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Crash Expert: “This Looks Like 1929” → 71,105 Diversifying Here
Mark Spitznagel, who made $1B in a single day during the 2015 flash crash, warned markets are mimicking 1929. Seems extreme but we did just see the worst quarter for the S&P since 2022.
So it’s not so surprising that Vanguard and Goldman Sachs forecasted 5% and 3% annual S&P returns respectively for 2024-2034.
Late last year, Apollo’s chief economist Torsten Slok put it this way: "expect zero in return in the S&P 500 over the coming decade."
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Happy Wednesday Edmonton and sister towns!
Summer is properly arriving this week and so is some big news, from a half billion dollar energy investment landing in our backyard to the last Canadian hockey team fighting for its playoff life tonight. Grab your coffee and let us get into it.💛
Two Health Facilities Are Nearly Ready on Enoch Cree Nation
Two community health facilities are almost open on Enoch Cree Nation west of Edmonton, bringing a pharmacy and chartered surgical clinic alongside a culturally grounded addiction recovery centre to the area this summer.
The Maskekosihk Recovery Community will support people healing from substance use, with a summer 2026 opening targeted once regulatory approvals are in place.
The pharmacy and surgical clinic will serve Nation members and surrounding area residents, adding much needed health capacity just west of the city.
Is this the kind of made in Alberta health solution you want to see more of?
🏒 The Last Canadian Team Standing Is Fighting for Its Life Tonight
The Montreal Canadiens, the only Canadian team left in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs, trail the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals after Andrei Svechnikov scored the overtime winner Sunday to give Carolina a 3-2 win.
Carolina bounced back from a 6-2 Game 1 blowout to win the next two in overtime, with Game 4 tonight in Montreal at 8 pm Eastern.
Every other Canadian franchise, including the Oilers who fell to Anaheim in Round 1, is already home for the summer.
Are you cheering for the Habs tonight just because they are the last Canadian team left?
Pembina Pipeline Just Approved a $570 Million Plant in Our Backyard
Pembina Pipeline has officially greenlighted a $570 million natural gas extraction plant in Alberta's Industrial Heartland northeast of Edmonton, tied to a long-term deal supplying Dow Chemical's Fort Saskatchewan petrochemical facility.
The Heartland Extraction Plant will process 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, with operations starting in late 2029.
Pembina will supply Dow with up to 57,500 barrels of ethane per day under the expanded deal, feeding the Path2Zero plastics facility now under construction in Fort Saskatchewan.
Half a billion dollars landing right in our backyard. What does this kind of investment mean for the Edmonton region in your eyes?
Your Luggage Could Get You Arrested Abroad. Here Is What W5 Found.
A W5 investigation has exposed an organized crime scheme inside Canada's largest airports where insiders are switching bag tags on innocent travelers' luggage, leaving unsuspecting Canadians facing drug smuggling charges at destinations where the crime carries the death penalty.
At least 17 innocent Canadians have been detained abroad for drug smuggling, all cleared after bag swaps were traced back to airport insiders who had passed full security clearances.
Transport Canada pledged action May 25 after W5 found restricted baggage areas at Pearson could be entered without a credential swipe.
Have you ever photographed your luggage before a flight? After reading this you might start.
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Iran Is Calling the Latest US Strikes a "Flagrant Violation" as Oil Climbs Back to $99
Iran's foreign ministry accused the United States of acting in bad faith Tuesday after US forces struck Iranian boats and missile sites, sending Brent crude climbing from $96 back toward $99 a barrel as peace deal hopes faded again.
US forces struck Iranian boats and missile sites in what CENTCOM called a defensive action, but Iran called it a flagrant ceasefire violation.
A tanker explosion in the Gulf of Oman added more uncertainty Tuesday morning, and every dollar shift in Brent crude lands directly on Alberta royalty revenues.
The back and forth continues. Are you still following the Iran situation or has the news cycle worn you down?
WHO Says the Ebola Outbreak Is Outpacing Them. Suspected Deaths Are Now at 220.
The World Health Organization's chief warned Tuesday the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is spreading faster than global health teams can contain it, with suspected deaths reaching 220 and the first European scares now emerging.
More than 900 suspected cases span three DRC provinces and Uganda, with WHO upgrading the DRC national risk assessment to very high.
Two Italian aid workers hospitalized in Milan after returning from Uganda both tested negative. Canada already has enhanced Ebola screening at major airports following the Ontario traveller scare earlier this month.
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Edmonton local Weather
Day ⬆8° higher than historical avg, Night ⬆10° higher than historical avg.
🌤️ Edmonton Weather - Wednesday May 26th
Wednesday brings a warm high of 27°C to Edmonton and surrounding areas, with partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of afternoon rain dropping 1 to 3 mm. Winds are light out of the northeast at 6 km/h with a comfortable low of 14°C overnight, making it a good evening to settle in for Game 4 in Montreal.
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📅 Events Happening This Week in Edmonton
Wednesday May 27
🌸 One-day workshop at NOA Gallery 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 27 · ⏰ 6:30 PM–9:30 PM · 📍 NOA Gallery workshop space, Edmonton
A hands-on workshop with a brief cleanup period afterward.
🌸 Regeneratively Speaking / digital-media talk 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 27 · ⏰ Evening · 📍 Edmonton
A talk listed in broader Edmonton event roundups for the week.
🌸 Leduc Taste of the Region 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 27 · ⏰ 5:00 PM–9:00 PM · 📍 Silent Ice Centre outdoor tent, Leduc
A public networking and culinary event connected to the Nisku Energy Show.
Farmers’ markets
🌸 Bountiful Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 26–27 · ⏰ Not open on Monday/Tuesday per city listing; open Fri–Sun
A year-round market, but it does not run on May 26 or May 27.
🌸 Orchards Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 26 · ⏰ Not open on Tuesday
A seasonal market that runs on select Mondays, not this Tuesday.
🌸 Beverly Towne Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 26 · ⏰ Not open Tuesdays? Actually this market is Tuesday-only, so it’s open on May 26 · 📍 Riverview Crossing Shopping Centre, Edmonton
A Tuesday market in east Edmonton.
🌸 Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 27 · ⏰ 3:30 PM–7:30 PM · 📍 Terwillegar Recreation Centre parking lot, Edmonton
A Wednesday evening market.
Thursday May 28
🌸 Spring Patio Real Estate Mixer – Edmonton Real Estate Network 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ 6:00 PM · 📍 The Canadian Brewhouse (Edmonton Lewis Estates)
A networking mixer for Edmonton’s real estate community.
🌸 Uplift the Family 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ Evening · 📍 TELUS World of Science, Edmonton
A family evening of exploration and giving back hosted by the Stollery Women’s Network.
🌸 Alestorm 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ 6:30 PM · 📍 Midway - Edmonton
A live metal concert in Edmonton.
🌸 Dylan Carlino 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ 7:30 PM · 📍 Rick Bronson’s - The Comic Strip
A stand-up comedy show in Edmonton.
🌸 Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28–31 · ⏰ All day/weekend programming · 📍 Leduc
A major local rodeo with trade fair, midway, music, and family events.
🌸 Bountiful Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ Not open on Thursdays · 📍 3696 97 Street NW, Edmonton
This one does not run on May 28, so I’m excluding it from the live market list.
🌸 Beverly Towne Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ 3:00 PM–7:00 PM · 📍 Riverview Crossing Shopping Centre, Edmonton
A Thursday evening market in east Edmonton.
🌸 Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ Market 🎟️ Details
🗓 May 28 · ⏰ 3:30 PM–7:30 PM · 📍 Terwillegar Recreation Centre parking lot, Edmonton
A weekly Wednesday market.
HIT OR MISS 🎯
Edmonton's Best Pizza
Edmonton is a pizza city and everyone has a spot they swear by. Classic slice, wood-fired Neapolitan, thin crust institution that has been around for decades, neighbourhood gem nobody outside the area knows about yet. We want yours.
A few names that come up when Edmonton pizza gets discussed:
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria (wood-fired, multiple locations across the city) Sorrentino's Cucina (Italian classic, been part of Edmonton for decades) Sherbrooke Snack Bar (Jasper Avenue thin crust institution) Vivo Ristorante (popular with the St. Albert and surrounding area crowd)
Hit: A slice so good you drive across the city for it. Miss: Delivery box, sad cheese, arrives cold. You know the one.
Your turn: What is the best pizza in Edmonton or your corner of the surrounding areas? Drop the name below and tell us what makes it the best. Bonus points for a hidden gem nobody has heard of.