- The provincial government has announced changes to photo radar enforcement, extending the freeze on new photo radar units until Dec. 1, 2022. Municipalities will be required to provide a safety justification for existing photo radar locations by June 2022 or remove them. Municipalities are also prohibited from using photo radar on residential streets under 50 km/h (except in school, playground, or construction zones). Coun. Andrew Knack said he was "troubled" about the restriction on residential streets. "The suggestion you shouldn't be able to use it on streets under 50 km/h goes against what we hear from the public," he said.
- The Edmonton Police Service is now using the Missing Children Society of Canada's "rescu" app, it said in a news release. The app, which is available for Android and iOS, has been installed on all EPS phones so that officers can receive notifications about high-risk missing children in the Edmonton area.
- RE/MAX Canada said in its latest Canadian housing market outlook that Edmonton became a seller's market in 2021 and that's expected to continue into 2022, thanks in part to an increase in out-of-province buyers. Overall, RE/MAX Canada expects to see a 9.2% increase in average residential sales prices across the country next year.
- Alberta will provide $81.2 million to fund four proposals for vaccine development and manufacturing. The University of Alberta will receive up to $55.1 million, Entos Pharmaceuticals will receive $15.5 million, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation will receive $5.6 million, and Northern RNA will receive $5 million. U of A president Bill Flanagan called the investment "visionary and game-changing."
- The provincial government has announced that booster doses of mRNA vaccine will be available to all Albertans over 18 in stages over the coming months. Starting Dec. 2, Albertans aged 60 and older will be able to book appointments for a third dose of vaccine if it has been at least six months since their last dose.
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By Mack Male and Madeleine Stout