Numbers from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities offer more insight after claims made by Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci that his government is providing funding for cannabis policing equal to what is being given out in Ontario and Quebec. Continue reading →

The numbers are big in the four-year capital budget that was released Thursday afternoon by the City of Edmonton. Continue reading →

Edmonton City Council says it’ll have a tough time approving the next four-year capital budget if it doesn’t get word soon from the Notley government on what the Government of Alberta’s contribution will be. Continue reading →

Nervous that the Lewis Estates rec centre might be left off the list in Edmonton’s four-year capital budget, a group of three community leagues is pushing for the project to be built. Continue reading →

Edmonton’s tech entrepreneurs aren’t happy with the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation and the support the agency provides the industry with. Continue reading →

Councillor Bev Esslinger says she’s got more questions than answers from a report detailing problems with Edmonton’s Disabled Adult Transit Service. Continue reading →

Alberta’s Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt confirms to Global News a tentative land swap deal has cleared the way for NAIT to eventually expand on to the city’s Blatchford Lands. Continue reading →

Free transit would be a nine-figure cost that would bring at least an eight per cent property tax increase to all Edmontonians. Continue reading →

Canada gained 63,000 jobs in September, lowering the unemployment rate. That was largely in BC and Ontario. Provincially here it’s a different story. Alberta lost 6,000 jobs, yet Edmonton picked up 3,000. Continue reading →

City council is at a crossroads when it comes to festival grants. Coun. Scott McKeen says there is a tension between staying true to old favorites or investing in one-off big events like Crashed Ice. Continue reading →

They know the Scona Pool is past its best before date, however, there’s no clear path by Edmonton City Council on whether a $75-million rec centre should be built as a replacement at the Rollie Miles Athletic Park. Continue reading →

An Edmonton businessman used national real estate listings over a three-month period to calculate how much you pay in property taxes for every $100,000 in home value compared to $100,000 in other cities. Continue reading →

The city intends on identifying four locations where supportive housing can be built in Edmonton by early in the New Year. It may look to buying existing buildings to fill the void. Continue reading →

Coun. Aaron Paquette wants city council to look at free transit, with the idea of increased advertising revenue and corporate and government partnerships to help cover the cost. Continue reading →

A pilot project to reduce ice and snow by spraying calcium chloride on some Edmonton roads will continue this winter — however an inhibitor will be added to the mix this time around. Continue reading →