City council unanimously approved Monday the creation of a separate innovation entity to support entrepreneurs and Edmonton's tech and knowledge economies.

Two more of Edmonton's biggest summer festivals have announced the cancellation of their 2020 events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision was made after extensive discussions, guest surveys, reviewing industry best practices and factoring in declining attraction attendance and "current fiscal realities," Northlands said.

K-Cow Ranch cattle heading to Farmfair get the royal treatment — including a fresh blowout — as they try to catch the eye of the world stage.

The Calgary Stampede and Edmonton's K-Days will both be seeing significant funding cuts as a result of the provincial budget released on Thursday.

Sunday night marked the end of the 2019 K-Days festival, with more than 700,000 people taking part in the 10-day festival.

Walk around K-Days and you'll see them everywhere ⁠— people in blue golf shirts, aged eight-94 giving up part of their summer to volunteer at the exhibition.

Several new indoor attractions also offer more free family fun.

Northlands' efforts to block a wrongful dismissal and defamation lawsuit by some former parking cashiers fell flat on Friday.

The Offspring kicks things off on July 19 and 90s pop sensation Aqua closes the festival on July 28.