One of Southern California’s most ambitious new restaurants just made a quiet debut in the San Gabriel Valley. Blue Magpie, a ...

Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly ...

Nita Jalkanen says she checks on the avian neighbours that fly into her Edmonton backyard to drink from her bird bath nearly ...

The bird is seen in murals around town and locals sometimes wear magpie costumes for Halloween. Elly Knight, an avian ...

Knight said magpies aren’t her first choice of bird species to represent the city. “I find magpies a little bit brash relative to the average Edmontonian,” she said. “They’re so noisy.

'Everyone's neighbour is a magpie': Edmonton makes magpies official city bird Canadian Press Published Jul 09, 2025 • 4 minute read Join the conversation ...