🏛️ Government & Politics
- Alberta begins AI data-centre town halls this week with Lacombe meeting tonight. Minister Nate Glubish will host the Lacombe session as part of a series that includes Sturgeon County on Aug. 20 and Grande Prairie on Sept. 11, and Premier Danielle Smith will join a virtual town hall on Aug. 27; Meta plans a $13-billion data centre complex in Sturgeon County tied to the Greenlight Electricity Centre coming online by 2030.
- Elections Alberta is asking other jurisdictions for help to run fall referendum. The agency issued a call for operational support for the upcoming referendum scheduled this fall, seeking staff and logistical assistance from other provinces and territories to administer voting and counting duties across Alberta.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Edmonton Marathon apologizes after officials found an extra 675 metres on the 42.2-kilometre course. Race director Tom Keogh said the error came from an incorrectly calculated detour offset, more than 10,000 runners registered, and Athletics Canada will work with the event to determine how this affects qualifying times for races like Boston.
- Métis Government urges a northeastern Alberta town to restore its historic name. The national Métis Government formally called on the unnamed town to reinstate a historic name as part of cultural restoration efforts, citing the community's ties to Métis history and heritage sites in northeastern Alberta.
- Wetaskiwin mayor and city reach interim deal for his return to city hall. The agreement announced between Mayor and Wetaskiwin city council ends an absence and allows the mayor to resume duties under interim terms set by the council, though the statement did not disclose the exact length of the interim arrangement.
- Edmonton Elks can clinch a season-series edge with Winnipeg with a home win Friday. The Elks (7-3) face the Blue Bombers (5-4) in Edmonton; a home victory would move Edmonton six points ahead in the West Division and secure the season series tiebreaker, after a 23-18 road win over Winnipeg on June 25.
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- Big auntie earring contests headline Treaty Days, winner Delanie Bruyere used pool noodles.
- Amsterdam police got 500+ tips identifying mystery man “Lucky”, collapsed May 10, 2023.
- Canada and U.S. negotiators meet after paused 50% tariffs, three-day pause agreed.
- Alberta kicks off town hall tour on data-centre development, minister to hear residents.
- New U.S. tariffs paused for now, coverage traces lead-up and implications.
- Edmonton Marathon says detour error lengthened 2026 race, organizers issued statement.
