Whyte Avenue

• ‘It’s the heart of the city’: Despite a tough year, optimism wins on Whyte Avenue

  The Whyte Avenue area was already struggling when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But business owners are optimistic about the future of the popular strip.

  Features

  Apr 18
• COVID-19, a bad economy, changing habits: the struggles Whyte Avenue faced the last few years

  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, businesses across the world were hit hard. But in Edmonton, the are of Whyte Avenue was already struggling.

  Features

  Apr 17
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• Pints are flowing again as Leopold’s Tavern opens inside Edmonton’s historic Strathcona Hotel

  After years of renovations to preserve and upgrade the historic building, Leopold's Tavern, its the first business, opened its doors Monday.

  Consumer

  Mar 29
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• Man known to police charged after three ‘hate-motivated’ attacks on women in Edmonton

  A 44-year-old man who is known to Edmonton police has been charged after three hate-motivated attacks involving Black women in south Edmonton this winter.

  Crime

  Mar 8
• Edmonton short film shares wide range of COVID-19 experiences

  We've all been inside our own bubble during COVID-19 — and a short film is hoping to help people in Edmonton understand what each another may be going through.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Edmonton police hate-crime unit investigating 2 separate incidents

  Two Muslim women were attacked on Wednesday about an hour apart in south central Edmonton. Police say it's too soon to know whether the two are linked.

  Crime

  Feb 5
• Whyte Avenue hookah bar ordered closed for COVID-19, other health violations

  Mist, a hookah bar on Whyte Avenue, has been ordered closed until it addresses a number of health and COVID-19 violations.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2020
• Edmonton’s default residential speed limit lowering to 40 km/h next summer

  Edmonton city council voted 9-3 to reduce the default speed limit to 40 km/h on residential roads and in areas with high amounts of pedestrian traffic such as Whyte Avenue.

  Traffic

  Nov 4, 2020
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• Princess Theatre on Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue announces temporary closure

  A century-old art-house cinema and longtime fixture on Edmonton's Whyte Avenue has closed its doors and it is not yet clear when it will reopen.

  Entertainment

  Oct 16, 2020
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• Discussions continue about encampment in Old Strathcona: city

  "This is a difficult situation... It brings no joy to anyone to have to stand here today and tell people to move along."

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2020