- Hundreds of Edmontonians gathered in the rain in front of the Legislature on Tuesday night for another pro-Palestinian rally. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues in the Middle East, despite calls for a ceasefire from international leaders.
- The city has decreased fatalities on Edmonton streets by 63% and serious injuries by 40% since 2015, according to the 2020 Vision Zero Annual Report released on Tuesday. This year's report looks back on the last five years of the city's actions to improve road safety.
- The release of a new interactive map that breaks down provincial vaccine data by neighbourhood has sparked criticism over unequal distribution in the city's lower income areas, such as Abbottsfield, reports the CTV News.
- The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation has sold $30 million worth of 50/50 tickets so far this year — with half that amount benefiting various Alberta charities and community groups. The first couple playoff games will raise money for 40 hospital foundations across northern Alberta, reports Global News.
- Mayor Don Iveson has entered into a friendly playoff wager with the mayor of Winnipeg, Brian Bowman. If Edmonton wins the playoff series against the Jets, Bowman will donate $200 to the Edmonton Food Bank and post a picture in an Oilers jersey (and vice-versa).
- Edmonton International Airport and Air Canada signed a partnership to reduce the carbon impact of air travel. The organizations will test emerging green technologies at EIA's Airport City Sustainability Campus. EIA is the first and only airport in the world to sign the Climate Pledge.
- Students and teachers are set to return to the classroom next week. On Tuesday, chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the decision to move to online learning was an operational one, due to staffing issues. "Schools have been in this last year one of the safest places for children to be," she said.
- A former Edmonton police officer and current chief of Calgary police was named the new president of Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police last week. Mark Neufeld, who served the Edmonton Police Service from 1993 to 2016, takes over the role from Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee.
