The third annual Togather Chinatown Arts Festival took place Feb. 7-8 at Pacific Mall in the heart of Chinatown to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year with a free, family-friendly indoor event. With lion dances, live performances, food and an art market featuring local artists, the two-day event aims to bring families and the community […]

After Edmonton’s first election with municipal parties, two councillors with Better Edmonton have stepped away, leaving only one candidate on council affiliated with the party. Edmonton’s only other party, The Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton (PACE), had none of its candidates elected this year. Last year, Alberta passed the Local Authorities Election Act and the […]

Every December, a west Edmonton neighbourhood turns into one of the city’s most popular holiday spots. Candy Cane Lane draws families and visitors from across the city to walk or drive through streets full of Christmas lights. For many people, visiting Candy Cane Lane has become an annual tradition. Families bundle up, sip hot drinks, […]

As the fall semester comes to a close, final exams begin. Students and instructors are spending more time on campus, often walking to their cars, bus stops or the LRT late at night. NAIT’s Safe Walk program aims to help students, staff and faculty feel safe while travelling to their destinations. NAIT Protective Services says […]

A local infectious disease doctor cautions that measles cases are rapidly rising in Alberta as of late, marking the province’s most significant spread of the virus in more than a decade. Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases doctor and professor of medicine at the University of Alberta says that falling vaccination rates are a driving […]