- Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced on Monday, March 8 that it is now safe for Alberta to complete Step 2 of its reopening plan. Effective immediately, all retail settings can increase the number of customers from 15% of fire code occupancy to 25%, and youth sports teams and activities can resume with up to 20 participants.
- The city is giving the Edmonton COVID-19 Rapid Response Collaborative $1.5 million to run its programs through the end of the year. The group is 13 agencies that have teamed up to help people in vulnerable situations get through the pandemic.
- "A newly revised health policy has become the latest symptom of a provincial tug-of-war between government and harm reduction experts in Alberta," reports CBC News. AHS has changed "harm reduction" to "recovery-oriented approach" in its strategy on substance abuse, following a request from the UCP government.
- Edmonton’s apartment starts are up 114% year over year, reports the Edmonton Journal, following the Alberta State of the Market report from Urban Analytics.
- An Edmonton man has been arrested and charged in connection with three of the recent attacks against Muslim women.
- Edmonton is getting a Costco Business Centre on March 18, which marks Alberta's first business location of the company.
- Last weekend some city recreation centres opened to the public after public health restrictions were eased, and Edmontonians were eager to get back in the gyms.
