Thursday's warm, the Oilers are reshuffling, and Whyte Ave's getting new life.
It's a mild day with plenty of daylight left. Catch up on what's shifting in E-town this morning.
Good Thursday morning. You're waking to 13°C and a UV index sitting at 6—that's high, so if you're spending the day outside, sunscreen isn't optional. We've got 16 hours and 56 minutes of daylight ahead, and sunset doesn't roll in until just after 10 tonight, so there's real evening left if you want it.
On the Oilers front, there's been movement. Darnell Nurse, who's been Oil orange for 12 years, is headed to San Jose. It's a chapter closing on one of the team's longest-serving players. The club's also bringing in goalie Frederik Andersen on a $2.8 million one-year deal—a Stanley Cup-winning net, so that's the kind of veteran presence the roster needed heading into next season.
Out in the broader city, fifty people from 21 different countries became Canadian citizens at a special Canada Day ceremony in Edmonton yesterday. The kind of moment that reminds you what this place means to people.
If you're thinking about dinner, there's some good buzz around mocktails right now—turns out the non-alcoholic side of the drink game is having a real moment. And if you've been waiting for something new on Whyte, Sip Soda's opening in early August, so that's worth marking down if the Ave's your usual.
This evening, if you're looking to get out, Gowan's playing River Cree Resort & Casino at 8 p.m.—live rock on a Thursday if that's your speed. Indoors either way, which works fine given the mild night ahead. If live music isn't calling, there's no shame in an ice cream run and calling it a win.
Stay sorted out there.
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