Headlines: Aug. 27, 2026
- Edmonton city council's infrastructure committee rejected administration's proposal to drop 14 planned routes from the city's $100-million active transportation network expansion, leaving the existing plan in place. More than 60 people registered to speak, and most supported continuing the expansion, as the province prepares legislation that could affect municipal authority over bike lanes.
- Edmonton Public Schools will temporarily move 170 Grade 8 students from Killarney Junior High School to Hardisty School and provide free busing after a July storm damaged the school's roof and left at least 12 classrooms unavailable for the start of school. The division hopes students can return by winter break.
- Record rainfall in June and July delayed several major city construction projects, including the Yellowhead Trail freeway conversion, Valley Line West, and Capital Line South. The city is seeking reimbursement through a provincial program for 90% of about $42 million in eligible uninsurable storm costs.
- A city survey found that 72% of respondents said Edmonton doesn't have enough public washrooms, while 53% rarely use existing facilities because of cleanliness and safety concerns. The city manages 160 public washrooms. Most are downtown or near the river valley, while some neighbourhoods have few or none.
- The Low Level Bridge could be replaced between 2029 and 2031, with the southbound span demolished afterward and the historic northbound bridge retained for active transportation. Coun. Michael Janz questioned funding the project in the 2027 to 2030 capital budget because the bridge is not at full capacity and the city faces other budget pressures.
- The University of Alberta will move its nearly 50-year-old Casavant organ from Convocation Hall to the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Picture Butte. The instrument memorializes faculty and students who died during the First and Second World Wars. The university will arrange for its professional dismantling and storage until the congregation completes the new facility it is designing around the organ.
- The Edmonton Oilers expect four players to miss training camp: goaltender Frederik Andersen, defenceman Alec Regula, and forwards Mattias Janmark and Matt Savoie. Andersen and Savoie are recovering from injuries sustained during off-season training, while Janmark and Regula are recovering from medical procedures.
- Actors Karl Urban, Emilie de Ravin, and Terri Hawkes cancelled their appearances at Edmonton Expo, bringing the event's celebrity cancellations to seven. Organizers attributed Urban's and de Ravin's cancellations to schedule changes.
- Edmonton sisters Chayla Rain and Chyana Marie Sage were eliminated from The Amazing Race Canada. They called the outcome "absolutely devastating" but said they gave the contest their all.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith created a cabinet committee to consider the province's response to new U.S. tariffs and rejected calls to tax or restrict Alberta oil exports. She urged Ottawa to resume trade talks before Canadian retaliatory tariffs take effect Sept. 8.
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