Saturday · Aug 1, 2026
Getting to Heritage Fest? Park at the Jube and grab a scooter
Pro tip: Jubilee parkade + a scooter is the move for Heritage Festival. Avoid Groat Road at all costs — buses aren't great either. Takes just a few minutes to scooter in and...
Storm rolling through Glengarry right now
Glengarry area skies are getting dark and thunder's rolling in — another big one heading our way tonight.
Heritage Fest evacuated but the rain's letting up now
Heritage Festival got evacuated Sunday because of thunderstorm watch, but the rain's settling down. Unclear if they're bringing the festival back tonight or calling it for the day.
Graham Kay
Rick Bronson's - The Comic Strip
Back to school market this weekend at Safe Haven Market with cheap clothes and BBQ
Safe Haven Market is hosting an early back-to-school market today and tomorrow at 7718 104 Street NW. Pop-up vendors, consignment, permanent shops — lots of clothing for $10...
Aster Aweke
Midway Music Hall
July 2026 was soggy and warm — way above normal rainfall in parts of the city
July was supposed to be rainy but also pretty warm — and that's exactly what we got. But Blatchford station saw absolutely wild rainfall: 267.4mm. That's nearly triple the...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Edmonton
Citadel Theatre Parking
Park and ride for Heritage Days is a write-off — walk from U of A instead
Coming from South Campus? The park and ride is taking 1.5+ hours and still not moving. Do yourself a favour and just walk from the university area or literally anywhere else....
Graham Kay
Rick Bronson's - The Comic Strip
Dragonflies are everywhere at Hawrelak Park right now
The Heritage Festival site is absolutely packed with dragonflies this weekend — they're everywhere you look in the air. And yeah, that means way fewer mosquitoes biting....
AngelMaker Canadian Heritage Tour w/ Ingested, Larecenia Roe & Vaegon
The Starlite Room
Spinall
Pawn Shop Live (Formerly known as Union Hall)
Dutch elm disease spreads to 14 Edmonton trees as half the cases arrived in just two weeks
Four new infections confirmed in Glengarry and Rossdale; city has about 90,000 public elms representing 22 per cent of its tree inventory.
Edmonton Elks vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Commonwealth Stadium / Stade du Commonwealth
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Elks
Commonwealth Stadium - Edmonton
Hlinka Gretzky Cup - Canada vs Czechia
Rogers Place
What to do when Alberta tornado alerts go off and when to take shelter
Reddit's reminding everyone what Alberta tornado alerts mean and when you actually need to get to shelter. Worth knowing before storm season hits.
South Edmonton residents counting 36+ mosquitoes on a single window screen
Someone in south Edmonton counted 36 mosquitoes on one window screen this morning, and 40 on the one next to it. Peak mosquito season.
Jamaican family documenting Alberta road trip through Hinton, Jasper and Edmonton
A Jamaican family posted their Alberta road-trip vlog hitting Hinton, Jasper, Banff, Calgary, Red Deer, and Edmonton. Looks like Edmonton's on the itinerary.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Edmonton
Citadel Theatre Parking
How raising a challenging German Shepherd during early sobriety became her greatest teacher
Rebecca Auerbach thought recovery would be the hardest part. Instead, a dog she could barely handle taught her what responsibility, self-trust, and reliability actually meant.
2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Germany v. Switzerland
Rogers Place
Alberta's new integrated ID cards causing long registry waits across province
Health care number and citizenship marker add steps to the process. Some residents turned away for lacking proper documents.
Red sunset — not wildfire smoke, just mosquitos
The sky turned deep red Friday evening. People thought wildfire smoke, but turns out it was just mosquitos being mosquitos.
Lost cat in Oliver — anyone seen it?
Someone's looking for their cat in the Oliver neighbourhood. If you've spotted a missing cat around the area, check the thread.
Dog enjoying the breeze out the window
Someone spotted a fluffy dog living its best life with its head out the car window on Roper Road and 75th Street. That kind of contentment.
U of A Hospital becomes first centre to use new kidney transplant transport technology
University of Alberta Hospital is the first Canadian centre using XVIVO Kidney Assist Transport, which oxygenates donor kidneys and speeds recovery.
Halloween decorations spotted at old Lowe's corner of Whitemud and Calgary Trail
The Spirit is already coming. Someone grabbed a burger after work and spotted Halloween decorations going up at the old Lowe's on the corner of Whitemud and Calgary Trail....
