In 1904, Edmonton was declared a city. The following year Edmonton was named the provincial capital of Alberta. Today, Edmonton is Canada’s 6th largest city, offering all the amenities of a major urban centre plus a family-friendly environment that is safe, stimulating and rich with opportunity.
Edmonton is one of Canada’s most ethnically diverse cities with more than 60 ethnic and cultural groups. Well known for its vibrant cultural life, diverse business community and outstanding river valley park system, Edmonton is a great place to call home. Check out the links below for more on why over one million people call Edmonton “home”.
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Edmonton News
- A chemical engineer out of the University of Calgary is piloting what she says is a more efficient, cleaner lithium extraction process.
- Diane McLeod, Alberta's independent privacy and information commissioner, is concerned changes to existing FOIP rules would give the government new power to gatekeep information.
- The singer-songwriter says she was "heartbroken" to drop the dates but says she's been told she needs vocal rest to fully recover.
- After five years on the job, Edmonton Police Service chief Dale McFee will retire in early 2025: 'I know that everyone at the EPS will continue forward with this good work.'
- The London Drugs Stocking Stuffers for Seniors provides thousands of elders in the Edmonton region with gifts this Christmas, at a time when they might otherwise get nothing.
- Running for the UCP is John Middleton-Hope, a sitting city councillor and former police chief, while the NDP has put forward Rob Miyashiro, who served on council from 2013 to 2021.
- Randy Boissonnault is out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal cabinet after months of controversy surrounding his former business.
- Adriana LaGrange says 33 nurse practitioners are now taking patients across the province and another 23 have been approved to practise primary care similar to a family physician.
- The organization oversees more than $160 billion in funds.
- The game will be played Feb. 16 at Rogers Place.
- As we head into the holiday season, one Edmonton small business owner says she's shutting down online orders – something not all businesses may be able to do
- Alberta’s government is poised to overhaul the province’s auto insurance system, with a no-fault model emerging as the most likely, offered to counter rising premiums.
- Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she has big concerns – including fuzzy definitions and insufficient guardrails – in two bills now being debated in the house.
- Dale McFee will retire as head of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) on Feb. 21, the Edmonton Police Commission said in an email on Wednesday.
- Ed Hervey says he's ready to get down to work to pull the Edmonton Elks back into contention. The Elks hired Hervey Wednesday to replace Chris Jones, who was fired in July after an 0-7 start to the 2024 CFL season.
- The average salary needed to buy a home keeps inching down in cities across Canada, according to the latest data.
- Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
- The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by an Alberta man who killed three people in 2015 to extend the period of which to appeal his sentence.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.
- 'They squandered 10 years of opportunity': Canada Post strike exposes longtime problems, expert saysCanada Post is at ‘death's door’ and won't survive if it doesn't dramatically transform its business, a professor who has studied the Crown corporation is warning as the postal workers' national strike drags on.
