- As of Oct. 27, 88% of staff at the City of Edmonton are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with another 4% partially vaccinated. Employees who are not fully vaccinated by Nov. 1 will have to comply with rapid testing, including about 51 bus drivers. Another 15 have been placed on unpaid leave for refusing to comply. Edmonton Transit Service is temporarily cutting back the frequency of bus service as a result.
- "In the past year, Edmonton has witnessed a rash of hate attacks, most of them targeting Muslim women," wrote Postmedia reporter Jonny Wakefield in a deep dive into why Muslim women in Edmonton are being attacked.
- According to Jessica Lamarre, director of safe mobility for the City of Edmonton, there is "almost no correlation" between neighbourhoods that reported traffic safety issues and those that actually experienced them. The Crash and Equity Analyses Technical Report found that "crashes are concentrated in 15 neighbourhoods and disproportionately affect low-income, Indigenous Peoples, and linguistic minorities by virtue of where they live."
- The Edmonton Oilers have unveiled a new logo designed by Lance Cardinal for the team's Indigenous celebration night on Nov. 1. "This design honours Turtle Island, the name that we use to describe North America," Cardinal wrote on LinkedIn. "This design welcomes all who are from this country to be a part of this moment, celebrating hockey and sports and representing indigenous people in a good way."
- Anthony Muobike, a 14-year-old Edmontonian who hopes to play in the NBA one day, was interviewed on The Kelly Clarkson Show recently. His story went viral over the summer when the community rallied together to buy him a basketball net. "Clarkson told Muobike she'd like to have him on her show again when he reaches the NBA," reports Global News.
- For Halloween this year, SONiC 102.9 radio announcer Lauren Hunter dressed as the Ever Given container ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal for six days back in March. Hunter, who spent more than 60 hours working on the costume, has a history of going all out for Halloween, reports CityNews.
