- Explore Edmonton announced that it would be adopting the province's proof of vaccination program at the Edmonton Convention Centre and the Edmonton Expo Centre, as of Oct. 1. Until then the venues will operate with limited capacity.
- The Edmonton Public School Board wrote a letter to Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and then-health minister Tyler Shandro (see below) imploring them to bring back contact tracing and mandatory quarantining. The letter, sent Sept. 16, stated that after just 10 days of class Edmonton Public Schools had 239 reported cases of COVID-19.
- An Edmonton Catholic school newsletter invited parents and children to gather outside a women's health clinic to protest abortions, according to a post on Reddit. The newsletter was sent by the school's Catholic Education Liaison.
- Aurora Cannabis announced it would be shutting down one of its Edmonton facilities, Aurora Polaris, as it struggles with the economic impact of the pandemic. The company did not disclose the number of employees that would be impacted.
- The University of Alberta Students' Union is warning that the school's pandemic exam protocols could be hurting students with disabilities. The U of A's Academic Success Centre announced on Aug. 30 that it would continue to administer exam accommodation services remotely through the fall term.
- Premier Jason Kenney shuffled his cabinet yesterday, removing Tyler Shandro as health minister and replacing him with Jason Copping. Shandro will take over Copping's responsibilities as minister of labour and immigration. Shandro faced repeated calls to resign amid the pandemic, as well as during a dispute with doctors.
- Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver asked the federal government for air ambulances, as well as additional critical care hospital staff, to help lessen the pressure of COVID-19 on Alberta's health-care system. Premier Jason Kenney is also working on a precautionary arrangements with the military to help transport patients to hospitals outside the province.
- The result for Edmonton Centre is still up in the air as officials continue to count a record number of mail-in ballots. Mayor Don Iveson expressed concern over the prospect of Edmonton not having a voice at table without a Liberal member of parliament.
- The NDP's Blake Desjarlais is the first two-spirit member of parliament to be elected in Canada. Desjarlais narrowly beat Conservative incumbent Kerry Diotte in Edmonton Griesbach during yesterday's federal election.
