- COVID-19 restrictions are still in place for local businesses, including the hospitality industry. This comes after personal and wellness services were allowed to open on Jan. 18.
- Two Alberta towns are already feeling the pain of the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. "It’s really disappointing for us,” said Douglas Irving, mayor of Hardisty. "It’s a big loss in revenue for the town — for our hotels and restaurants."
- An unconscious bias training course will be mandatory for Edmonton police officers. "The module's objective is to give staff the chance to reflect on how unconscious biases can negatively impact their work, while offering strategies to manage those biases," writes CBC News.
- The Jan. 21 COVID-19 update from the province marked 1,500 people lost to the pandemic since last March.
