Episode Details

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LRT safety

• City of Edmonton reiterates message on Valley Line LRT: 'If you see tracks, expect a train'

Chinatown Dining Week

• EdmontonChinatown.ca
• 2023 Menu

Postmedia cuts

• Postmedia moving 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, announces sale of Calgary Herald building
• Postmedia shakes up its editorial leadership at western newspapers

Downtown changes

• Enterprise Square renewal heralds Edmonton's downtown revitalization
• Alphabet to close Edmonton office of AI subsidiary DeepMind

Provincial budget

• Edmonton calls for 'equitable treatment' with Calgary in 2023 provincial budget
• Sohi asks province for roughly $2B in cash including $185M for Commonwealth Stadium upgrades

OP12

• Council budget agenda item
• Jan 25, 2023 - City Council - Non-Regular (Intergovernmental)
• Edmonton city council looks to trim fat in 2023-2026 budget

Winter shelter

• Edmonton emergency shelter partially opens, mayor calls delay "unacceptable"
• News Release: Temporary emergency shelter opens its doors
• New emergency shelter spaces approved as deaths mount

Strathcona ARP

• Concerns about west Ritchie Boyle Street hub dominate zoning hearing

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