- The Confederacy of Treaty Six Nations and the Métis Nation of Alberta have joined a collaboration with Parks Canada and the City of Edmonton to explore the creation of a national urban park in the Edmonton region. The "pre-feasibility" phase of the project was announced on Monday at Edmonton City Hall. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation called the idea "a step in the right direction towards Reconciliation." It is unclear where the park would be located.
- City council has asked administration to analyze the potential impacts of the proposed Edmonton Metro Transit Services Commission (EMTSC) service model on ETS and the city's operating budget. A report is expected back in September as the EMTSC finalizes the first phase of its plan. Edmonton will pay about 56% of the cost to run the regional system.
- The Green Violin Community Development Company is working to create an affordable housing community for homeless Edmonton veterans called Home Again Village built using eight, 20-foot-long SeaCan units. Executive director Yasushi Ohki told Postmedia the final step is to secure land from the city. Coun. Karen Principe is supportive of the project. "I had the pleasure to meet Yasushi and to visit a SeaCan Cabin and I see this as a viable solution to the affordable housing needs of our city," she said.
- Edmonton police are asking for dashcam footage in relation to the death of 59-year-old Abdullah Shah, the notorious inner-city landlord also known as Carmen Pervez. He was found outside a residence in the area of Heath Road and Riverbend Road with life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital. Shah's criminal record goes back to 1983, and he has been the subject of numerous EPS investigations over the years, reports CBC News.
- Edmonton police have shot and killed three people in as many months. "I am worried that at this pace, we might be on for a record that nobody might be proud of," criminology professor Temitope Oriola told Global News.
- WestJet announced it is restoring its service across Alberta to pre-pandemic levels with 35 daily departures from Edmonton to 15 domestic and two transborder destinations. Flights to Los Angeles and Las Vegas will depart four times each week.
