- Alberta is extending the amount of time between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccinations, up to four months. The move follows a recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations.
- The province has confirmed the first long-term care outbreak linked to a COVID-19 variant. It is at Churchill Manor in Edmonton, where there are 19 positive cases of the variant strain.
- Most Edmonton Public Library branches will reopen with limited in-person services starting Monday, March 15. The contactless Library Takeout service will continue to be available.
- Clarisse Bosco and Gallican Buki have started a project called Living With Black Skin, which rolled out during Black History Month. "They wanted to showcase the unique lives of other young, Black people like themselves," writes CBC.
- The Edmonton Food Bank has raised 10% of the money it needs to replace its forklift, which needs to be done because its too old. The equipment is key to move food on a regular basis.
- "Some University of Alberta students are calling for an end to the use of online monitoring services meant to prevent cheating, as final exams approach," reports CBC. The online monitoring services flag things like "students reading questions aloud, going to the bathroom or people walking in the background of the camera's view, a problem for people living with roommates or family."
