- According to the latest housing affordability report from Oxford Economics, Edmonton is the fourth-most affordable city among 30 metro areas in North America, behind only Chicago, Quebec City, and Columbus.
- City manager Andre Corbould has announced that Stacey Padbury is the new deputy city manager of financial and corporate services with the City of Edmonton. Padbury, who also takes on the chief financial officer role, has worked at the city since December 2013. Former CFO Mary Persson joined the Government of Alberta as deputy minister of infrastructure in August.
- The Edmonton Oilers will host an Indigenous night on Nov. 1, premiering Indigenous design elements that were created with consultant Lance Cardinal. The land acknowledgment recited by Chief Willie Littlechild before every home game this season will be subtitled in Cree and syllabics around the building.
- Demolition of the historic El-Mirador apartment building, built in 1935, is underway this week.
- Law enforcement has dismantled a protest camp on the Alberta legislature grounds that opposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and aimed to draw attention to injustices faced by Indigenous communities. "While it is lawful to protest on the legislature grounds, the Crown Property Regulation prohibits "residing, camping or sleeping" on the grounds overnight," reports Postmedia.
