- "Road safety experts are cautioning Alberta to slow down a proposal to raise speed limits on highways outside its cities," reports CBC News. A bill brought forward by Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton wants to see speed limits increase on all non-urban divided highway from 110 km/h to 120 km/h.
- Close to one million Albertans will be eligible to be immunized against COVID-19 in the next three weeks, as the province ramps up its vaccination program.
- Justice Minister Kaycee Madu introduced new legislation on March 15, which would allow "Albertans to recall municipal politicians and school trustees, in addition to MLAs, making it a Canadian first."
- Michael Janz, who has served three terms as a public school board trustee, is running for city council.
- The City of Edmonton Youth Council has released a statement addressing recent events in the community that demonstrate "a pattern of larger issues rooted in intolerance, bigotry, and hate."
- Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher "won curling’s version of the Battle of Alberta on (March 14) at the Canadian men’s curling championship." It's his first time winning the Tim Hortons Brier title.
- EPCOR has announced it will provide an additional $1 million through its Heart + Soul Fund for arts, cultural, and charitable organizations, "bringing EPCOR's total investment in community relief and recovery efforts to $3 million since the pandemic began."
