News - Edmonton

New year’s eve fireworks will light up Edmonton skies this December 31st. The 2022 new year’s eve fireworks display by the city of Edmonton will not be… Read more »

Alberta today announced residents aged 50+ are now eligible to book appointments for a booster dose of mRNA vaccine six months after receiving their second dose. All… Read more »

Alberta has announced modest changes to social gathering restrictions for the holiday season. The province has retained the maximum number of people who can gather indoor at… Read more »

Alberta is expanding rapid testing program in the face of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The province is providing free testing kits to all Albertans starting December… Read more »

Calgary Airport – Banff Rail (CABR) project has officially entered the design phase. Liricon Capital Ltd. (Liricon) and Plenary Americas have submitted an Enhanced Unsolicited Proposal to… Read more »

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has become the first airport to launch a drone delivery operation from within an airport. According to the news release, Drone Delivery Canada’s… Read more »

Get ready to climb Edmonton’s one and only ice climbing facility operated in the beautiful river valley with the view of Edmonton downtown.

The City of Edmonton has released the schedule for opening outdoor skating rinks for 2021-22 winter season. Currently, there are no capacity restrictions on ice surfaces. The… Read more »

Alberta has updated its vaccine passport with the QR code that meets the recommended Canadian standard for domestic and international travel. This updated vaccine passport is now… Read more »

Alberta announced that residents aged 60+ can book appointments for a booster dose of mRNA vaccine six months after receiving their second dose starting December 2nd. Booster… Read more »

Alberta government is restricting the use of automated traffic enforcement by putting the onus on municipalities to justify each location where photo radar is deployed starting April… Read more »

Alberta has confirmed a case of the new COVID-19 variant of concern, Omicron, in a person who travelled from Nigeria and the Netherlands. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says… Read more »

Alberta says there might have been a privacy breach in the province’s vaccine record site. Alberta in a news release stated, “a technical issue on the website… Read more »

Canada Post has released a new stamp honouring Margaret Atwood – one of the most successful and admired writers Canada has ever known. Ottawa-born Margaret Atwood has… Read more »

Alberta parents and caregivers can book Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children aged five to eleven starting November 24th 8:00 a.m. Alberta will receive more than 394,000… Read more »

Alberta parents and guardians can now pre-register their children aged five to eleven for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada today approved the Pfizer vaccine to be… Read more »

Poinsettias are a classic marker of the holidays, and this beautiful event is a great opportunity to pick a few up! Muttart Conservatory will have several different… Read more »

Snow Valley Ski Club located in Edmonton River Valley is reopening for the 2021-22 ski season this Saturday. The ski club’s reopening date was moved forward after… Read more »

Alberta businesses can now apply for the $20-million Restrictions Exemption Program Implementation Grant which provides financial support to businesses implementing Restrictions Exemption Program. REP Implementation Grant is… Read more »

With some of the ski resorts opening this weekend for 2021-22 season, here is a quick look at opening dates and vaccine mandate rules across Alberta ski resorts and hills.

Based on the recommendations made by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to boost immunity levels, Alberta will offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more… Read more »