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This is Edmonton
How well do you know our city? Learn about the quintessential, random, and occasionally infuriating things that make Edmonton, Edmonton. One story a week, about the city we love. Hosted by Clare Bonnyman, every Wednesday.
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Why Alberta is the reason you get to shop every Sunday
Did you know that back in the day your weekend shopping sprees could be cut short? The Lord’s Day Act was a federal law that said businesses could not...
How ‘Wild Bill’ Hawrelak’s name ended up on a major city park
After a three-year closure, William Hawrelak Park is up and running again this summer — and Edmonton is pretty excited. The more than 60-hectare green...
Fighting bugs with bugs — an Edmontonian’s experience with clothes moths
Clothes moths may seem like an old-timey issue, but these tiny bugs can have a big impact on your home. Here in Edmonton, they’re making themselves kn...
A four-way stop, a train — and a south Edmonton community trapped by traffic
What happens when Edmonton’s new neighbourhoods grow, and the city tries to manage traffic safety? For residents in the Maple Crest community, they we...
Follow the helpers: How you can watch Edmonton's crisis diversion team in action
There’s a team in Edmonton that responds to crisis calls from across the city and meets people where they’re at. And yes, that does make them sound li...
Could we actually say goodbye to Edmonton’s High Level Bridge?
Edmonton’s bridges are getting old. Now, the City of Edmonton wants to look at decommissioning and replacing a bunch of bridges in the core, including...
What is a restrictive covenant and why do some Edmonton neighbourhoods want them?
There’s a new era in the city’s infill debates – restrictive covenants. For some neighbourhoods, this legal tool has become a last resort to preventin...
So, we need to talk about Alberta separatism
You really can’t avoid talking about Alberta separatism these days, but the conversation just keeps getting more complicated. To get some clarity, we...
How an abandoned truck, and a lot of poop, started drama in Edmonton’s Ramsay Heights
For eight months, an abandoned truck sat on a street in a southwest Edmonton neighbourhood. And neighbours retaliated, with bags of dog poop. CBC repo...
Finding out when and why Edmonton police use Tasers isn’t as easy as you’d think
Hundreds of people are Tased by the Edmonton Police Service every year, and that number is rising steadily year over year. But how do we know who is b...
Parking woes – from downtown to Castle Downs, nobody is happy
From parking bans to abandoned cars, we’ll hear why Councillor Aaron Paquette says Edmonton needs to address its parking enforcement strategy. But wha...
Edmonton police test drive AI-body cameras
In December, Edmonton police announced they were testing AI-driven facial recognition technology on body cameras worn by officers. This week, the CBC...
Edmonton company going all in on generic Ozempic
You’ve probably seen at least one ad for a GLP-1. The weight loss drugs have become big business and now companies can start making a generic version...
Edmonton’s most threatened buildings
Why does Edmonton get rid of it's old buildings? And can we even choose which ones to save? This week guest host Colton Hutchinson speaks with Dan Ros...
School safety in Edmonton from the eyes of teachers
In January, CBC News reached out to Alberta school staff through a mass email campaign. We asked questions about classroom conditions and heard from t...
How are young Edmontonian's learning about finance?
With the rising cost of living, how can young people set themselves up for financial success? Host Colton Hutchinson speaks to a financial literacy ex...
What’s going on with Edmonton’s freeze-thaw cycles?
This week on This is Edmonton, host Colton Hutchinson looks at how freeze-thaw cycles affect how accessible our city is.
Edmonton’s hockeynomics
The Edmonton Oilers are a massive economic generator. Have you seen the price for season tickets?! OEG was even named one of the top 5 most profitable...
Sorting through Edmonton’s infill feelings
The housing infill conversation at Edmonton’s city council is particularly heated of late. In recent years, the city has made big changes to what can...
Polarizing or politics? The U of A's stance on EDI
The University of Alberta wants to eliminate equity, diversity and inclusion from its hiring policy. This comes one year after the school’s president...
Breaking the stigma around the McCauley neighbourhood
Edmonton’s McCauley neighbourhood has a PR problem. The inner city community is home to Commonwealth Stadium, the Italian Centre and Chinatown. But it...
His name was Huxley Bowes: the death of a newborn at an Edmonton hospital
It was nine years ago when the Bowes family lost their baby boy, Huxley. The infant was born in an Edmonton hospital and died just three days after hi...
From Coliseum to Southgate, a deep dive into transit safety
The data makes it clear — transit-related violence has risen across Canada over the past decade. And Edmonton has one of the most dangerous transit sy...
Why the Stollery needs a new space
The Stollery Children’s Hospital is getting a new home, in part because the current space is packed. A population boom, plus more outbreak emergencie...
What’s in store for Alberta’s politics in 2026?
It’s fair to say 2025 was a busy year at Alberta's legislature, and there was no shortage of stories to cover. There was a teachers' strike, citizen p...
How much shelter space does Edmonton actually need?
It’s cold and when temperatures drop in the city many scramble to make sure people can stay warm. Edmonton has been making moves to beef up daytime wi...
2025 in the Edmonton newsroom
At the end of the year, it can be hard to remember everything that happened. So for our final episode of 2025, we wanted to help! We enlisted three re...
From the country’s first food bank to a crucial community support
This time of year, there’s a lot of talk about the food bank. Edmonton’s Food Bank was actually the first in Canada, and what started as a temporary a...
Is driving in Edmonton getting more dangerous?
This year Edmonton has had the deadliest year on record since introducing Vision Zero, a plan to prevent deaths from traffic-related serious injuries...
What's behind Alberta's recent use of the notwithstanding clause?
In recent weeks the provincial government has used the notwithstanding clause four times, after not touching it for more than two decades. Section 33...
What’s making Edmonton’s flu season one to watch
Bless you! It’s cold, flu and COVID season in Edmonton — and now measles is also on the radar. As we enter into an infectious time, there seems to be...
How affordability changes what Edmonton eats
Food affordability is top of mind these days and in the last six years food prices in Alberta have increased more than 30 per cent. So how does that a...
Why Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital is using new tech to stop weapons at the door
Hospital safety is a growing concern in Edmonton, especially for health-care workers. Now the Royal Alexandra Hospital downtown is testing out a high-...
Edmonton teachers are sent back to school. So what now?
This week, the Alberta government fast-tracked Bill 2, the Back to School Act, which sends about 750,000 students and 50,000 teachers back to the clas...
Edmonton voted — so why did it take so long to get results?
Election night in Edmonton was interesting to say the least. Many voters waited in long lines before casting their ballots and new rules put in place...
Edmonton’s growing pains: What kind of city are we building?
Edmonton’s population is booming — but how is what we’re building meeting that demand? CBC reporter Liam Harrap took a deep dive into our city’s growt...
Who will it be? The race for the city’s next mayor and council
Edmonton's municipal election takes place on Oct. 20. With the vote just weeks away, host Clare Bonnyman sits down with Mack Male of Taproot Edmonton...
Why is traffic so bad in Edmonton’s west end?
They say there are two seasons in Edmonton, winter and construction. But now that season is bleeding into the fall. A number of projects in the city’s...
Alberta father calling for change in the justice system after losing his son
Three years after a Grande Prairie man died in an RCMP holding cell the arresting officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. Now Addison Hartzler’s fath...
This Is Edmonton presents: See You In Court
This week on the show, we feature the first episode of See You In Court, a new podcast from CBC that dives into the court battles that shaped how Cana...