64 h. ago Weekend fun in Edmonton: What to know before you go to Morgan Wallen, plus Wet Paint and Follow That Bird

Morgan Wallen: The various ways strong-headed country superstar Morgan Wallen has avoided cancellation for his various transgressions is for sure part of his appeal and he knows it, down to naming his latest album I’m the Problem — where playing the title track he infamously walked off the stage during that live SNL performance. A Billboard […]

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4 d. ago Alberta’s Premier Smith to meet Prime Minister Carney in Edmonton, repeat her demands

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to reiterate her policy demands face-to-face with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday while he’s in Edmonton to meet with his Liberal caucus. Smith, on her weekend call-in radio show, says she’s looking for “real movement” on nine federal policies she says have “pummeled” Alberta’s economy and wellspring […]

Politics

8 d. ago Spate of weekend deaths but Edmonton's homicide rate down from previous years

The case of a 20-year-old woman charged with killing a man found in a torched home over the long weekend brings the Edmonton’s homicide total to 20 this year. The case was one of four homicides investigators were probing after three other long-weekend suspicious deaths in the city, two of which have been confirmed and […]

Events

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society

9 d. ago What's up in Edmonton this weekend: Cadence Weapon at Strathearn Art Walk, Kaleido's 20th and Purple City

Your top picks if you're getting out and about this weekend

Economics

2 w. ago What to do in Edmonton this weekend: Lainey Wilson, ESO Disney, Fringe Holdovers and Love Wrestling

Lainey Wilson: Pull out the watermelon moonshine, it’s Friday night with Lainey Wilson and her Whirlwind World Tour! The Louisiana-born, Bell Bottom Country singer and 2023 CCMA entertainer of the year — the first woman since Taylor Swift won in 2011 — is here to deliver hits like Somewhere Over Laredo, Country’s Cool Again and […]

Culture

3 w. ago Edmonton weekend fun: Pride Festival, Festa Italiana and Fringe faves

A dazzling lineup for Edmonton Pride Festival starting with the Trans March 12:30 p.m. Friday, then the return of the Pride Parade at 1 p.m.

Culture