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• ‘We have to move quickly’: Canadians lend a hand as massive relief effort in Nepal begins

  A Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.

  World

  Sep 2
• Edmonton looking to improve snow and ice clearing policy

  Among the improvements being proposed in Edmonton's snow and ice clearing policy is moving residential blading to a monthly basis, if needed.

  Weather

  Aug 31
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• AgriStability reopened for Alberta farmers impacted by extensive summer rains

  The AgriStability enrolment deadline was April 30, but it has been reopened to give farmers impacted by excessive rainfall until Oct. 1 to sign up for assistance. 

  Weather

  Aug 31
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• Killarney School students temporarily relocating after summer storm damage

  A thunderstorm on July 15 significantly damaged the roof at Killarney School and flooded in parts of the building on 132 Avenue near 91 Street in north Edmonton.

  Education

  Aug 26
• Epcor mulls accelerated storm-water resilience plan after Edmonton’s record rainfalls

  After a summer of floods, EPCOR and the City of Edmonton are looking at accelerating stormwater system improvements — part of a 20-year, $1.6-billion flood resilience plan.

  Weather

  Aug 24
• Edmonton homeowner takes snow plow damage frustrations to the street

  A west Edmonton resident has erected a sign on the lawn of his home in the Patricia Heights neighbourhood, where he says a city snow plow caused damage this past winter.

  Traffic

  Aug 24
• Pumpkin problems: Alberta’s wet summer affecting annual crop

  Pumpkin patch owners in northern Alberta are looking at unprecedented options, like charging admission, or shipping in pumpkins, as the wet summer wreaks havoc on their crops.

  Canada

  Aug 12
• Environment Canada implements new alert system for extreme weather warnings

  Environment Canada is now using a more precise warning system that allows meteorologists to draw a polygon over an area encompassing a severe weather alert.

  Weather

  Aug 11
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• Boardwalk Centre renters seek action after summer storms damage suites

  Some of the residents of the highrise along Jasper Avenue at 90 Street in central Edmonton are living with damaged ceilings and walls from storm flooding.

  Weather

  Aug 7
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• Prairie producers filed more than 4,000 crop insurance claims in stormy July

  Thousands of storm-related crop insurance claims were filed in July as harvest season approaches, according to the Canadian Hail Crop Association.

  Canada

  Aug 7
• Family stranded overnight as storm blocks road near Seibert Lake: ‘Couldn’t see anything’

  A severe thunderstorm swept across the Lac La Biche region, leaving a swath of destruction in the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area and trapping a family near Seibert Lake.

  Weather

  Aug 5
• Edmonton homeowners frustrated as their properties erode into infill excavations

  With proper shoring not yet in place at an infill development in Edmonton's west end, in the aftermath of a recent storm, the excavation site looked like a swimming pool.

  Weather

  Aug 4
• Edmonton’s summer of rain has Folk Fest trucking in sand, Fringe hiring meteorologist

  Edmonton's signature outdoor music festival is trucking in tonnes of sand and pumping out water to avoid becoming the latest casualty of the city’s wettest summer on record.

  Weather

  Aug 4
• A tale of 2 cities: Edmonton floods while Calgary bakes in the sun

  Alberta's two biggest cities have had starkly different weather over the past month with Edmonton getting nearly 25 times the amount of rain that's fallen on Calgary in July.

  Weather

  Jul 31
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• Heat, air quality warnings issued for areas of central and southern Alberta

  Unseasonably warm temperatures and smoky skies are in the forecast for a large area of southern and central Alberta over the next few days.

  Health

  Jul 30
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• Summer of storms keeps Edmonton-area festival organizers on their toes

  While Big Valley Jamboree is still waiting to see how the weather turns out, other festivals in the Edmonton region have already experienced Mother Nature's wrath firsthand.

  Weather

  Jul 29
• Thunderstorm cleanup expected to cost City of Edmonton $20-$30 million

  Edmonton city manager Eddie Robar says this is the first time in his current role he's seen the effects of summer storms cost more than in the winter.

  Weather

  Jul 29
• Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes possible across Alberta, in Edmonton region Tuesday

  There are several overlapping advisories for both severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, with storms expected to materialize in the late afternoon across central Alberta.

  Weather

  Jul 28
• 2026 is the wettest summer on record in Edmonton — with more storms expected

  Since the beginning of 2026, the Edmonton region has recorded 655.7 mm of precipitation  — both heavy snowfalls in the winter and rain now — and the year is far from over.

  Weather

  Jul 28
• Monday thunderstorm floods roads, halts traffic and transit across Edmonton

  Three waves of heavy rainfall doused the Edmonton region in quick succession Monday afternoon, flooding roads, downing trees and halting traffic.

  Weather

  Jul 27
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• Severe thunderstorm flooding shuts down Whitemud Drive in west Edmonton

  A severe thunderstorm dumped massive amounts of rain quickly, flooding roads across Edmonton, including the Whitemud and Yellowhead, and prompted a high volume of 911 calls.

  Weather

  Jul 26
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• Edmonton organizations watch out for seniors during hot, smoky conditions

  Meals on Wheels, which delivers more than 300 meals each day throughout Edmonton, says the extreme weather has made regular wellness checks even more important.

  Health

  Jul 24
• Thorhild, Westlock counties declare state of agricultural disasters due to rain

  Record June rainfall and several intense July storms has put a damper on the growing season, with states of agricultural disaster declared in Thorhild County and Westlock County.

  Weather

  Jul 23
• ‘Prolonged stretch of hot air,’ poor air quality advisories blanket the Prairies

  With temperatures in the mid to low 30s C expected to blanket the Prairie provinces over the next few days, much the area is under both heat and air quality warnings.

  Weather

  Jul 23