The Pulse

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


Recent Editions

The Pulse

Monday, June 16

In this edition: On the agenda: Industrial land, complete streets, ArtsCommon 118; Andrew Knack launches mayoral campaign; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Friday, June 13

In this edition: The city is poetry for Marco Melfi; a moment in history from 1987; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Thursday, June 12

In this edition: Why one musician has joined many others who aren't touring the U.S.; calls for public engagement: Animal advocacy, Windermere park, open spaces; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Wednesday, June 11

In this edition: Scription plots growth in fast-food maintenance after US$7.85M investment; Edmonton provides update on anti-racism strategy; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Tuesday, June 10

In this edition: As Edmonton biotech industry booms, Launa Aspeslet steps up to guide further success; Noted: Better Edmonton, zoning bylaw amendments, dingy art; and more headlines and happenings

The Pulse

Monday, June 9

In this edition: On the agenda: Capital budget shorfall, budget adjustment, rezonings in Belgravia; Edmonton activates extreme weather response due to smoke; and more headlines and happenings


Recently in The Pulse

A shot of industrial land.
city council business

On the agenda: Industrial land, complete streets, ArtsCommon 118

This week, council committees will hear updates from administration on the city's supply of industrial land, debate a new policy for street design, and explore options for what would have been the ArtsCommon project.

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A newspaper clipping that reads, "Edmonton Folk Music Festival"
history music

A moment in history: June 13, 1987

On this day in 1987, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival announced its lineup.

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[A man poses for a headshot
arts planning

The city is poetry for Marco Melfi

Marco Melfi said urban images — the kind you see from a bus window — lend themselves to poetry.

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Close-up of an orange cat laying on a carpet
engagement pets

Calls for public engagement: Animal advocacy, Windermere park, open spaces

Here are opportunities to inform decisions about animal advocacy, parks, open spaces, and more.

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Part of the audience and the main field at Commonwealth Stadium.
podcast city council

Noted: Better Edmonton, zoning bylaw amendments, dingy art

Tim Cartmell's political party, proposed zoning bylaw amendments, and gross public art caught the attention of the hosts of Episode 311 of Speaking Municipally.

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A newspaper clipping that reads, "Bishop Grandin Dead".
history region

A moment in history: June 6, 1902

On this day in 1902, people were learning of the death of a man who had immeasurably changed both Edmonton and Alberta, but who had also been a central architect of the residential school system in Canada.

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