- An outbreak at the Edmonton Remand Centre has left 43 inmates sick with COVID-19. The outbreak was declared Sept. 8 and is a mix of community-acquired and facility-acquired cases. All inmates have a mild form of the illness, according to Alberta Health Services.
- A group of Edmonton doctors is calling on the province to reinstate closed supervised consumption sites and increase access to opioid treatment programs. The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's Opioid Poisoning Committee says the current drug poisoning crisis is "further exacerbating the acute care system resource shortage" caused by COVID-19.
- In a series of online transition memos, outgoing mayor Don Iveson flagged homelessness as the most pressing issue for the next city council to address. An additional 1,000 people have become homeless since the start of the pandemic. Other priority areas are the city plan, fiscal policy, energy transition and regional economic development.
- The Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) has created a new endowment fund to support initiatives from the city's Black community. The Black Community Fund is the first such fund for the Black community by the Black community. The goal is to raise $100,000 by the end of the year, with a matching contribution from ECF.
- Edmonton Elks quarterback Trevor Harris has been removed from the six-game injured list. Harris returned to practice on Saturday after suffering a neck injury during the Labour Day match against the Stampeders.
- A new community project aims to transform five alleys in Alberta Avenue into community gathering places. The plans include cleaning up garbage, planting trees and flowers, and increasing lighting. The Green Alley initiative was inspired by a similar project in Montreal that started in the mid-1990s.
- A group of university students is connecting farms to food banks in an effort to save surplus food. Farmlink Project Canada has connected the Edmonton Food Bank with Swiss Leaf Farms, who has been donating produce weekly.
- Alberta's former chief medical officer of health is calling for fire break lockdown of four weeks, among other health restrictions, as doctors begin rationing care. Premier Jason Kenney rejected the idea saying it would be unfair to those who are vaccinated.
