- Edmonton Public Schools and Edmonton Catholic Schools are moving students in grades seven to 12 to virtual learning beginning April 22. Currently, students are set to return to in-person classes on May 6.
- Premier Jason Kenney said on April 20 that he will will decide in the next 24 hours whether or not to offer three hours of paid leave for Albertans to get the COVID-10 vaccine.
- Downtown Edmonton’s outdoor street celebration, Al Fresco, will be back as of June 5, and will run every Saturday until Sept. 11 from 10-3pm. The events will feature local makers, extended patios, live music and more.
- At least 6,500 people in the Edmonton medical zone registered for the AstraZeneca vaccine when it opened up to Albertans 40 and older. That "is nearly three times the number of people who got the shot in Edmonton and Calgary combined between April 12 and 18," reported CTV News.
- Bohdan Medwidsky, a professor who spearheaded the study of Ukrainian culture at the University of Alberta, has died of COVID-19, reported CBC News. He was 84 years old.
- It's expected that there will be a bedding plant shortage this summer, according to greenhouse owners in Edmonton. An extreme cold snap earlier this year in Texas is the reason behind the issue, marking the second year in a row that supply might be a problem.
