Good afternoon, Edmonton and surrounding areas! Happy Monday!
A few showers clear out by around noon, then sun and cloud take over with a high near 23C and a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Today marks 150 years since Treaty No. 6 was signed, and Churchill Square is throwing a proper celebration downtown. Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador just struck a massive new energy deal backed by federal dollars, Canada's flag football teams punched their tickets to the 2028 Olympics, and married Albertans are running into costly headaches renewing their driver's licences. We also have a heavier story out of northeast Edmonton this morning. Here is what is making news across Edmonton and the surrounding areas today.
🪶 Treaty No. 6 Marks 150 Years With a Celebration at Churchill Square
Ever wonder what one hundred fifty years of a promise looks like in person?
Edmonton is marking a century and a half since Treaty No. 6 was signed, with a free all day celebration running from nine this morning until seven tonight at City Hall and Churchill Square.
The morning brings a Grand Entry, an Honour Song and a proclamation inside City Hall.
The afternoon fills Churchill Square with an Indigenous artisan market, food trucks and headliner Tia Wood.
Worth carving out even twenty minutes downtown today.
🪪 Married Albertans Are Hitting Costly Snags Renewing Driver's Licences
Ever had your own name work against you at the registry counter?
Married women across Alberta say the province's new three in one ID card is tripping them up, since old birth certificates carry a maiden name that no longer matches their licence.
One Edmonton area woman was quoted forty five dollars and a forty five day wait for a replacement marriage certificate.
The province says reminder notices go out sixty and thirty days before a card expires.
Worth digging out your marriage certificate before your renewal date sneaks up.
💔 Police Investigating Suspicious Death of a 16 Year Old Girl in Northeast Edmonton
How does a neighbourhood hold something like this?
Edmonton police are treating the death of a 16 year old girl found early Sunday in northeast Edmonton as a homicide, and the Homicide Section has taken over the investigation.
Officers were called to the area near 139 Avenue and 32 Street early Sunday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Edmonton police or Crime Stoppers.
Holding her family and this community close today.
⚡ Quebec and Newfoundland Strike a Landmark New Power Deal
What does turning the page on a fifty year old grudge actually look like?
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador announced a new Churchill Falls energy agreement today, replacing the long disputed 1969 deal and backed by ten billion dollars in federal financing.
The agreement guarantees Quebec power from the site until 2077 while boosting Newfoundland and Labrador's own share substantially.
Prime Minister Carney called it the biggest clean energy initiative in North American history.
A genuinely big deal for how Canada powers itself for the next fifty years.
🏈 Canada's Flag Football Teams Punch Their Tickets to the 2028 Olympics
Ready to cheer for a sport making its very first Olympic appearance?
Canada's women beat the United States for the world title while the men secured their own Olympic berth, both teams now headed to the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Frederique Morneau threw three touchdown passes in the women's championship win.
Flag football makes its Olympic debut in Los Angeles, a first for the sport.
Something fun to keep an eye on between now and 2028.
🌏 Indonesia's Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 68 as Thousands Await Aid
What does waiting for help feel like when the ground itself failed you?
The death toll from last week's Indonesia earthquake has climbed to 68, with thousands still awaiting aid in hard hit communities as the disaster overshadows the country's Independence Day.
Rescue crews continue digging through collapsed buildings in the hardest hit region.
Aid convoys are working to reach communities still cut off by landslides and damaged roads.
Keeping everyone affected in our thoughts as recovery continues.
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Edmonton local Weather
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Edmonton Weather: Monday August 17
A few showers clear out by around noon, then sun and cloud take over with a high near 23C and a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Skies partially clear this evening ahead of a calm night with a low near 12C.
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THIS OR THAT 🗳️
Today's a rare one, a piece of history and a rock show landing on the very same Monday. This or that: spending part of your day at the Treaty No. 6 150th celebration in Churchill Square, or saving your evening for Shinedown at Rogers Place?
Hit reply and tell us which one wins your day.