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27 results for Edmonton

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Living colour

20 October 2016

The city formerly known as ‘Deadmonton’ has been reanimated – and its vital signs are good. With an entrepreneurial spirit that’s as strong as any, it seems the Big E is coming alive.

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Hot property

25 January 2024

This new net-zero fire station is carrying the flame for considered civic architecture. It is proof that good urbanism can make even the most functional buildings feel fresh.

Radio

The Menu - The Edmonton food map

12 January 2018

How a new initiative allows Edmontonians to source free produce, surprising health boosts from the kitchen, plus the week’s top headlines from the US.

Radio

The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 46: Edmonton’s downtown

8 August 2017

Despite having been overshadowed by metropolitan hubs such as Toronto and Montreal, Edmonton has rapidly grown into a food destination diverse enough to please all pallets.

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Talk of the town

16 September 2010

Is there a future for local newspapers? We meet the believers from a British octogenarian maverick to a hi-tech Czech publisher and witness triumphs but also a spectacular failure as it happens.

Radio

The Menu - Varied tastes

28 July 2017

A visit to the Canadian Food Championships in Edmonton and London’s new west-Africa-inspired restaurant Ikoyi, plus the week’s top headlines from Italy.

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Monday 5 March

5 March 2018

We assess China’s military ambitions and ask whether a former Russian spy was poisoned on UK soil. Plus: the inaugural Cities and Climate Change Science Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Feist, São Paulo’s art scene and ‘Fremont’

18 September 2023

This week we take a spin around the Americas. Sheena Rossiter speaks to indie-pop singer Feist at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Then we head to Brazil to explore São Paulo’s art scene and catch a new film depicting the…

Monocle Minute

On the home front

7 December 2016

This year’s winners of one of Canada’s most storied design contests indicated that 2017 promises to be a rich year for urban design and residential architecture across the country. The Canadian Architect Awards of Excell…

Radio

The Globalist - Friday 18 August

18 August 2023

The US, Japan and South Korea gather for unprecedented trilateral talks, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, makes a deal with the Catalan separatist party and World Cup fever takes over Brisbane ahead of Sunday’s final…

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Liverpool's Biennal and Berlin's Readux

25 August 2014

Robert Bound assesses the best value for money in cultural performance with David Jays, editor of the Dance Gazette. We also report from this year’s Liverpool Biennial, visit Kosovo-based film festival Dokufest, head to…

Monocle Minute

Cold call

16 February 2017

Sunshine might be an easy sell but this week an urban conference is exploring how to make winter a winning proposition. Edmonton is holding the Winter Cities Shake-Up congress, a three-day affair that examines urbanism,…

Monocle Minute

Word on the street

24 October 2015

Urban initiatives from Canada to France are making reading on the go more accessible than ever. In Grenoble, publisher Short Édition has debuted eight kiosks that dispense free short stories on pocket-sized pieces of paper…

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Urbanism

19 January 2017

Moscow's changing streets and getting back to nature in Los Angeles.

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Article

Food

20 October 2016

This issue we check out a Haitian hostelry in Montréal and sample Argentinian food in Toronto that’s been perfected over generations. We also visit a surfing community that’s become a culinary hotspot and taste a whole…

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Defence/Diplomacy

16 March 2016

Checking in with the Canadian Armed Forces and meeting the Norwegian ambassador in Iceland.