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Good morning, neighbour. 🎉
Thursday is starting wet across Edmonton and surrounding areas, with morning rain and temperatures around 11°C before the afternoon warms up and brings a chance of thunderstorms. Pull up a chair and grab your coffee because today's issue has stories that are going to stick with you. From hate graffiti near a Muslim daycare to a teacher's warning about the October referendum, this is one of those Thursdays when community matters more than ever.💛
💔 Hate Has No Place Near Our Kids
Edmonton police are investigating Islamophobic graffiti found near a Muslim daycare on the city's north side, and community fear is growing.
Mayor Andrew Knack called the incident completely unacceptable and the National Council of Canadian Muslims says it fits a wider pattern of hate, pointing to a recent attack on a Black Muslim man in St. Albert.
EPS has opened an investigation and the NCCM is calling for a stronger community response.
This is the kind of thing all of us have a role in speaking up against. What do you want to see the city do next? Hit reply.
The Referendum Just Walked Into the Classroom
The Alberta Teachers' Association is warning that the October referendum's immigration questions could block children from accessing public school in Edmonton and surrounding areas.
ATA president Jason Schilling says educators should not become de facto immigration authorities and that education is a fundamental right for all children.
Two of the October 19 ballot questions would allow the province to charge non-permanent residents school fees and limit access to social programs.
Do you think children should ever be turned away from a public school? Tell us what you think.
200,000 Signatures and the Door Might Still Be Closed
Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it may be too late to add Corb Lund's Water Not Coal question to the October 19 referendum ballot.
Elections Alberta required all questions by June 1 to prepare for the vote and Lund delivered over 200,000 signatures after that deadline.
Lund says he is frustrated and fully expects his question to appear on the ballot verbatim.
Do you think 200,000 signatures should be enough to open the door, even now? Tap reply.
🚌 Edmonton's New Bus Garage Just Got a $15 Million Top Up
Edmonton city council is borrowing an extra $15 million for the new southeast transit garage, bringing the total project cost to $367 million.
The 500,000 square foot facility will serve both diesel and electric buses, though new fleet orders have not yet been placed.
A $291 million federal grant anchors the project and the extra borrowing covers capital commitments that came in under budget elsewhere.
Is Edmonton moving fast enough on transit? Hit reply and tell me.
A Canadian Mountie Threatened Trump on Snapchat. He Was Guarding the G7 at the Time.
A Quebec RCMP officer has been charged with uttering threats against U.S. President Donald Trump in a video posted on Snapchat while he was deployed to the G7 summit in Alberta.
Evenson Dumerlus, 34, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu was removed from duty after a fellow officer flagged the video. He is due in court July 30.
The RCMP confirmed the investigation was handled internally before charges were laid.
You genuinely cannot make this up. What do you think should happen next?
📉 Canada Just Shrank for the Third Quarter in a Row
Statistics Canada says Canada lost 55,025 people in the first quarter of 2026, dropping to 41.4 million people as of April 1.
Permanent immigration fell 20 percent compared to Q1 2025, in line with the federal government's reduced targets.
Non-permanent residents dropped by more than 117,000 in the same period.
Today's story about the ATA referendum warning connects directly to these numbers. Does this trend concern you?
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Three Years Later, Canada Finally Has Answers on the Titan
Canada's Transportation Safety Board has released its full investigation into the Titan submersible disaster, three years after the craft imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck.
The TSB found Transport Canada had zero oversight of the Titan despite knowing it operated from St. John's, and OceanGate's design did not follow standard engineering practices.
Six new regulatory recommendations have been issued for uncertified commercial vessels.
Five people lost their lives aboard a submarine no government was watching. Does that make you angry?
YOUR TURN 💌
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🌤️ Edmonton Weather - Thursday June 18th
Thursday starts wet in Edmonton and surrounding areas with morning rain and a cool 11°C, so keep that umbrella close before you head out. The afternoon warms to around 17°C with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms, with clearer skies arriving by evening.
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📅 Events Happening This Week in Edmonton
Thursday June 18th
🌸 Edmonton International Jazz Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18 · ⏰ Various showtimes · 📍 Multiple Edmonton venues
Final day of the festival segment in the city calendar.
🌸 World Cup Watch Parties 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18 · ⏰ Multiple match times · 📍 ICE District Plaza, Edmonton
Continues on the plaza.
🌸 Alberta Circus Arts Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18–21 · ⏰ Festival hours · 📍 Edmonton’s French Quarter
The circus arts festival kicks off on June 18.
🌸 Vegreville Pysanka Park Farmer’s Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18 · ⏰ 4:00 PM–7:00 PM · 📍 Vegreville Ag Society
A Thursday regional farmers’ market east of Edmonton.
🌸 Lloydminster Border City Farmers Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18 · ⏰ 12:00 PM–5:00 PM · 📍 Servus Sports Centre, Lloydminster
A Thursday market farther east of the city.
Friday June 19th
🌸 Edmonton International Jazz Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19–21 · ⏰ Various showtimes · 📍 Multiple Edmonton venues
A ten-day jazz festival running across Edmonton.
🌸 Alberta Circus Arts Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18–21 · ⏰ Festival hours · 📍 La Cité Francophone, Edmonton
A contemporary circus festival with performances and workshops.
🌸 Thousand Faces Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19–21 · ⏰ All weekend · 📍 Alberta Avenue Community Centre, Edmonton
A free festival with music, dance, workshops, food, and family activities.
🌸 Morinville Festival Days 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19–20 · ⏰ All day · 📍 Morinville
A nearby community festival with a parade, fun zone, and dance party.
🌸 Wainwright Stampede 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 18–21 · ⏰ All day · 📍 Wainwright
A regional stampede with rodeo, chuckwagon races, and parade activities.
Saturday June 20th
🌸 Bountiful Market 7th Birthday Bash 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19–21 · ⏰ Market hours · 📍 Bountiful Farmers’ Market, Edmonton
A birthday celebration with cake, balloons, music, and buskers.
🌸 Blatchford Summer Kickoff 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 20 · ⏰ Daytime · 📍 Littlewood Park, Edmonton
A community kickoff with entertainment, BBQ, ice cream, and an open house.
🌸 78th Annual Ardrossan Parade & Picnic 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 20 · ⏰ Daytime · 📍 Ardrossan
A family parade and picnic with a “Trains, Planes & Automobiles” theme.
🌸 Free Shake Day at Wayback Burgers 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 20 · ⏰ All day · 📍 Participating Wayback Burgers locations
A free shake promotion at participating locations.
Sunday June 21st
🌸 Horses N’ Hounds 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ Daytime · 📍 Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, Edmonton
Live horse racing plus dachshund races and family activities.
🌸 Indigenous First Peoples Day 30th Anniversary 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ Daytime · 📍 RE/MAX Field, Edmonton
A major cultural celebration with dance, storytelling, music, and fireworks.
🌸 El Mero Mero Parking Lot Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ Daytime · 📍 Edmonton
A birthday bash with live music, dancing, kids’ activities, and a local vendor market.
🌸 Taylor: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift Music 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ Evening · 📍 Winspear Centre, Edmonton
A tribute concert with a full stage show.
Farmers’ markets
🌸 Bountiful Farmers’ Market 7th Birthday Bash 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19–21 · ⏰ Fri–Sun · 📍 3696 97 Street NW, Edmonton
The weekend celebration is the easiest market pick for this date range.
🌸 Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ 11:00 AM–3:00 PM · 📍 10310 83 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Edmonton’s original year-round Sunday market.
🌸 Callingwood Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 21 · ⏰ 10:00 AM–3:00 PM · 📍 69 Avenue & 177 Street, Edmonton
One of the city’s largest Sunday markets.
🌸 Beverly Towne Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 June 19 · ⏰ 3:00 PM–7:00 PM · 📍 Riverview Crossing Shopping Centre, Edmonton
A Thursday east Edmonton market.
SPOTTED IN EDMONTON 📸
World Cup fever is running hot in Edmonton and surrounding areas even as the rain rolls in this week. Whether you are watching the game at a sports bar on Whyte Avenue, gathered around a big screen at a community hall in Sherwood Park, or catching the match at a coffee shop in Spruce Grove or St. Albert, we want to see where you are. Drop a photo of your spot and tag the location in a reply. Your neighbours want to know the best place to catch the action.