This is Edmonton

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 growth, and how the housing landscape is changing. He sits down with host Clare Bonnyman to talk about what home means to those in Edmonton today.

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 to talk about concerns, candidates and how you can be informed as a voter.

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 west are creating chaos for commuters. Host Clare Bonnyman breaks down the traffic troubles with reporter Sarah Reid, as they talk about the work in the west and why it’s all happening at once.

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 father is calling for change, to find justice for his son. Reporter Wallis Snowdon has been covering the story for years, and joins host Clare Bonnyman to talk about the case, and the fight his father is taking on.

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 Canadians live today, one case at a time. 

In the first episode, Host Falen Johnson and producer Clare Bonnyman look at the case of Delwin Vriend, an Edmonton instructor who lost his job at a religious college for being gay. 

Continue on to ep. 2 here: https://link.mgln.ai/Vriend-ep2

Find the full series here: https://link.mgln.ai/syic-main

As Alberta students headed back to class this fall, teachers went to the bargaining table, the government tabled new guidelines around books and letters went out to female athletes and their families requesting verification of sex at birth. How is all of this affecting Edmonton’s teachers and students? CBC provincial affairs reporter Janet French joins the podcast to make sense of all the news.

Tik Tok has become a hugely popular app, but its impact is going beyond doom scrolling and into diagnosis. Its unique algorithm is helping a new generation of women identify ADHD and reach out for support. The CBC’s Emily Fitzpatrick dove into the reasons why this app became so powerful, and the way this new community is making mental health a priority.

We all go somewhere when we die. Whether you’re partial to cremation or a coffin you require a bit of room and that’s becoming a problem for cemeteries in rural Alberta. While some local cemeteries expand, others are searching for more space. It’s raising real questions about what the graveyards of the future could look like.

The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is a staple of the summer, and it’s grown to the largest fringe festival in North America. But how did we get here? And what makes Edmonton such a theatre-forward, fringe-friendly place? Host Clare Bonnyman heads to the fringe grounds to meet Gerald Osborn, the first official Edmonton Fringe historian, to talk about the festival’s place in our city.

South of Edmonton, a new space is creating inclusive ceremonies for two-spirit and trans youth. The four-day fasting camp happens at The Humble Lodge, a space led by Dr. James Makokis, and is meant to reconnect Indigenous youth with traditional health systems. Host Clare Bonnyman went to visit the camp earlier this summer, and shares some of the work being done on the land and the lives it’s changing.