An independent news and entertainment magazine, Vue Weekly is one of Edmonton's few alternative…read morenews sources. You'll find issues ranging from politics and local events, to subjects like food and dining, education, and the local arts culture. The magazine takes more of a liberal stance, as its audience consists mainly of a 20-35 age demographic. The best part about Vue is their focus on the arts scene in Edmonton. Whatever is news in film, music, or performing arts, they have it covered. Find towards the back of the magazine their weekly lists of art galas, live music performances and concerts, movie and play listings, as well as plenty of reviews on new films and shows as well. There may be no funny comics section or half-naked Sunshine Girl/Boy to wake you up in the morning, but it's still a great alternative to the mainstream print media out there. Plus, it's free and you can usually find one of their magazine dispensers around town, especially around campus.

Vue Weekly is another good news paper that focuses majorly on the local art scene or new movies and…read moremusic. What I really like about the paper is the authors. They aren't afraid to have opinions when they right their articles and it doesn't feel as if they are censoring themselves. Some other papers just display the facts without giving any real opinion on what is going on, but Vue has a backbone. It gets risky when it needs too. I still think See is a bit better when it comes to talking about local events but Vue is a great read and not bad to browse through.

The Examiner is a weekly newspaper that is obviously not able to compete with the journal. It is a…read moregood paper though. It mostly informs you on what is going on within your community and what local events are taking place. It also features a classifieds section which is good but since it only comes out weekly the Edmonton Journal keeps a up with a more current classifieds section. It is a good paper for keeping up with the community and letting you know what's new.

The Edmonton Examiner is a weekly community newspaper that is distributed through most parts of the…read morecity. There are different editions of the Examiner depending on the neighbourhood. Mostly focusing on community news, the Examiner features interesting events, people, and places in Edmonton. There is a large Classifieds section with people buying and selling things, looking for work or looking for workers, and offering services. It is delivered by the same people who deliver flyers, so areas without a flyer delivery person will not receive one. Fortunately, there are also copies available in grocery stores and libraries.

This newspaper deserves a lot more credit than it gets. I stumbled across The Metro by mistake. I…read morewas on the bus and the person sitting next to me left his paper behind. With print going into decline thanks to the Internet, the Metro is the only newspaper in Edmonton that I feel has merged the two mediums together. I think of it as a Digital-Print Magazine. They plug in highlights from their social media outlets (like Twitter feeds) into sidebars on the newspaper, which I find useful since I use Twitter very often. If you want to take the paper along with you without physically carrying the paper, you can use your smart phone to scan the QR Code (kind of like a barcode) that let's you access a particular section of the newspaper instantly from your cellphone. I think that's pretty neat. You can also download and view the day's newspaper from their website as well, if you like. I like the articles they write, too. They all seemed very relevant and I could relate to them very easily. Lots of good tech news as well.

Metro is another free "newspaper" here in Edmonton. And like Francesca said, I don't think anyone…read morewould actually pay for it anyways. The Metro is disappointing. The articles are nothing of real interest. I don't even really see the point of this newspaper. With papers like Vue Weekly and See Magazine, I don't understand how Metro survives. I have also seen the pages of Metro littering our streets and numerous public restaurants and coffee shops. But I've never seen anyone actually reading one of them. I think that people like the idea of the free paper but once they pick it up, they are grossly disappointed.

talk about out of touch. no local news. almost no Canadian sports stats/standings anymore except…read morebaseball which is as far from Canadian as you can get. what used to be a 40-60 page paper is now 16 pages of Gaza and a sunshine girl from 8 years ago. talk about the wrong stuff. this is a business that really should go under. and fast.

No stars for this incompetent company but I had to choose one. Of course…read more I paid my subscription in February and have not received my paper once in March. You can't talk to anyone in person whichever phone number you call. All you can do is call the number and press a bunch of keys and then they tell you your account will be credited for the missed paper which never happens. My next plan of action will have to be me going to the actual building and cancel their sorry ass. I've been a subscriber for 30 years and the service has just been getting worse all the time. The paper is smaller but the price is up.

Avenue is a Lifestyle magazine that keeps people updated on local events and artists…read more They also have articles about fashion. It is a pretty trendy magazine and the things they offer are for trendy people. The magazine is free and is a good read. It is like most of the little papers and magazines in the city with a bit more focus on fashion and local entertainment.

Avenue is Edmonton's trendy lifestyle magazine. They include…read morearticles on fashion, shopping, local artists, city events and lifestyle. I like Avenue because it's local. It profiles local talents, local products, and local events. The only thing I don't like about Avenue is it tends to cater to people with large disposable incomes. The products that are advertised are usually high end products. I like reading Avenue to keep up on my city. They are free and you can check out the website to see where you can pick one up.

The St. Albert Gazette is a free paper with two editions weekly: Wednesday & Saturday…read more The Gazette is where St. Albert residents get all their local news and find out what's happening in their neighborhoods. The paper does contests and giveaways available both online and by submissions at their storefront. I really like the community information sections where they breakdown upcoming events by family, adult, etc. The Gazette has all your typical stuff from classifieds to add but they really excel on local news with a positive flare! I really like the number of articles they do about community volunteers and school children in the community. Of all the community newspapers I've had the pleasure to read, this one is at the top of my list!

This newspaper has been covering the news in the St. Albert area since 1961. It's one of two St…read more Albert newspapers and is delivered to St. Albert residents (either directly or now via newspaper box) biweekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I remember taking the grand tour of the facilities lead by managing editor, Sue Gawluk over a decade ago when I was a journalism student. It looks as though they may be looking to expand since I was surprised to see "for sale" signs all around the property. I went back there years later for some reason I can't recall but the front end staff were all out in the parking lot staring at the sky as a storm was approaching. When I walked in the doors they were rude. Maybe it was the weather. The newspaper is a decent read and constantly improve as years go by. I still flip through it now and then when I spot it.

The Gateway helps pass so much time when you are at the U of A. It is a a free newspaper offered at…read morethe university for students that has stories on issues that students would actually care about. The stories are very interesting and they aren't afraid to stir it up. The articles also provide a few laughs. You can always find reviews on new music and local concerts which I always enjoy reading. I don't know why.

I confess, I used to write for The Gateway when I was a university student. Some of my…read morecontemporaries from way back then have gone on to successful journalism and communications careers (myself included - at least I like to think). I have seen recent copies of the paper and am glad to note the more sophisticated feel it has now, both in terms of the writing and layout. Back in my day, things were very irreverent to the point of being insulting, and in fact, that was a reason I left the paper after only my second year of university. A campus paper should push the edges of controversy, but it is possible to go too far, and student journalists sometimes don't have the maturity or experience to admit they made a mistake. However, I am glad to see the paper thriving.

Unfortunately, 24 Hours does not give a 24 hour picture of Edmonton. In fact, I don't think it…read morerepresents our city at all - at least not well. I don't like this paper, it's like the Metro. Both are useless and provide no real substance or value to readers (and that's saying a lot because both of them are free). The articles are sub par and the information provided by 24 is mediocre at best. Te only thing that this paper is good for is killing 5 minutes on the bus or fire kindling at a summer BBQ.

I looked over this magazine because there was a stack in Subway the other day. I don't really like…read morepicking up these so called magazines because the information is rarely interesting or relevant. Alas, I had no book, no magazine, no Edmonton Journal, so this was (not really) the next best thing. So why do I hate 24 Hours so much? It is pointless. It has very little information. I would say on average, it has maybe 50 articles through weekly the entire paper. Fifty! There are small blurbs on celebrities and this is really the only part I read. Other than that, the stories are not very up to date and show no real urgency. These papers, like other failing free magazines (Metro News) are floating around the city pointlessly. There are stacks and stacks of these papers laying around, and they will continue to lay around because they are not interesting to read. Sure. Pick one up to distract yourself while munching down on that turkey and ham sub, but don't go looking for them. Even if you did, they are easy to find because they are everywhere!

While I don't live in Sherwood Park I do work here so I like to know what's going on and what is…read morenew and exciting in the county. I will say for a small local paper the Sherwood Park news does and amazing job of doing just that. The articles are just the right size for taking the paper on the bus while still providing enough detail to make it feel like the subject matter was adequately reported on. I also love that the paper is chalk full of stories that pertain to just the area with limited mention of Edmonton and Edmonton related stories. With Sherwood Park sitting so close to Edmonton's borders I know many look at it as just another part of Edmonton when in reality it is it's own community with a unique personality all it's own. Also there is a lovely balance of harder subject matter and feel good stories. With things in Alberta sadly being the way they are currently it's easy to get caught up in doom and gloom happenings but you can also flip open the paper here and read wonderful things about the holiday fundraiser for the women's shelter and the province providing funding to Strathcona Transit to buy more busses. The Sherwood Park news is a great five star local paper to get informed about Strathcona County whether your a citizen or just visiting like myself.