- The City of Edmonton rescheduled a prescribed burn at Jan Reimer Park for May 8, after an earlier cancellation due to high winds. The prescribed burn will cover 19 hectares of grassland to reduce wildfire risk and enhance biodiversity. Nearby trails and the Terwillegar Park Footbridge will be closed, and smoke is expected to be visible from mid-morning to late afternoon. The burn remains dependent on daily weather conditions.
- The Ben Calf Robe Traditional Pow Wow is set to take place May 9 at the Commonwealth Recreation Centre in Edmonton. This free, family-friendly event, with Grand Entry at 1pm, honours Indigenous cultures and traditions through drumming, dancing, and ceremony. This year's theme is "Prayers for Peace (nitotamâtan pêyâhtakeyimowin)."
- PulseMedica was the top winner at the YEG Startup Community Awards on May 7, taking home Most Edmonton Startup of the Year. Business operations lead Dom Beaupre earned Best Supporting Actor of the Year. PulseMedica is developing a non-invasive laser treatment for eye floaters. Other winners included Polymorph as Disruptor of the Year, Aqtiva as New Startup of the Year and Messed Up Mondays for Community Initiative of the Year.
- Elections Alberta issued 568 cease and desist letters to individuals who accessed a leaked provincial voter list. Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure sent 23 letters to those who were provided the list by The Centurion Project, and 545 to others who accessed it. The Centurion Project had uploaded the list, containing phone numbers, addresses, and unique identifiers of 2.9 million Albertans, to its public website. An injunction ordered the group to remove the list and identify individuals. Elections Alberta and the RCMP are now investigating how The Centurion Project obtained the Republican Party of Alberta's copy of the list.
- Alberta Deputy Premier Mike Ellis is considering delaying the Oct. 19 referendums as investigations into the leak of a provincial electoral list intensify. The separatist Centurion Project allegedly used the list containing details for nearly three million Albertans, which the Republican Party of Alberta allegedly supplied. The Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, Elections Alberta, and Alberta's information and privacy commissioner have launched probes into the data breach.
- Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair rejoined the United Conservative Party caucus on May 7, more than a year after his expulsion in March 2025. Sinclair was removed for publicly criticizing the provincial budget, which he felt ignored rural communities.
Headlines: May 8, 2026
By Mariam Ibrahim