- A temporary shelter operated by Hope Mission, initially set to close on Oct. 31, has received additional funding from the province and will now operate until at least the end of November. The shelter was under scrutiny last month when a man was found dead at the facility.
- The City of Edmonton will also be extending funding for day services at Boyle Street Community Services, the Mustard Seed, and the Bissell Centre to the end of December to reduce gaps in services during cold winter weather. Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton has more than doubled.
- An Edmonton Bulletin article has been credited with the first printed reference to the popular Halloween phrase "trick or treat." Barry Popik, a New York etymologist, discovered the reference to "treat or tricks" in a 1922 article.
- Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault, minister of tourism and associate minister of finance, told Postmedia he's looking forward to representing Alberta at the cabinet table. "It's a great honour for me," he said. "I'm looking very much forward to making sure that the concerns and priorities of our province are voiced."
- According to the latest provincial data, on average four people die each day from drug poisoning in Alberta. Between January and August this year, there were 1,026 drug poisoning deaths, up from 856 during the same time period in 2020.
