- Extra security guards are patrolling Edmonton transit stations for the next two months, due to a recent increase in "harassment, discrimination, and crime," including the recent attacks against Black women wearing hijabs. There will also be more video surveillance.
- The Muslim woman who was the most recent victim of an attack at an Edmonton LRT station says she was left doubly traumatized, after speaking to city police about the incident, reports CBC. Edmonton police have released a statement saying that the evaluator "demonstrated a high level of professionalism and compassion."
- Alberta is seeing a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases. CTV News reports the province recorded a 5.35% test positivity rate on Saturday, its highest since Jan. 30.
- CBC Edmonton highlighted four prominent Black communities in Edmonton for Black History Month. Read and listen to the stories here.
- Former Edmonton MLA and Catholic school trustee Janice Sarich died at the age of 62. She had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks earlier.
- An Edmonton man has sold a Pokemon card for $8,000, after holding onto it for eight years, reports CTV News.
