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
- London Drugs said its stores across western Canada would be closed until further notice.
- Correctional Services of Canada issued a warrant for 31-year-old Eugenia Herman who could not be accounted for at the Buffalo Sage Wellness House in Edmonton Saturday.
- As wildfires begin to threaten Alberta communities, a cutting-edge lab in Calgary is hoping drones may help researchers better understand these devastating blazes.
- The fundraiser will help Edmonton and area swimmers get to their competitions across the province and access specialized equipment.
- Alberta RCMP are investigating a crash involving a motorcycle that killed a 47-year-old Edmonton man on Highway 16 on Saturday.
- Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Alberta welcomed nearly 60,000 Ukrainian refugees. Although some have gone back, roughly 20,000 people remain in Edmonton.
- There was immense relief and joy at Calgary International Airport Saturday afternoon as Ossama Zaqqout, his wife, and kids, finally welcomed his parents to Canada.
- The Alberta Environmental Appeals Board has dismissed a challenge by a group of citizens regarding the construction of a motorsports park near the community of Rosebud.
- The Oilers rookie head coach witnessed the dynamic duo drag Edmonton back from a disastrous start to the regular season, and they've elevated their game even further this spring.
- The town of Drumheller is hoping to set a record for the ultimate prehistoric challenge on Saturday.
- A rally was held Sunday for the dozens of Albertans who died last year as a result of their job.
- A man is dead after he reportedly lost control of his motorcycle in Strathcona County Saturday night.
- A woman was killed after crashing into a water truck near the Fort McMurray International Airport Saturday morning.
- The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries.
- Two years and $8 million worth of beds, couches, dishes and dressers later, the Ukrainian Newcomer Free Furniture Warehouse is closing its doors.
- At Cena Life’s new clinic in south Edmonton, you can see the optimism that the psychedelic-assisted therapies offered have a strong future in mental health care in Alberta.
- A number of LGBQT+2s groups in Central Alberta are pushing back against a request from the Red Deer South UCP constituency to reinstate MLA Jennifer Johnson into the UCP caucus.
- Britney Spears has reached a settlement with her estranged father more than two years after the court-ordered termination of a conservatorship that had given him control of her life, their attorneys said.
- A Sherwood Park family says their new house is uninhabitable. The McNaughton's say they were forced to leave the house after living there for only a week because contaminants inside made it difficult to breathe.
- A portion of Stony Plain Road will be closed between 131 Street and 139 Street beginning at 7 a.m. on April 29.
