Here are the relevant links for this episode:

eSports Millionaire

• Alberta eSports player's team earns $1 million in South Korea tournament

Canada Day

• Edmonton to host Canada Day fireworks, St. Albert cancels display

Lime on Uber

• Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to use Uber for booking Lime scooter rides

Masks Bylaw

• News Release: Alberta hits 70% threshold, triggering full reopening on July 1
• Alberta doctors nervous about Stage 3 of reopening, pointing to more transmissible Delta variant
• Coming up at council: June 21-25, 2021
• Calgary's mask bylaw will stay in place until at least July 5
• Edmonton's mandatory mask bylaw may outlive the provincial rule
• Mack's tweet thread

Paid Parking

• Changes to city services could save nearly $16M over five years
• 'It's so wrong': Opposition to city administration's cost savings plan mounts ahead of presentation to council
• Petition · Stop the City of Edmonton from implementing parking fees for city parks and attractions
• Aaron Paquette's tweet

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