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Edmonton took down 9,500 homeless camps last year — 40% more than in 2023
Edmonton police and city crews removed nearly 9,500 homeless encampments in 2024 — up more than 40 per cent from the 6,700 they took down the year before, city data shows.
Get the party started: Why the Edmonton election will be unlike any other
Political parties making a foray into the 2025 municipal election in Alberta could frustrate voters, lose the public’s trust and change how candidates express their views, political watchers warn.
Edmonton's Coliseum won't come down for at least 2 more years
Edmonton’s Coliseum was closed in 2017 and it’s expected to take at least another two years before the building is in rubble on the ground.
Q&A: 'An Edmonton for all of us': Affordability is top priority, mayor says
Mayor Amerjeet Sohi, the one-time bus driver-turned-politician, did a year-end interview with CBC while riding along the Valley Line Southeast LRT.
Edmonton city council sets property tax increase at 6.1% for 2025
Edmonton property owners will pay a 6.1 per cent tax increase next year, down from the 8.1 per cent hike that had been proposed by city administration. For an average Edmonton home assessed at $450,000, the 2025 property tax bill will be about $3,660.
Edmonton paying more to build fire halls, rec centres than neighbouring communities: report
Fire halls and recreation centres in Edmonton are more expensive and take longer to build than in neighbouring communities, according to a new municipal report comparing capital projects.
Edmonton mulls cutting neighbourhood renewal to help lower tax rate
Edmonton's neighbourhood renewal program is under scrutiny as city council embarks on the annual fall budget session next week and faces a proposed 8.1 per cent property tax increase.
Edmonton's 2025 civic election race underway as candidates declare intentions to run
The starting gate has been lifted on the race to be Edmonton’s next mayor and council, with 13 people signed up to run in the 2025 fall municipal election as of Thursday afternoon.
Scant support for higher property taxes in Edmonton, city survey shows
The online survey shows only 16 per cent of respondents are comfortable with further tax increases than what was already approved for the 2023-26 operating and capital budgets.
Edmonton fails to meet climate targets 2 years after launching carbon budget
The City of Edmonton is falling short of its greenhouse gas emissions targets, two years after the municipality introduced its first carbon budget.