- Local not-for-profits are shifting their services to assist Edmonton's most vulnerable through the current heat wave. Boyle Street Community Services is asking for water bottle donations, while Hope Mission has hit capacity thanks to Edmontonians' generosity.
- The St. Albert RCMP has released a sketch of a suspect in the hate-motivated assault against two Muslim sisters wearing hijabs in a park last week.
- The city is encouraging Edmontonians to wear orange this Canada Day and to "demonstrate their commitment to reconciliation" by reflecting on the legacy of residential schools. It will be lighting the Walterdale and High Level bridges orange.
- The Edmonton Police Service is ready to implement several changes to the way it operates, after spending nearly a year engaging with various communities, including people of colour. The outreach was prompted by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minnesota last summer.
- As part of its Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative, the city has developed a GBA+ and Equity Toolkit "to ensure planners consider equity and diversity when drafting zoning rules for the city." It is the first of its kind in Canada, according to deputy city manager Stephanie McCabe.
- The victim dubbed 'Septic Tank Sam' has been identified using DNA 44 years after being found on an rural property southeast of Edmonton, reports CBC News. Police are expected to released the man's name on Wednesday.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks and follow social distancing measures, as the highly infectious Delta variant causes outbreaks around the world. Edmonton's mask bylaw will be lifted on July 1.
