Here are the relevant links for this episode:
LRT safety
Chinatown Dining Week
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
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