Friday · Jul 17, 2026
CFB Edmonton gets 36 new homes as part of $82B military housing boost
The homes feature high-performance energy efficiency and EV charging. The Canadian Forces Housing Agency plans to double the Edmonton base's portfolio in coming years.
Nonprofit trivia night this Tuesday looking for mixed teams
July 21, 6–8pm: a nonprofit's trivia night is mixing everyone up so you don't have to come with a team. Prizes for top two teams plus thank-you gifts at the door. Optional meal...
Police investigating sudden death of baby boy in northeast Edmonton
Officers responded to a home on Friday morning after the child was found unresponsive. An autopsy is scheduled for July 20.
Auto insurance renewals hit Edmontonians hard this year
TD insurance customer just watched their premium jump from $3,996 to $4,500 yearly — zero claims, zero tickets, and two years of clean driving history. They asked why and got...
Italian Bakery's 97 Street site hits auction block with $990K opening bid
The iconic Chinatown bakery closed in early 2025 after 60 years at the location. The mixed-use building includes retail, residential, and office space.
Ryan Goodcase
Rick Bronson's - The Comic Strip
Sinkhole in Lauderdale caused by leaky pipe, not heavy rain: expert
A University of Alberta engineer says the nine-metre-deep hole resulted from a defective sewer pipe eroding soil. Repairs begin this week.
Krash and Caustic w/ Azure, Yaba, and Splayed
The Starlite Room
THE OBGMs w/ Rubbed Raw & The Carpoolers
The Starlite Room - Temple
The Longest Johns
Double Dragon
Loud Sessions
Pawn Shop Live (formally known as Union Hall)
Greta Downtown closing July 26
Greta Downtown is closing July 26. Another one bites the dust on the core.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Edmonton
Citadel Theatre Parking
Ryan Goodcase
Rick Bronson's - The Comic Strip
Ty Dolla $ign - KDays Music Fest
Edmonton EXPO Centre
Clue (Touring)
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
64-year-old couple dies together in north Edmonton apartment fire after car crash ruptures gas line
Surinderjit Kaur Bhandal, 64, and Major Singh Bhandal, 64, perished Monday when vehicle collision struck their building at 132 Avenue and 82 Street, igniting explosion.
Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (18+) - Edmonton - Friday
Kinsmen Park
BC Lions at Edmonton Elks
Commonwealth Stadium - Edmonton
Edmonton Elks vs. BC Lions
Commonwealth Stadium / Stade du Commonwealth
Sunrise Records reopens in expanded West Edmonton Mall space
Sunrise Records reopened in West Edmonton Mall in a way bigger Phase 1 location downstairs from where they were before. The sun has indeed risen again.
KDays food vendors serve up salmon tacos, deep-fried cheese curds, and liquid-nitrogen ice cream
Our taste test of festival favourites: Taco Nori's salmon taco earned 9/10, while Dragons Breath's cereal-ice-cream combo scored 2/10 despite the spectacle.
Neon Skies Festival with Conan Gray, Myles Smith, Natasha Bedingfield
Fan Park at ICE District
Neon Skies Festival (Friday Pass) with Conan Gray
ICE District Parkade
Alberta's fiscal outlook 'changed dramatically' as higher oil prices could erase $9.4B deficit
With WTI crude averaging over $70 per barrel instead of budgeted $60.50, economists project a modest $5 billion surplus if prices hold through fiscal year-end.
Edmonton cyclists block street during bike lane protest at minister's Capilano meeting
A group of cyclists chanted "Bike lanes save lives" during Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen's Thursday neighbourhood tour, as the province's bike lane debate intensifies.
Edmonton's LRT expansion follows 16-year-old 100-year plan with six proposed lines by 2109
The Valley Line West is on track with the city's 2009 vision, though unprecedented population growth since then has outpaced the original ridership projections.
Edmonton police seek tips after man shot in river valley near Walterdale Bridge
Police located the victim on the riverbank on May 25 with serious, life-threatening injuries and are asking the public for information about the incident.
Alberta adopts permanent time zone, ditches spring-forward clock changes
Alberta's ditching daylight saving time. The province is done with the twice-yearly clock switch and has adopted permanent Alberta Time — so no more losing or gaining an hour.
Alberta Health Services issues blue-green algae advisories for eight lakes near Edmonton
Cyanobacteria have been spotted in Astotin, Bonnie, Dried Meat, Goose, Isle, Lac Ste. Anne, Skeleton and Thunder lakes; AHS advises avoiding contact with visible blooms.
The Odyssey manager handled a rough 70mm screening with real class
shoutout to the WEM manager for The Odyssey who dealt with 20+ minutes of no sound at the packed 70mm showing this afternoon — stayed calm through hecklers, had courtesy...
City inspecting Grovenor Airbnb financed as affordable housing
Compliance officers are checking a property that was supposed to provide affordable rentals but neighbours say has been operating as short-term vacation rentals.
Bike lanes the scapegoat for everything in Edmonton right now
YegWave comments are absolutely obsessed with blaming bike lanes for everything — place on fire? bike lanes. water backed up from rain? bike lanes. it's the all-purpose villain...
IBC reports $230M in insured damage from Edmonton and surrounding storms
Two storms at the end of May and beginning of June generated massive claims for homes, businesses, and vehicles across the metro area, with more damage expected from mid-July storms.
Edmonton winter painting brings back summer nostalgia
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.
Edmonton Police Commission faces criticism over facial recognition pilot and chief's Israel trip
At Thursday's meeting, speakers raised privacy concerns about the facial recognition program while debate erupted over Chief Warren Driechel's February visit to Israel.
Neon Skies Festival (2 Day Pass) with Conan Gray
ICE District Parkade
Ty Dolla Sign
Edmonton EXPO Centre
Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (19+) - Edmonton - 3 Day Pass - with Matt Rife
Kinsmen Park
