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Darren Fedoruk — Edmonton Morning Wire Coverage
All filed reports from Darren Fedoruk, Edmonton correspondent covering the Edmonton Morning Wire for the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Your Oilers popcorn obsession is finally going to pay off
Your popcorn obsession is finally going to pay off There are days, honestly, when you scroll through the local news and it feels like the whole city has collectively decided to take a permanent resid...
What did Stevenson and Wright discuss in private?
Your City Hall: The Secret Meeting, and Who's Paying for Calgary Stays You know, sometimes you look at City Hall proceedings, and it’s like watching an Oilers power play: you expect a lot of movement...
They want to give us "Alberta Time" and it's wild
They're trying to give us "Alberta Time" and it's wild You know, I’ve seen some things over the decades here in Edmonton – the Oilers winning cups in the 80s, the West Edmonton Mall adding a submarin...
Your City Hall had a quiet week. What does that mean for you?
Your City Hall's Quiet Week, Just Like You Asked Well, if you were looking for high drama at City Hall this week, you might be out of luck. The Agenda Review Committee, according to recent council mo...
Your City Hall just okayed a Calgary trip. Guess who's going?
What your City Hall did while you were sleeping It seems some of our city councillors are planning a little trip south to Calgary this fall. And, honestly, who can blame them? November here is… chara...
Your U of A is giving away its 67-year-old organ. Seriously.
Your university is giving away its organ and you won't believe why You know, sometimes you read a story and you just sort of… blink. Then you read it again, a bit slower this time, just to make sure ...
Your City Hall took a $120 gift. Guess from who?
Your city hall decided a lot of very important things this week Good morning. Darren Fedoruk here, from the MiTL Sports Desk, covering your city hall. It was a busy week for the Agenda Review Committ...
Your councillors are already booking trips for next November
Your City Hall is looking for ways to spend your money It seems a few councillors are getting a jump on their travel plans for next year. According to the recently released council expenses data, Cou...
Your Edmonton potholes cost $11.7M last year. There's a better way.
Your potholes are costing millions, but they don't have to Alright, so you know how it is. Every spring, it’s less about "April showers bring May flowers" and more about "April thaws bring May pothol...
Your councillors are off to Calgary next year. Guess who's paying?
Your city hall is sending some people to Calgary It seems the big news out of City Hall this week, if you can call it "news" when it’s so utterly predictable it might as well be the sunrise, is the u...
Your headlights are a menace. Transport Canada wants to know.
Your headlights are blinding everyone, and Transport Canada wants to know You know, I've seen a lot of things change in Edmonton over the years. We used to complain about potholes – still do, frankly...
Your city hall just had a secret meeting you can't know about.
Your City Hall agenda might be a bit… secret? It was a pretty quiet week over at City Hall, honestly. The April 14, 2026 Agenda Review Committee met, and, well, they approved the minutes and adopted ...
Lewis Farms just got $32 million more expensive. Your wallet's next.
They're spending *how much* on Lewis Farms now? Alright, let's talk about the Lewis Farms Recreation Centre. Because honestly, the price tag on this thing is getting longer than a winter night in Jan...
Your councillors spent $2600 for a Calgary trip in 2025.
Your Council expenses are looking like convention season Right, so, you know how sometimes you feel like you're paying for things that don't quite make sense? Let's talk about the latest from City Ha...
Your U of A pipe organ is getting ripped out
Your pipe organ at the U of A is getting ripped out So, you know Convocation Hall at the University of Alberta? The one that looks like something out of a particularly stern British university, all s...
Your Councillors Are Booking 2025 Calgary Convention Rooms Now
Your Councillors are Spending on Convention, and it's Almost April Good morning, Edmonton. Darren Fedoruk here, trying to recall when the last time the sun felt like a warm embrace rather than just a...
Your Oilers just made a stealth move for the 2026 Cup
Your Oilers are making moves for the cup Honestly though, the sheer audacity of this, the kind of quiet, strategic shift that makes you sit up straight in your worn armchair by the window, the one th...
Clarke and Elliott billed how much for a Calgary hotel?
Your Councillors' Travel Bills Are In Alright, let's talk about the bottom line, which, if you're like most Edmontonians, is where your eyes tend to land first. The latest City Hall data shows us a g...
Pronger's Edmonton exit still bothers you, eh?
Pronger's Edmonton exit still bothers you, eh? You know, it's funny what sticks in the craw of an Oilers fan. We've seen dynasties, we've seen droughts that would make the Sahara blush, but some thin...
Your City Hall spent how much on a Calgary trip?
Your City Hall expenses are piling up, Edmonton Good morning, Edmonton. Darren Fedoruk here, shaking off another morning frost that, let's be honest, feels suspiciously like a promise of more winter....
Your councillors are booking 2025 hotel rooms right now. Why?
City Hall is spending your money on what, exactly? Alright, let's talk about what's actually happening down at City Hall, or at least, what your tax dollars are doing when they leave your pocket and ...
Edmonton just tried a Canada-first AI bodycam. It crashed.
They're putting cameras *where* now? Alright, so you know how Edmonton, like any self-respecting city, occasionally dips its toes into the future, sometimes with a little more gusto than others? Well...
Your City Hall just voted to meet privately. What are they hiding?
Your City Hall Just Can’t Decide if it Likes Sunlight It was an interesting week over at City Hall, or rather, it was a week where they debated whether or not we, the public, should be allowed to kno...
Your Edmonton lawyer just used fake AI cases. Really.
Your AI lawyer might just be bluffing Here's a tale from the legal world that feels like it was plucked right out of a Kafka novel, or perhaps a particularly cynical episode of *Black Mirror*. An art...
Your City Hall is just stretching for the big decisions.
Your City Hall is still getting ready for the big decisions Edmonton, you know, we’re a city of anticipation. We wait for spring, we wait for the playoffs, we wait for the construction on the Whitemu...
Your bus fare funded $45,000 in fraud. Seriously.
Your bus fare might be funding a crime spree Well, isn't this just a whole prairie oyster of a situation. You know that new Arc transit card system, the one we've been hearing about for, oh, a decade...
Your councillors are already spending big on a Calgary trip
You won't believe what our councillors are spending on It's March already, and the spring thaw feels like it's taking its sweet time, much like some of our city council meetings, honestly though. The...
Your Edmonton bus is late, and the city just proved it.
Your bus is late and there’s a report card to prove it You know that feeling when you're standing on Jasper Avenue, the wind whipping off the river valley, and you're pretty sure your bus to Mill Woo...
Your Council meeting took 3-0 votes and went private. What'd they hide?
Your Council’s March 31 Meeting Was… Efficient If you blinked, you probably missed it. Edmonton City Council's Agenda Review Committee had a busy, if brief, meeting on March 31, 2026. According to th...
Your councillors spent $2,689 to visit Calgary. Was it worth it?
Your City Hall trip to Calgary will cost you. So, you’re wondering where your tax dollars are going, aren't you? Let's talk about the Alberta Municipalities Convention. Councillor Clarke and Councill...
Edmonton's kids can't find a place to play
Your kid's sports dreams might be a little squished Alright, so you know how we complain about the cold here in Edmonton? How it builds character and all that, which it does, and I will not elaborate...
Edmonton's Whyte Ave scramble crosswalks are gone again.
They're really ripping up Whyte Avenue *again*? Well, here we are. It seems the city planners have decided to, once again, revisit the concept of the scramble crosswalks on Whyte Avenue. You know, th...
Your Council went private on March 31. What did they hide?
Your Council Had a Private Meeting. Here's Why. Edmonton City Hall’s Agenda Review Committee met on March 31, 2026, and while most of their proceedings are public, one item of discussion was specific...
Jane Park's new novel just put Edmonton on the map
Your local author just penned a masterpiece set right here You know, sometimes you read a book and it just… *gets* it. It understands the particular slant of light on the High Level Bridge at dusk, o...
Your council met... and then went secret on March 31.
Your city hall just had a quiet meeting you should see Honestly though, sometimes you get these council agendas and you just think, "Well, they certainly met." The latest Agenda Review Committee meet...
Your chicken dinner just got woody. Here's why.
Your chicken just isn't tasting right, is it? Okay, listen, I’m not saying the sky is falling, but if your chicken breasts from the grocery store have been tasting a bit… off lately, you’re not alone...
Your councillors just voted 3-0 on everything. Why?
Your city hall's quiet March day Another Tuesday in Edmonton City Hall, and honestly, sometimes these Agenda Review Committee meetings feel less like governance and more like a particularly well-atte...
Your Oilers are "buying in." For real this time?
Your Oilers are buying in before the playoffs. Seriously. Sometimes, you hear something that just makes you nod slowly, like you've seen this movie before, you know the ending, and you're just here f...
Your City Hall just voted 3-0 on… everything.
Your city hall committee met, and what they decided It’s always a treat to see the inner workings of our municipal government, even when those workings are, shall we say, rather routine. This past Ma...
Your petunias just got a new roommate named Roberta
You won't believe who's chilling in someone's flowerbed Honestly though, you think you’ve seen it all after forty-odd years in this city. We've got the Oilers doing their usual late-season surge – I ...
Your city hall was quiet but 112,470 of you asked about transit.
Your city hall had a very quiet Tuesday You know, sometimes you look at the city hall reports and you wonder if they're having a contest to see who can make the most innocuous motion sound like it's ...
Your community league treasurer blames a software glitch. Seriously.
Your community league treasurer might be a glitch in the system Alright, gather 'round, because this one just feels *right*. You know, the kind of story that, when you read it, you just nod slowly an...
Your councillors spent over $2K for a Calgary hotel stay
Your council spent how much on hotels in Calgary The Agenda Review Committee met last week, and honestly, if you blinked, you probably missed it. All three members present — Councillors Knack, Steven...
Your Edmonton bus driver was stabbed Sunday. What now?
You won't believe what our bus drivers are dealing with Honestly though, you think you’ve seen it all in this city. You’ve got the winter tires debate starting in August, the eternal quest for a dece...
Your Council just did a lot of nothing on March 31
Your Council's Latest Deep Dive into...Agendas It’s another Tuesday in Edmonton, which means another batch of City Hall proceedings has trickled out. You know, the kind of stuff that makes you really...
Your Whyte Ave walk is about to get way worse
Your Whyte Ave walk is about to get… interesting. The City of Edmonton, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to pull the plug on three scramble crosswalks along Whyte Avenue. You know the ones – where...
Your council spent $2,700 on a Calgary trip and met privately.
Your city council just made some decisions and here's what happened Good morning, Edmonton. Darren Fedoruk here, reporting from the MiTL Sports Desk, where we track everything that matters, even the ...
A Vancouver visitor just won $1M at your H Mart
Your Lotto 6/49 ticket could change your life, not just your day Alright, so picture this: you're just here for a work project, probably staying in one of those new builds out south, maybe grabbing s...
Your City Hall keeps going private. What's item 2.1?
Your City Hall is meeting, mostly in private Good morning, Edmonton. Darren Fedoruk here, trying to find some sun in this March grey, which I’m told is just a precursor to the *next* round of snow. Y...
Your power bill just got complicated, Edmonton.
Someone wants to take The Boss out of Banff Honestly though, the news that some of these northern Alberta communities are pushing to change what they're calling unfair electricity billing practices,...
Your city hall just went dark. What are they hiding?
City Hall's keeping things quiet and your parking tickets are piling up You know, sometimes you look at the city’s official records, and it reminds you of those mid-winter nights on Whyte Avenue, whe...
The U of A just let AI kill their EDI policy.
Your next auditor general might be a chatbot Okay, so I’m sitting here, staring out at another perfectly reasonable Edmonton spring day – you know, the kind where the snow is still threatening but th...
Your councillors went private right after saying they'd be public.
Your City Hall just had a private meeting, but don’t worry It’s easy to miss the minutiae of City Hall, tucked away like a good secret fishing spot down in the River Valley. But even the small stuff ...
Edmonton's four-year plan to fix those derelict buildings?
You won't believe what our city council is up to You know, I've seen a lot of things come and go in this city. Oilers dynasties, the great West Edmonton Mall boom, the perpetual motion of constructio...
Your councillors just spent $2,684.76 on one Calgary trip.
Your City Hall is really good at approving things unanimously It's been a typically calm week down at City Hall, or at least that's the impression one gets from the Agenda Review Committee's latest m...
Your spruce tree is secretly Leon Draisaitl. Let's talk.
Your spruce tree problems are honestly a metaphor for everything Did you see that piece about getting along with your spruce tree? Because honestly, after the two wins the Oilers just pulled out agai...
Why did City Hall close their meeting doors March 24?
Your City Hall does this while you are sleeping Alright, let's talk about what's happening down at City Hall, or, as I like to call it, the place where decisions are made about whether or not we will...
Your Council just had a 7-6 spat over meeting rules.
Your Edmonton council had a bit of a dust-up You know, sometimes I think City Hall works like one of those old-school Oilers power plays – most of the time it’s smooth, everyone knows their role, but...
Your mayor wants your money secrets until May 1
Your mayor wants to know your money secrets Honestly though, I’m not sure how many of you expected to see Mayor Andrew Knack actually follow through on his campaign promise to get regular Edmontonian...
The RCMP just probed Calgary City Hall. Your city next?
You're not going to believe what happened in Calgary. Honestly, sometimes I wonder if the universe just decided to give Alberta an extra dose of… well, *something*. Because out of all the news, the a...
Your City Hall just voted down longer debate time, 7-6. Why?
Your City Hall just had a very busy Tuesday I’m Darren Fedoruk, and honestly, sometimes you look at the council motions and you think, 'Well, that's a lot of paper for what looks like procedural stuf...
Your Whyte Ave bus lane is causing a stir
Your Whyte Ave bus lane is causing a stir Alright, so the city's trying to figure out these transit priority measures and bus rapid transit, and honestly, you'd think we were talking about rerouting ...
Your Council just split 7-6 over more talk time. What gives?
Your Council Had a Little Squabble Yesterday Well, folks, another Tuesday at City Hall, and while most of it was the usual meticulous march through agendas and minutes – all carried 12 to 0, if you'r...
Your tap water smells like a pool and Epcor says it's fine
Your water might smell like a public swimming pool There's something in the air – or rather, in the water – that's got Edmontonians holding their noses, and it’s not just the usual spring thaw scent ...
Your library board just got four new faces.
Your library board has some new faces Here's a look at what Edmonton City Hall has been up to, and honestly, sometimes it feels like they're just trying to keep the lights on while the rest of us are...
Your city council just spent how much in Calgary?
Here's what your council got done this week It was a pretty quiet week down at City Hall, honestly. Sometimes these Community and Public Services Committee meetings just hum along, all business and n...
You might have a dormant brain-eating virus right now
Your brain might have a tiny monster in it Well, good morning, Edmonton. Just when you thought your day couldn't get any more... existential, here we are. I was reading through some of the weirder di...
Trump's NATO talk? It just hits different in Edmonton.
Trump's NATO talk just hits differently when you live in Edmonton So, word's out there that Donald Trump is still out there, rattling sabers about NATO members not pulling their weight, particularly ...
Inglewood's $280,000 is gone. What about your community league?
You won't believe what's happening to our community leagues Honestly, I thought I'd seen it all when it comes to the peculiar ways money disappears around here. You think you've settled into a comfor...
Your library board just got a new shortlist of names.
Your library board is getting some new blood Alright, so the Community and Public Services Committee had themselves a meeting on March 16, 2026. Mostly standard stuff, really. Agenda adoption, then a...
They nailed dead people's chests to keep them down? Seriously?
Your ancestors might have been nailed to their coffins You know, sometimes you read a headline and you think, "Well, that's a bit much, isn't it?" Then you dig in and realize, oh no, the headline was...
Edmonton, your CRA drop box is gone. You'll be fine.
Your CRA drop box is closing, Edmonton. Here’s why we’re fine. So, the Canada Revenue Agency is shutting down its physical drop box system after this tax season, which is apparently sending some folk...
Your Oilers just got humbled by the Panthers again. What gives?
Your Oilers just got humbled by the Panthers again I'll tell you what, that 4-0 drubbing the Florida Panthers laid on the Edmonton Oilers last night felt…familiar. Not just because the Panthers have ...
Your councillors just punted homelessness plans to 2026. Seriously?
Your councillors sure are taking their time on this homelessness thing So, it looks like Edmonton City Council is, shall we say, taking its sweet time with some pretty critical reports. Specifically,...
Your new AI just opened a crypto mine. Seriously.
Your AI just went rogue and started mining crypto Well, good morning, Edmonton. You know, sometimes I sit down with my morning coffee, the steam freezing to little crystals on the windowpane, and I t...
El Niño is coming. Your Edmonton winter just got weirder.
Your El Niño talk is missing the Edmonton point So, the El Niño weather watch is on, and everyone's dusting off their "super El Niño" predictions. Climate scientists are concerned, which, honestly, i...
Your Oilers just made the weirdest move with Leon Draisaitl
Your Oilers just made the weirdest move Okay, so you wake up, you pour your coffee, and you're just trying to ease into the day, right? Maybe you’re scrolling through the news, hoping for something t...
Edmonton council just punted the homelessness crisis until 2026. Seriously?
Your Council is Kicking the Can on Homelessness Honestly though, sometimes you look at the council agenda and it's like watching an Oilers power play where they just pass the puck around the perimete...
Edmonton Morning Wire: The Wildcard — Science, Weird News & the Unexpected
Alright, Edmonton. Or, you know, wherever you’re listening from. Up here, it’s a balmy -15 today. Good for the soul, really. Clears the sinuses. But I’m looking at the MiTL Wildcard, and I swear, some...
Edmonton Morning Wire: The Angle — Today's Trending Story, Local Take
Alright, so the news out of Ottawa about the LRT system repairs, the whole overhead wire issue sparking and halting service east of uOttawa, it’s… well, it’s a situation. Freezing rain and transit sys...
Edmonton Morning Wire: The Buzz — What Edmonton Is Talking About
Alright, let's talk about the *buzz*. Not the kind you get from the River Valley Brewing’s latest IPA, though that’s an entirely different and equally valid conversation for another time. No, this is ...