The Pulse

Our weekday news briefing that informs you about what's going on in Edmonton.


Recent Editions

The Pulse

Friday, July 26

In this edition: Edmonton Transit Service seeks more input from youth; up to half of Jasper's structures potentially burned in wildfire, province says; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Thursday, July 25

In this edition: First look at the renovated Ortona Armoury Building; calls for public engagement: Pets, missing links, priority growth areas; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Wednesday, July 24

In this edition: Stationery shop parcel + prose is the latest closure on 124 Street; a moment in history: July 24, 1979; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Tuesday, July 23

In this edition: How JMT Korean Cuisine laughed its way through opening delays; Edmonton urges proper disposal of lithium-ion and other e-waste; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Monday, July 22

In this edition: Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre focuses on community as it reinvents itself; City of Edmonton extends extreme weather response amid smoky, hot conditions; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Friday, July 19

In this edition: History and heatwave combine as Mill Creek Pool returns; KDays kicks off at Edmonton EXPO Centre grounds; and more headlines and happenings


Recently in The Pulse

An Edmonton Transit Service bus parked next to trees and a standing person reading a book.
transit region

Edmonton Transit Service seeks more input from youth

The Edmonton Transit Service is doing qualitative research with young Edmontonians because their opinions are underrepresented in research, even though they make up at least 40% of ridership, says the service's branch manager.

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An outdoor cat rubbing up against the side of a concrete building
engagement cycling

Calls for public engagement: Pets, missing links, priority growth areas

Here are opportunities to help inform municipal planning about gaps in active transportation, animals and pet ownership, and potential rezoning in identified growth areas. Please only answer surveys from municipalities where you are a resident.

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The solarium in the Ortona Armoury Building.
arts business

First look at the renovated Ortona Armoury Building

Artists and non-profit organizations will return to the 110-year-old Ortona Armoury Building in September following a $16.3 million rehabilitation project by the City of Edmonton that dates back to the building's closure in 2019.

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A newspaper clipping from 1979 about the Cromdale walking tour is in a larger collage that includes a 1950s image of the hotel
history downtown

A moment in history: July 24, 1979

On this day in 1979, the Cromdale Community League was offering people tours of historic buildings from the early days of the neighbourhood.

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A single electric vehicle charging station installed on the boulevard in a residential area
engagement zoning

Calls for public engagement: Climate, Wîhkwêntôwin, planning in Parkland County

Here are opportunities to inform municipal planning related to climate action, neighbourhood renewal, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you are a resident.

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A person holds a phone displaying The ATLAS app.
technology health

Edmonton startup pilots its accessibility app at KDays

People with impaired mobility may find it easier to move through KDays this year as the 10-day festival partners with Edmonton startup Click&Push Accessibility.

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