- Regency Developments has put the former Bank of Montreal building site in downtown Edmonton up for sale for $6 million, listed by Omada Commercial. The 30,928-square-foot lot at 10199 101 Street NW previously had city approval for a 50-storey tower that became unfeasible. Ward O-Day'min Coun. Anne Stevenson and Cheryll Watson of the Downtown Revitalization Coalition expressed hope that a new owner will revitalize the vacant site, which has been a point of contention.
- Edmonton closed the 2025 construction season with progress on more than 200 infrastructure projects, part of a $1.5-billion capital program aimed at supporting the city's rapid growth. City officials say the work balances renewing aging assets with building new facilities that improve mobility, community spaces and emergency services. About 60 projects are expected to be completed by year's end. Key projects include O-day'min Park, Amisk wâciw âsokan - Beaver Hills Bridge, and Blatchford, with significant progress on the Yellowhead Trail freeway conversion and LRT expansions. Mayor Andrew Knack thanked residents for their patience.
- Edmonton has seen an increase in speeding violations and more than 30 traffic fatalities in 2025, up from 26 in 2024, according to a city report. City administration links this trend to increased high-risk driving and provincial restrictions on automated traffic enforcement, which removed photo radar from many sites in December 2024. City administration proposes working with the province to restore speed-on-green enforcement at 16 high-risk intersections and explore unstaffed enforcement in other zones.
- The City of Edmonton's Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre is set to open on Jan. 27, ahead of schedule. The facility integrates the rehabilitated Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre with a velodrome managed by the Alberta Velodrome Association. It will be North America's first indoor triathlon training centre, offering a pool, running track, and 250-metre indoor cycling track in one location, alongside fitness centres, a bouldering wall, and an indoor playground.
- The 31st annual Stuff a Bus campaign runs from Nov. 26 to Nov. 30 as Edmonton Transit Service, Strathcona County Transit, and Save-On-Foods partner to collect non-perishable food and financial donations. The campaign supports Edmonton's Food Bank, the Strathcona Food Bank, and the Parkland Food Bank. Edmontonians can donate at Save-On-Foods locations in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and Spruce Grove, at Stuff a Train events at Century Park, Clareview LRT, and Mill Woods Transit Centre, or online.
- Elections Alberta issued recall petitions against five more United Conservative Party (UCP) members, bringing the total number of UCP MLAs facing recall to 14, nearly a third of the caucus. Cabinet ministers Searle Turton and Nathan Neudorf, along with backbenchers Jason Stephan, Jackie Lovely, and Glenn van Dijken, are now included in the process. Petitioners cite failure to advocate for communities, being unreachable, and supporting the use of the notwithstanding clause to end the provincewide teachers' strike. Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP argue the system is being misused for policy disagreements, not serious wrongdoing, and are discussing changes to the Recall Act.
- West Edmonton Mall hosted a major job fair tailored for Indigenous people on Nov. 24 and 25. The event brought together 88 employers from across Alberta to hire First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people seeking employment. The Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training Services Association organized the event.
- In an op-ed published by Postmedia, Corinne Ofstie of the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services advocates for an easier, more survivor-centric justice process for sexual abuse survivors. She emphasizes trauma-informed responses, diverse reporting options, and accessible information. Ofstie also recommends exploring specialized sexual assault courts and enhancing alternative justice pathways like restorative or community-based approaches to support accountability and validation for survivors across Alberta.
- The Alberta government introduced new legislation to toughen food safety enforcement and modernize the system. The government said the changes, prompted by a June 2024 report following a 2023 E. coli outbreak in Calgary and a Postmedia and MacEwan University investigation into Edmonton's food service, will create a specialized investigative team, and include enhanced enforcement, stronger penalties, and harsher fines to address serious and repeat violations.
- Alberta introduced new legislation to incentivize data centres to generate their own power. Nate Glubish, the minister of technology and innovation, said the plan addresses more than 200 grid access applications, noting one large data centre can consume as much power as all of Edmonton. The legislation requires data centres to fund electrical grid upgrades. Finance Minister Nate Horner also introduced a bill that would create a new levy of 2% on computer equipment for large data centres, reduced to 1% for self-powered centres, and waived for off-grid operations, deductible from corporate income taxes.
Headlines: Nov. 26, 2025
By Mariam Ibrahim