- Federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole made a campaign stop in Edmonton on Saturday morning, where he promised more support for disabled Canadians. O'Toole said he would increase the disability supplement of the Canada Workers Benefit from $713 to $1,500, if elected in September.
- Caleb Reimer, a forward with the Edmonton Oil Kings junior hockey team, was among the three teenaged hockey players who died in a car crash in Surrey early Saturday morning.
- Thursday's game between the Edmonton Elks and the Argonauts has been postponed by the CFL, after several Edmonton players tested positive for COVID-19. The Elks cannot practice or travel until the team is cleared by the league's chief medical officers.
- Two Edmonton sisters are trying to save their brother who is currently hiding in Afghanistan. Their brother used to work for NATO and the U.S. Army, CBC News reports. Meanwhile, an Edmonton resident is trying to help an Afghan family he met 10 years ago flee Kabul.
- The daughter of a fallen firefighter has set up a GoFund Me to cover part of the costs to replace the bronze plaques stolen from the Edmonton Firefighters Memorial last month. Meanwhile, two bronze plaques were removed from the cenotaph at the Norwood Legion Branch 178.
- A group of seniors in Strathearn gathered outside the northwest corner of 92nd Street and 95th Avenue to protest LRT landscaping plans. The group is opposed to TransEd's plan to plant a grass strip between businesses and the city-owned sidewalk, stating it will make the area less accessible.
- Infill developers are fighting back against a revised tree protection bylaw. The bylaw, which will be presented to the urban planning committee on Tuesday, recommends preservation or protection plans for construction projects near trees, with an associated cost of up to $300 per permit.
- The University of Alberta's Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA) has expressed concerns over the university's plan to rely on volunteers for rapid testing of staff, faculty and students, when classes resume in September.
- Alberta Health Services will invoke emergency staffing provisions this week to recall staff from vacation and force them to work overtime, as a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations puts pressure on Edmonton and South Zone hospitals.
