- The province announced that it expects all Albertans over the age of 18 should be offered their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by June 30. It provided more details about its vaccine plans on March 4.
- "It may very well be a jobs budget for Alberta, but it ain't a jobs budget for Edmonton," said Mayor Don Iveson after city council discussed the provincial budget. Councillor Ben Henderson said he is "really worried about the cuts to post-secondary in this city, which is very much part of what makes our city tick."
- The City of Edmonton is projecting a $150 million cut to infrastructure funding over the next four years as a result of changes to municipal funding in the provincial budget.
- Tech startup Social Awareness Group has received $250,000 from the Raven Indigenous Impact Fund, which will help to expand the "technology that integrates with a company’s payroll to assess their hiring practices when it comes to Indigenous people and other visual minorities."
- Alberta has earmarked $600,000 to replace paper health ID cards this year, which have been issued since the 1960s.
- A John Deere facility in Edmonton is set to close, following a decision to consolidate remanufacturing at one American facility. It expects that approximately 180 employees will lose their jobs as a result.
- James Coates, pastor of GraceLife Church, is appealing his bail conditions, and a decision about whether he will remain behind bars until his trial is expected Friday morning. The pastor is charged with holding Sunday services in violation of public health restrictions.
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By Emily Rendell-Watson and Mack Male