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Good morning, Edmonton and surrounding areas! Happy Friday! 🌤️
Alberta just filed the paperwork on a pipeline that starts practically in our backyard, the Oilers said goodbye to a longtime defenceman, and your first grocery benefit payment should be landing right about now. Expect a mix of sun and cloud today with showers possible overnight, so keep the evening plans flexible. Grab your coffee and let’s get into it ☕
🛢️ Alberta Submits Its Bid for a New West Coast Pipeline
What does the new pipeline route mean for our area?
Alberta officially submitted its application for a one million barrel a day pipeline to the coast, and the route starts right in Bruderheim.
Trans Mountain and Pembina Pipeline will lead the build, with a national interest decision targeted for October 1.
Premier Smith and PM Carney stood together in Calgary to make the announcement.
A local start for a project that could shape the next decade.
🏒 Oilers Trade Darnell Nurse After 12 Seasons
Why did the Oilers move on from Darnell Nurse?
Edmonton sent the veteran defenceman to the San Jose Sharks as free agency opened, closing a chapter that included two trips to the Cup Final.
The trade brings back Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp and clears his full $9.25 million cap hit.
Nurse was Edmonton's 7th overall pick back in 2013.
End of an era in Oil Country.
🪪 Your Alberta ID Just Got More Crowded
What is actually changing on your driver's licence today?
As of today, new and renewed Alberta licences and ID cards carry your health number and a CAN citizenship marker, a first for any province.
The upgrade comes at no extra cost, whenever you renew.
Adding the health number only happens in person at a registry.
One more reason to update that expired card.
🚑 Ambulance Overhaul Paused for St Albert, Strathcona, Leduc and Spruce Grove
What does the province's pause mean for local ambulance service?
Alberta is holding off on its ambulance contract overhaul for seven municipalities with integrated fire and ambulance service, pushing new pricing out to 2028 or 2029.
Spruce Grove's mayor says ambulance service should stay a provincial responsibility, not a municipal one.
Leduc says it is still working with the province to sort out what the pause means locally.
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🛒 Your Grocery Cheque Lands Today
How much is the new grocery benefit actually worth?
The first Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit payment arrives today, a 25 percent richer replacement for the old GST HST credit top up.
A single person could see up to $169.75, a couple with two kids up to $339.50.
Payments are based on your 2025 tax return, no application needed.
Check your account today, it might already be there.
⛈️ Ottawa's Canada Day Ended in a Flood, Not Fireworks
How bad did Ottawa's Canada Day storm get?
118mm of rain in a single day washed out Ottawa's fireworks and grounded the Snowbirds on what was meant to be their final Canada Day flyover.
Roads flooded and power went out across the city.
Cleanup is still underway as crews deal with downed trees and washed out streets.
A rough way to end the birthday party.
🕊️ The Iran Talks That Keep Moving Oil Prices
Why does a meeting in Doha matter for Edmonton?
US and Iranian negotiators wrapped another round of talks in Doha this week, with Qatar calling it positive progress on the ceasefire agreement.
Oil slid on the news, with Brent near $70.77 and WTI near $67.67 a barrel.
That price swing flows straight into Alberta's royalty math.
Small meeting, big ripple for the provincial budget.
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Day⬇ 5° lower than historical avg., Night⬆1° higher than historical avg.
Edmonton Weather: Friday July 3
Friday brings a mix of sun and cloud with scattered showers possible overnight and into the morning, high near 22C and a low around 13C tonight. A decent day to get outside before the sky clouds up again.
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📅 Events Happening in Edmonton and Surrounding Areas
Friday July 3
🎪 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival
🗓 July 3 · ⏰ 5 PM onward · 📍 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Buskers and street performers take over the square for the evening. Details
🎤 A$AP Rocky at Rogers Place
🗓 July 3 · ⏰ 7:30 PM · 📍 Rogers Place
A big touring name lands downtown for one night only. Details
🌸 Grindstone Comedy Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 3 · ⏰ Various showtimes · 📍 Edmonton
The festival continues with more live comedy and workshops.edifyedmonton
🌸 Street Performers Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 3 · ⏰ Daytime and evening programming · 📍 Churchill Square, Edmonton
A strong free option for families and visitors.edifyedmonton+1
🌸 YEG Burger Fest 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 3 · ⏰ Mealtime hours · 📍 Downtown Edmonton
Still running at downtown venues.edifyedmonton
Saturday July 4
⚽ Canada faces Morocco, FIFA World Cup Round of 16
🗓 July 4 · ⏰ 11 AM MT kickoff · 📍 Houston, watch parties at ICE District Fan Park
Canada's first ever Round of 16 match. Details
🏎️ Horsepower for Hope: Infinite Hope
🗓 July 4 · ⏰ Daytime, free · 📍 Edmonton EXPO Centre
A free family event with race cars and modified vehicles. Details
🌸 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 4–13 · ⏰ Festival hours · 📍 Churchill Square, Edmonton
This is the official festival start date and one of the biggest free events of the week.edifyedmonton
🌸 Rice Howard Way Summer Block Party 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 4 · ⏰ Evening · 📍 Rice Howard Way, Edmonton
Live music, patios, and open-street energy downtown.edifyedmonton
🌸 2nd Annual Traditional 2 Spirit Pow Wow 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 4 · ⏰ All day · 📍 Exhibition Lands Racetrack, Edmonton
A major cultural gathering listed in the local arts roundup.facebook
🌸 The Works Art & Design Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 4 · ⏰ Festival hours · 📍 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
The festival is still running and overlaps the weekend.edmonton
Surrounding area
🌸 Pigeon Lake Music Festival 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 3–5 · ⏰ Various showtimes · 📍 Hilah Ayers Wilderness RV Park, Calmar
A regional outdoor music festival with a large artist lineup.songkick
🌸 Big Valley Jamboree 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 2–5 · ⏰ Festival hours · 📍 Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds, Camrose
A major country-music festival just outside Edmonton.songkick
🌸 Canada Day overflow events 🎟️ Details
🗓 July 2–4 · ⏰ Varies · 📍 Edmonton and nearby communities
Some Canada Day programming continues into the first few days of July, especially regional family events and festival carryovers
Looking ahead
🎉 K Days returns July 17 to 26 at Edmonton EXPO Centre, with a food lineup that includes donut poutines and Area 51 taco burgers already making the rounds online. Details
STORY CORNER 📖
A driver pulled over on the shoulder near a Sherwood Park gas station this week to help a stranger change a flat tire in the rain. He waved off her thanks, said anyone would have done the same, and drove off before she even caught his name.
She posted about it online hoping he might see it. He never did. But hundreds of people did, and for one soggy afternoon this whole region felt like a small town again.