The story of Edmonton
There are more than 800 000 wildly diverse souls in Edmonton, possibly someone from every country in the world. With such a wealth of stories to tell, it’s no wonder there are about 20 museums ...
Author Archives: Josh Marcellin
Heads in the oilsands
Canada and Alberta’s Joint Oil Sands Monitoring (JOSM) program—promised to be a “world-class” and highly scientific sentinel—is meant to show Canadians and foreigners that the gover...
Fight for your right to poultry
Crystal Sherris never expected her house to be surrounded by officers demanding her to give up her loved ones. But she was harbouring illegals thought to be a danger and a nuisance to the public: chi...
Snow is no disaster
Edmonton, winter has brought you its annual clustercuss. Rage at it, by all means—vent your frustrations on social media and shake your frozen fists at the bitter wind and the perpetual dark. B...
Alberta running dry
Activist warns oil sands, cattle and agriculture threatening water supply
Our boring politics
Politics in Canada are eye-glazingly boring. Just look at the hysterics caused by Justin Trudeau this summer when he told reporters he'd taken a drag on a joint three years ago while he was an el...
Edmonton’s hunger pangs
Volunteers battle food inequality as tens of thousands lack fresh, nutritious food
The hardest 12 cents you’ll ever make
Tree planting is a way to make quick cash at the expense of your body and sanity
A history of violence
Edmonton struggles to shake off rough reputation as murder and violent crime rates drop
Victims of “share”
Thanks to the Internet and smartphones, we can now share information faster and easier than at any other time in history. The potential is enormous—but so are the dangers. Earlier this mo...