Monday · Aug 3, 2026
Heritage Festival Lost a Day but Made Up for It
Hawrelak Park turned into a swamp Monday after heavy rain Sunday, but thousands still showed up for the final day. Stay off the grass signs officially useless.
Abraham Lake from Above Looks Otherworldly
Aerial footage of Abraham Lake shows surreal turquoise ice formations that look like another planet. Worth checking out if you're heading out west this summer.
Edmonton Music This Week
Oceanoque (Australia) is at the Aviary Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., plus Kataklysm and Six Feet Under at the Starlite Room same night at 6. Folk Fest kicks off Thursday at Gallagher...
Groat Road backed up after weekend storm damage
groat road's a no-go rn after the weekend storm. someone posted about massive debris and damage, suggesting people avoid it for a while. detours are the move if you're heading that way.
Heritage Festival got an extra hour Sunday after weekend wind evacuation
heritage fest's giving people an extra hour on the last day sunday to make up for the early shutdown this weekend when those intense winds forced everyone out. come back and...
Nakî station's the move for park-and-ride if you're heading downtown
if you're doing park and ride from the northside, skip eaux clares — it's slammed with hours-long lineups. nakî's got no wait and plenty of parking right now. way easier commute.
Four dead, four hurt after wrong-way crash on Calgary's Stoney Trail
A Mercedes travelling southbound in northbound lanes struck two other vehicles late Sunday, killing the driver and three passengers in a fiery collision.
Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada vs Switzerland
Rogers Place
Data centre protest numbers vary wildly across news outlets
So news outlets can't agree on how many people showed up to the Meta data centre protest—some reported dozens, others hundreds. Kind of says something about how hard it is to...
Helinka Gretzky Cup happening at Rogers Place tonight
Canada plays at the Helinka Gretzky Cup tonight at 5 p.m. at Rogers Place. Tickets are cheap and the building's air-conditioned—solid way to spend a holiday Monday.
Fort McMurray Giants at Energy City Cactus Rats
Myshak Metro Ballpark
2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Czechia v. USA
Rogers Place
WestJet restores flights after tentative cabin crew deal ends strike disruption
WestJet and CUPE reached a tentative agreement Monday, ending a work stoppage that grounded all mainline flights and displaced roughly 250,000 passengers over the August long weekend.
Jamaican family's Alberta road trip racking up views
A Jamaican family documenting their Alberta road trip has gone viral on social media. They're posting from Hinton, Jasper, and Edmonton, showing what the province looks like...
Forever Canadian lawn signs sparking neighborhood friction
People in Capilano are reporting confrontations over 'Forever Canadian' lawn signs. Some residents getting questioned about the signs; at least one person's sign was cut down....
Alberta's legalized online gambling draws more attendees to support groups
One man who lost $500,000 to gambling over a decade worries the ease of phone-based betting will create new problem gamblers.
