ELECTION
- All federal parties are promising cash to address the dismal state of our cities’ infrastructure. But is this the “magic bullet” that will meet the many challenges facing our cities? [CBC]
- Federal election hinges on urban vote, says Edmonton’s mayor [Edmonton Journal]
- Mayor Don Iveson urges voters to think first of urban issues [CBC]
DEVELOPMENT
- Overhaul of Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital pegged at $4.5 billion [Edmonton Journal]
- Sales start for Edmonton’s tallest condo-only tower [Edmonton Journal]
- David Staples: Edmonton builder calls for ‘heavy-handed’ crackdown on bad infill practices [Edmonton Journal]
- David Staples: Wealthy neighbours upset with rubber-stamped skinny homes [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton, armed with the NHL’s next prodigy and a plan to transform downtown, is fully wrapping its civic identity in its Oilers. Not so much in Calgary. [MacLeans]
LOCAL NEWS
- Destruction of 100-year-old Edmonton heritage building by fire was ‘inevitable,’ says historian [Edmonton Journal]
- Never-ending McKernan yard sale finally comes to a close [Metro News]
- New Year’s Eve in Churchill Square to go off with a bang as normal [Metro News]
- Live Music Initiative hopes to help Edmonton venues [Edmonton Journal]
- Travelling exhibit on residential schools opens Tuesday [Edmonton Journal]
- Overlooked Edmonton stepping up [SFGate]
MISCELLANY