- Canadian Blood Services is urgently calling on Edmontonians to fill 2,000 appointments in July. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions on medical procedures, there is an immediate need for blood products across the country.
- A data theft from Meals on Wheels in January has left 27,000 clients, donors, volunteers and employees exposed and revealed a major gap in Alberta's privacy legislation, reports CBC News.
- A staffing shortage at the Royal Alexandra Hospital has forced the temporary closure of six hospital beds for the summer. Nursing shortages have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, report CBC News and Global News.
- As Edmonton works toward its goal of Vision Zero, the default speed limit will drop to 40 km/h on most residential and downtown streets Aug. 6. The current default speed — if drivers don't see a sign on the road — is 50 km/h.
- A new workshop helps bystanders to intervene in hate-motivated attacks and support victims. The workshop was organized in response to a series of attacks against Muslim women in Edmonton over the past year.
- Developer Gene Dub and First Nations groups await the results of a ground penetrating scan performed at the site of the former Camsell Hospital, where Indigenous people were sent for treatments for decades. Hub says he plans to extend the search and do the entire area along 127 Street.
- The city has asked Edmontonians to stop spraying public lands with herbicides. Reduced mowing this summer has lea to more weeds in city parks and residents have been taking matters into their own hands with illegal spraying.
- A Strathearn resident is concerned over the impact that elevated sidewalks will have on drainage to his property, as well as pedestrian safety. The sidewalks are being elevated due to the new Valley Line Southeast LRT line.
- Residents and caregivers of CapitalCare Laurier House Lynnwood showed their appreciation to Coun. Andrew Knack and David Ghermezian, president of Triple Five Group which owns West Edmonton Mall, for ensuring the 170 Street footbridge would be rebuilt.
Correction: An earlier version of this section misspelled Gene Dub's name.