Edmonton city councillors debated the pros and cons of pursuing more sponsorship deals for city facilities on Wednesday, with some saying naming rights sales could generate much-needed revenue for the city — approximately $21 million over 10 years — and others saying facilities built with taxpayer money shouldn’t have corporate names.

The former chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a multi-million-dollar defamation lawsuit against the former head of Alberta Health Services, as well as the Globe and Mail newspaper and one of its reporters.

The number of municipalities using photo radar and red-light cameras in Alberta has dropped by more than a third since last year, according to figures from the province.

Two Alberta companies have admitted to violating provincial occupational health and safety rules over a workplace explosion that killed two men at an oil and gas site north of Edmonton in 2022. 

Tim Cartmell is promising to prioritize basic services, strike a blue-ribbon budget panel to scrutinize the city’s budget and create a safe streets strategy if elected mayor of Edmonton in October.

Conservative candidates who won in Edmonton ridings say they did so because voters were looking for change and had concerns about affordability and crime.

The City of Edmonton is still proceeding with a plan to retire all EPark machines by the end of July but will be exploring ways to make the transition easier for people over the coming months.