Jeremy Thompson

Homeless shelters will no longer be allowed next to heavy industrial properties in Edmonton after a Wednesday decision, but council stopped short of an outright ban for industrial areas.

More trees are being removed in parts of Edmonton to prevent Dutch Elm Disease from spreading.

Whether you've been shaken awake by revving engines in the dead of night, or passed on the Anthony Henday like you're standing still, most Edmontonians have some experience with sports cars or motorcycles driving dangerously on city streets.

Hinton Mayor Nicholas Nissen says housing had been a pressing issue in the town of 10,000 before the wildfire as its population is growing like the rest of Alberta. Now with the influx of displaced people from Jasper, he says the Alberta community on the doorstep of Jasper National Park anticipates its housing market will be "under pressure for the foreseeable future."

Edmontononians will end up paying more in property taxes in 2025, but city council is still working out how much more.

Alberta’s food processing industry is scrambling to prepare for potential tariffs on Canadian products by the United States.

More tow trucks and smaller fines are on their way for Edmonton drivers who don’t move their vehicles during seasonal parking bans.

The leadup to council’s summer break put a spotlight on city hall with more than 100 Edmontonians showing up for a public hearing on infill housing.

One way that’s gaining traction sees homeowners band together to establish a restrictive covenant on their properties. Such an agreement can be signed by two or more property owners to restrict redevelopment on their land, from how a new building looks to how big it can be.

A new event park that will soon be built next to Edmonton’s downtown arena has some local politicians worrying it will end up poaching bookings from the city’s two convention centres. But the city arm that’s responsible for those centres and for drumming up local tourism business says the new facility and the resulting actions its creation brings are most welcome.