- The University of Alberta won't mandate vaccination, but will require students, faculty and staff who are not fully vaccinated to undergo regular rapid testing when classes resume in September. The university will also require masks in indoor areas, where physical distancing is not possible.
- Elective orthopedic surgeries at the Royal Alexandra Hospital were suspended for three days, starting Monday, due to staff shortages. Fifty-three patients will have to reschedule their procedures. An internal email said the staffing problem has been going on for months and warned that more disruptions could occur throughout August.
- The City of Edmonton won't be hosting any public election forums. A longstanding tradition, Aileen Giesbrecht, the city clerk and returning officer for Edmonton Elections, said it wasn't worth the cost to taxpayers. Mayoral candidate Kim Krushell called the decision undemocratic.
- Advocates and police say that Edmonton's new anti-harassment bylaw is well-intentioned, but will not stop hate in Edmonton. Advocates say the city needs to consult affected communities, while Michael Elliott, president of the Edmonton Police Association, says the city should focus on education. A report from city staff notes that no additional funding or resources are being used to implement the bylaw.
- The Kapawe'no First Nation has begun work on assessing the site of the Grouard Residential School. The first nation will be working with the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology at the University of Alberta. The residential school in Grouard, located around 400 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, operated from 1894 to 1957.
- Edmonton is the first city in western Canada to join the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index). The GDS-Index will allow the city to track its environmental sustainability as a tourism destination.
- Edmonton's Food Bank and City Farm have teamed up once again to provide fresh produce to vulnerable Edmontonians. The pilot project, started in summer 2020, has harvested and delivered more than 25,000 pounds to the food bank so far this year.
- Edmonton writer Omar Mouallem will explore the history of the popular, independently-owned fast-food chain Burger Baron in a new documentary.
