Mack Male

Mack Male

Publisher

He/Him

Mack is the co-founder and CEO of Taproot Publishing. Prior to becoming an entrepreneurial journalist, Mack spent more than a decade working in software development.


Recent work by Mack

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Headlines: Aug. 21, 2026

Edmonton city council will consider resuming broader use of calcium chloride for snow and ice control; construction of the new Chinatown Gate will temporarily close access to 97 Street; a new 696-unit student housing project will be built at the history Massey Ferguson building.

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Headlines: Aug. 20, 2026

Edmonton has launched the Rental Protection Program to help non-profit housing providers buy and renovate existing rental buildings; several 2SLGBTQ+ groups have withdrawn from the Edmonton Pride Festival; city council voted 7-6 to explore a fare-gate pilot at a downtown LRT station

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Headlines: Aug. 18, 2026

City of Edmonton and Treaty No. 6 First Nations mark the treaty's 150th anniversary; Transit Watch texts document daily rider concerns about drug use, assaults, and harassment; Edmonton Marathon organizers stand by course measurements

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Headlines: Aug. 10, 2026

Edmonton sets record for overdose deaths; property tax windfall from infill housing calculated; rainy summer leads to 'urban creek syndrome'

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Headlines: June 25, 2026

Another 30 to 60 mm of rain is expected from Friday through Sunday, Edmonton is expected to see a spike in mosquitoes, and the city faces a $2.8-billion gap in infrastructure renewal funding.

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Mayor rebuffs calls to shift city employees downtown full-time

As Edmonton's business community renewed its call to make municipal employees resume working downtown full-time, Mayor Andrew Knack remains unconvinced that such a move is the best path to revitalization.

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Headlines: May 15, 2026

Mayor Andrew Knack rebuffed calls for the City to end hybrid work; Edmonton's $3.8-billion investment portfolio outperformed benchmarks last year; the Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Kris Knoblauch.

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Headlines: Feb. 20, 2026

Happy Beer Street has been officially designated as Edmonton's third entertainment district; PrairiesCan is investing $6.5 million through its Regional Defence Investment Initiative in two Edmonton companies; Premier Danielle Smith plans referendum on immigration and constitutional issues.

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Headlines: Feb. 19, 2026

The Edmonton Region Defence Alliance has launched to capitalize on federal defence spending; snow clearing is going well with crews 70% through priority roadways; the Carruthers Caveat has been successfully challenged.