Here are the latest briefs from Taproot Edmonton
On this day in 1952, the Edmonton Mercurys were rowdily representing Canada at the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo.
On this day in 1905, Edmonton was announced as the future capital of the new province of Alberta.
A sports organization that celebrates inclusivity at a time when exclusion of some amateur athletes is on the rise is inviting transgender and queer women and girls to try quadball.
On this day in 1947, there were hints of an oil discovery that would forever change Edmonton and Alberta as a whole.
A bakery and baking school in Bonnie Doon could be one of the first commercial establishments to open within a mature residential neighbourhood under Edmonton's renewed zoning bylaw, more than two years after the overhaul made such developments easier.
![A newspaper clipping with the headline 'Mayor Orders Supply Food For Men Struck Off Relief By Province, Tangle Grows']](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2026/01/29/2026-01-30-history-5715.jpg "A moment in history: Jan. 30, 1935")
On this day in 1935, tensions were rising between Edmonton's mayor and the province over food relief during the Great Depression.
On this day in 1968, there were questions about what would happen to the "wasteland" of railroad right-of-ways that snaked through downtown Edmonton.
On this day in 1988, Alberta's nursing union was preparing to hold an illegal strike vote.
A research project is bringing together queer youth and elders to record what brings them joy in the face of rising hatred and legislation that limits gender-affirming care for minors.