- Coun. Bev Esslinger put forward a motion to cancel the planned parking fees at five city sites after hearing concerns from several Edmontonians over the proposed Reimagine Services plan. Council is scheduled to vote on the motion July 5.
- A "dangerous" heat wave is set to hit Edmonton next week. With a six-day stretch of highs in the 30 to 35°C range,
the Edmonton Mustard Seed is urgently seeking water bottle donations to help support the city's most vulnerable. - Construction on the 170 Street footbridge between West Edmonton Mall and the Misericordia Community Hospital will begin this fall. On Monday, council approved a spring capital budget adjustment that included funds for the $10-million pedestrian crossing.
- Edmonton business leaders expressed concern over the future of air travel in and out of the city, at an industry roundtable on Wednesday. Edmonton International Airport isn't currently allowed to receive international travelers. Jeffrey Sundquist, president and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, said being relegated to a regional airport "would hurt investment and business retention."
- Seven Edmonton-area track and field athletes will be competing for a shot to represent Canada at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer. The trials begin Thursday in Montreal.
- Heritage Festival and Taste of Edmonton will still be implementing COVID-19 safety measures this summer, despite the provincial lifting of restrictions on July 1.
- The parking lot of the Castrol Raceway hosted 400 Edmonton high school graduates for a socially distant graduation ceremony on Wednesday.
- The province is providing $8 million to support community-led research into undocumented deaths and burials at residential schools across Alberta. On Wednesday, the Cowessess First Nation announced it had discovered hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan.
