- City councillor and mayoral candidate Mike Nickel was found in violation of the council code of conduct. He faces hearings on two separate matters, including using "email addresses obtained through his duty as a councillor for election campaign purposes," reports the Edmonton Journal.
- An appeal for convicted rapist Matthew McKnight will be heard in court today. McKnight's lawyers are claiming the Crown prosecutor was "abusive" toward the defendant during the 2019-2020 court proceedings. A former night club promoter, McKnight was tried for 13 counts of sexual assault and convicted on five.
- The Augmented Reality Pride Tour 2021 launches today. Presented by the Fruit Loop Society of Alberta, it explores the history of Pride in Edmonton and features music, dancing and a drag race.
- Edmontonians are frustrated over the closure of the Capilano footbridge — a popular bridge used by a quarter of a million people last summer — and a lack of trail detours, reports CTV News.
- The University of Alberta fell in global university rankings for the fourth consecutive year — sliding seven positions to 126th in the latest QS World University Rankings.
- Premier Jason Kenney issued a cease and desist letter to the Western Standard and is denying the outlet's allegations that he repeatedly broke public health measures by dining with ministers at a downtown restaurant.
- The province announced its plan to create a provincial Hate Crimes Coordination Unit to "investigate, enforce and prosecute hate-motivated incidents," reports the Edmonton Journal.
- A national group called Zero Covid Canada sent a letter to Premier Jason Kenney expressing concerns over the province's reopening plans, pointing to recent outbreaks caused by the Delta variant.
