- Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has asked Premier Jason Kenney to fund a 24-7 shelter at Commonwealth Stadium for the winter to address an anticipated 350-bed gap in overnight shelter capacity, Postmedia reports. "As it stands, I am concerned that we won't have enough shelter space to provide a warm space for people during the cold winter months," Sohi said. "My first meeting with the premier was very productive and I brought this issue up with him." There is no timeline for a response from the province.
- Colleen Cassady St. Clair, a biological sciences professor at the University of Alberta who runs the Edmonton Urban Coyote Project, told Global News that coyotes are becoming more common in the city and are getting bolder. "Coyotes are adapting to living with us. They're really smart animals and they are able to figure out most of the time we're pretty harmless," she said. St. Clair thinks the increase mostly has to do with food conditioning.
- More than 48,000 tickets have been sold for the Canada and Mexico FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 16, according to Canada Soccer. Canada defeated Costa Rica 1-0 with 48,806 fans in the stands on Nov. 12.
- Edmonton will host the 2022 World Dodgeball Championships at the Saville Community Sports Centre from Aug. 28 to Sept. 4, 2022. More than 30 countries are expected to attend, including the defending men's and women's champions from the United States.
- Starting Monday, Nov. 15, Albertans will need to provide the QR code (alongside valid ID) to prove their COVID-19 vaccination status when entering businesses that have implemented the restrictions exemption program.
- Details of a child-care agreement between the federal and provincial governments will be announced at a news conference at 10:30am this morning. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are expected to speak.
