- The city's fall budget adjustments, released on Nov. 15, recommend a 1.8% property tax increase, less than the 2.6% originally slated for 2022 but still the highest increase since 2019, if approved. The proposed adjustments will go to council on Nov. 22.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Jason Kenney announced a long-awaited child-care deal in Edmonton on Monday. The $3.8-billion, five-year funding agreement will start subsidizing child-care fees for children six and under in January, going down to an average of $10 a day by 2026, at which point there should be 42,500 new regulated non-profit and day home spaces in the province.
- More than 50,000 tickets have been sold for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier between Canada and Mexico at Commonwealth Stadium, despite a forecast for heavy snow and -11C temperatures at kickoff. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited with the team on Monday during a practice session. The game will be shown on Sportsnet and SN Now starting at 6:30 pm MT.
- Alberta is introducing legislation to make it possible to transfer the cost of recycling from municipalities to package-producing companies. "Right now and for far too long, municipalities and taxpayers have been shouldering the burden of collecting, sorting and processing and recycling waste," Environment Minister Jason Nixon said. Alberta is the only province without the necessary framework to make this shift, CBC reported.
- Traci Bednard has been named CEO of Explore Edmonton, joining the agency after serving in several executive roles at Edmonton International Airport. She replaces interim CEO Maggie Davison.
- Swoop announced it will offer nine new routes to Edmonton: eight to Canadian cities and one to Palm Springs. It also named its newest aircraft #Edmonton.
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By Karen Unland