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local artist just finished an 24×48 oil painting of an Edmonton winter landscape called "Lights Will Guide You Home" — the comment: at least there are no mosquitoes in this version.
Low Level Bridges are closing this weekend. Plan your route around them if you're heading downtown or south side.
The wildfire smoke map is finally breaking our way for once. Air quality looking better than it has in weeks.
someone's genuinely asking if they've lost the plot — a hash brown at mcdonald's is now $2.69. it's literally a fried potato. the cost of grabbing quick breakfast is getting out of hand.
heads up if you've got small dogs or kids at terwillegar — there's a guy on an e-bike going full speed on the main trails, full-face helmet and all. seen him multiple times this past week. grab your pup quick if you see him coming.
the snowbirds took off from edmonton today and it might be their last run. the iconic flyby is becoming history — tough to see it go.
that silent lightning we all saw last night? it's called heat lightning. the whole city was out watching — no thunder, just constant flickering in the clouds for minutes straight. totally wild.
The Snowbirds took off from the city today for what might be their final run before retirement. Locals out in awe watching them fly.
A Reddit user caught sight of a white magpie on Edmonton's north side and is wondering if it's as rare as it looks. If you've seen unusual birds around the city lately, the subreddit's got the discussion.
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds took off from YEG on July 15 in their iconic CT-114 Tutor jets — retiring the aircraft at the end of 2026. They'll be back in a few years when the new CT-157 Siskin II enters service, but if you want to catch the current fleet, they're scheduled for airshows like the one at CFB Cold Lake this weekend.
97th northbound was a complete gong show after the storm — taken me over an hour just to get through the area. Traffic getting diverted from 127th and funneling down to one lane at the underpass. Avoid if you can.
Storm damage everywhere this morning, and people are saying: if you're in an older area, check your weeping tile backflow valve. Lots of basements flooding that didn't before — could be a stuck valve. Worth knowing about if you own a house.
Shaw/Rogers been down since about 6:15 a.m. across way more of the city than they're saying. Waited an hour on hold and customer service had no idea how many people were affected. Check if you're impacted — they're saying call back for updates instead of actually updating the website.
Eight-year-old indoor cat Sisko snuck out near 117 Avenue and 90 Street. Black with white belly spot, microchip on back of neck. Doesn't usually approach people — if you spot him, reach out.
Everyone who parks outside is holding their breath — another round of severe weather with hail and tornado risk hit the alert system as the city's been getting pounded all week.
Two homes burning on Cameron Ravine Way sent black smoke visible for kilometres across the city Tuesday afternoon. Nearly 40 firefighters tackled the blaze; no injuries reported.
There was a massive fire at 82 Street and 132 Avenue Monday around 9:20 p.m. The smoke was visible from kilometres away — people near Northgate Mall and Kingsway all saw it. Emergency crews are still investigating.
A whole flock of pelicans showed up by the Quesnell Bridge during an evening bike ride. Locals are saying it's the most pelicans anyone's seen in one spot in the city.
The 311 app is finally getting updated on Tuesday. If you've been waiting for that refresh, here it comes.
Someone caught the northern lights streaking across the sky at 2 a.m. Monday. Not a bad way to start the week if you were up.
