- The City of Edmonton selected Neuron to operate e-bikes and e-scooters in the city, alongside Bird Canada and Lime. Like the other providers, Neuron has a year-round contract under Edmonton's Shared Micromobility Program, and can keep its fleet on city streets as long as weather allows.
- Support for the Edmonton Oilers continues to roll in since the team advanced the Stanley Cup finals against the Florida Panthers. One online survey based on hashtag data found 10 Canadian provinces and 22 American states favour the Oilers to win the cup. Toronto-based rapper Drake put a $500,000 bet on the Oilers taking the series, and the Saskatchewan town of Imperial, which is the hometown of Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch, named the Oilers its official NHL team for the playoffs. Hockey executive Sherry Bassin spoke to CBC News about Connor McDavid's early career and love of the sport, while Edmonton-born rapper Cadence Weapon spoke to CBC Radio about updating his 2017 single "Connor McDavid" for the 2024 playoffs.
- Edmonton Chamber of Commerce CEO Doug Griffiths says the city should bring back its "City of Champions" slogan, which was written on Edmonton's welcome signs in the 1980s until a previous council voted to ditch it in 2015. Griffiths suggested the Edmonton Oilers' playoff run has reminded people of the city's vibrancy. "This is the city of champions, and it's time we weren't shy about admitting that again," he said.
- The 2024 RE/MAX Commercial Real Estate Report says Edmonton and surrounding areas experienced "vigorous commercial expansion" in multifamily and industrial assets due to unprecedented migration from across Canada and internationally. Housing starts increased 64% between April 2023 and April 2024, and multifamily apartment construction is on the rise after falling significantly in 2023, the report says.
- Pretrial hearings are continuing for Justin Bone, who is facing second-degree murder charges in the deaths of two men in Edmonton's Chinatown in 2022. Since his arrest, Bone has been a maximum security inmate at the Edmonton Remand Centre. Bone is representing himself after firing multiple lawyers, but is applying for a rare legal order that would allow him to hire criminal defence lawyer Tom Engel at rates higher than what legal aid allows.
- The Edmonton Elks unveiled the team's third jersey ahead of their 75th season. It will make its debut during the team's home opener on June 8 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Known as the Icon Jersey, the design references the club's past and present by bearing a resemblance to the club's original logo and featuring an oil derrick, an EE, and antlers.
- The UCP government is expressing support for Alberta's energy storage industry, a change in tone from when the premier called the technology "fantasy thinking" eight months ago, CBC reported. The Alberta Electric System Operator says the province's energy storage capacity is growing and currently sits at 190 megawatts, which officials say helped keep power on during the January grid alert. Alberta's energy storage industry remains small compared to jurisdictions that have made significant investments, like Ontario, which will have a 2,916 megawatt capacity after a recent procurement.
Headlines: June 7, 2024
By Kevin Holowack