Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

• Fairmont Hotel Macdonald awarded Edmonton’s 1st Michelin Guide key

  Michelin said its inspectors added five new top Canadian hotels to its guide in 2025, four of which Fairmont said were its properties, including the Hotel Macdonald.

  Consumer

  Oct 14, 2025
  
• Fire crews called to blaze in Edmonton’s river valley

  A fire in Edmonton's river valley stretched up to the Courtyard by Marriott's terrace late Thursday evening.

  Fire

  Apr 28, 2023
  
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• RIP Smudge, the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald ambassador dog

  'Thank you Smudge for all you have given me. Chase those bunnies and squirrels, eat those treats, play with your toys and you can now go swimming every day.'

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
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• 7 employees at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton test positive for COVID-19

  Those seven people, along with anyone they were in close contact with, are self isolating for 14 days, the hotel said in a news release.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2020
• 20-foot gingerbread house unveiled at Edmonton’s Hotel MacDonald

  This year's gingerbread house at Edmonton's Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is sweeter -- and bigger -- than ever.

  Features

  Nov 15, 2019
• Edmonton city council approves 55-storey tower on Hotel Macdonald’s doorstep

  The developers behind a long talked about apartment and retail tower, to be built on the park site in front of Edmonton's Hotel Macdonald, have received approval to go ahead with the project.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2019
• Renovations to Hotel Macdonald’s Confederation Lounge met with mixed reviews

  The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald is about to undergo renovations to its Confederation Lounge and the changes are being met with some push-back, particularly online.

  Features

  Mar 14, 2019
• Edmontonians wake up early for royal wedding viewing parties: ‘Coming here today is really a thrill’

  Edmontonians of all ages and backgrounds woke up bright and early Saturday morning to mark the royal wedding.

  Canada

  May 19, 2018
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• 4 Edmonton restaurants named among OpenTable’s best brunch spots in Canada

  Online restaurant reservation site OpenTable released its 2016 list of the 75 best brunch restaurants in Canada.

  Features

  May 2, 2016