- The city plans to bring back temporary shared streets this summer, it announced over the weekend. "The lane closures and shared streets were set up particularly in high-density neighbourhoods as a way for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists to share the roads and safely spread out as more people got outside over the spring and summer months," explained Global News.
- The province reported the largest number of COVID-19 variant cases in a single day on Sunday.
- Campaign For a Smoke-Free Alberta is asking city council to not overturn its ban on shisha lounges, due to its concerns about secondhand smoke impacts. The city is currently looking into the possibility of restoring lounges, and a report is expected back by the end of April.
- Alberta camping reservations opened last week, and it looks like it's going to be a busy season. "There were more than 17,000 active user sessions on Reserve.albertaparks.ca when reservations began [Thursday] morning, between 9 and 10 a.m., which is more than four times higher than the same time period on opening day of last year," Alberta Environment and Parks told CBC News.
- "Dozens of Edmontonians gathered to protest a proposed location for a new crematorium in north-central Edmonton on Saturday," reported Global News. Residents are worried about smoke from Trinity Funeral Home affecting their neighbourhood.
- Renowned limnologist David Schindler died on March 4, at the age of 80. He was a professor of ecology at the University of Alberta since 1989.
- GraceLife Church held another service on Sunday, despite COVID-19 restrictions. Jailed pastor James Coates joined by phone, with the church's associate pastor leading the service.
