Alberta Street News

Alberta Street News, formerly Edmonton Street News, is a street newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] It was established in 2002 and is distributed on the streets of Edmonton and, since August 2010 when Calgary Street Talk was discontinued, in Calgary, to the homeless, handicapped and underemployed in exchange for a donation.[2]

Vendors purchased papers at 50 cents a copy in 2003.[3]

In 2012, the name changed from Edmonton Street News to Alberta Street News.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lazzarino, Dave (7 April 2016). "Alberta Street News poised to fold due to rising costs, fewer vendors". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ Zheng, Emily (2 March 2022). "Digitization Spotlight: Alberta Street News". University of Alberta. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Newspapers battle for streets of Edmonton". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  4. ^ Kirman, Paula E. (February 2012). "New Name for Edmonton Street News". Boyle McCauley News. Vol. 33, no. 1. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2019.



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