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Edmonton voted in a new mayor and council Monday night and in a special early edition of the podcast, we break down the results with three panelists from our The Young Vote series with Edmonton’s NextGen.

How important is it to live in a city where your leaders look and think like you?

Just a few days from the Edmonton municipal election, we’re talking diversity, representation and social media in our series ‘The Young Vote’. Hosts Clare Bonnyman and Min Dhariwal dive into it with a panel from Edmonton’s NextGen.

This week The Young Vote series dives into urban planning and climate change. This election is full of platform promises for greener policies and new development, but what are young Edmontonians looking for from the next municipal government? Hosts Clare Bonnyman and Min Dhariwal dive into it with a panel from Edmonton’s NextGen.

We reflect on the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and hear from local elders and Indigenous leaders about what this day means to them. Plus we continue our series ‘The Young Vote’ in partnership with Edmonton’s NextGen. This week we dig into business and taxes with our panel of young Edmontoninans.

Support is available for anyone affected by their experience at residential schools. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for survivors and those affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line at: 1-866-925-4419.

This episode we launch a new mini-series ahead of Edmonton’s municipal election on October 18. Welcome to ‘The Young Vote’. Every week we’re talking to young Edmontonians about the issues that matter to them, and try to learn how a young city is looking to the future. The Young Vote series is a partnership with Edmonton's NextGen.

This week Alberta declared a state of emergency and brought in new COVID-19 restrictions. CBC’s Hannah Kost breaks down the rules and the province’s new ‘restriction exemption program’. On the national side of things, The Loop’s Min Dhariwal digs into the federal election before Canadians hit the polls Monday. Plus we remember Edmontonian Julie Rohr.

Read Julie's essay for CBC Edmonton here: shorturl.at/bisQ3

A federal election has the country focused on debates and lawn signs, but in Alberta the story is still COVID-19. The province is leading the country on daily new cases and active cases and the latest measure is a $100 debit card per dose for the unvaccinated. CBC Reporter Stephanie Dubois digs into the province’s vaccine lottery, and why experts say the new cash incentive isn’t enough. Plus CBC Edmonton's Liam Harrap takes us to a gathering in Edmonton where Indigenous people from across the province are sharing stories and experiences of residential schools and the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital.

Alberta is facing a political mystery. Where has Premier Jason Kenney been for weeks? Provincial affairs reporter Michelle Bellefontaine joins host Clare Bonnyman to talk about the very strange summer of the missing government officials. Plus social media strategist Brittney Le Blanc breaks down the ways organizations and politicians use social media, and whether or not “thirst trap politics” is the best approach.

This week on the Loop we’re looking ahead to more familiar times after months of pandemic — welcome back to reality. Parents are already dreading the school lunches they’ll be making everyday, so chef Doreen Prei helps us think outside the tupperware. And as the city talks about policy ahead of the October election, we’ll look at how ready Edmonton is for the climate crisis we declared three years ago.

There are some seriously big question marks around what comes next for Edmontonians right now. This week on The Loop, we talk to developmental biologist Gosia Gasperowicz about her projections for a pandemic fall. Plus, CBC’s Kashmala Fida Mohatarem shares the story of Afghan Edmontonians wondering what they can do now for their families in Afghanistan, following a Taliban takeover.