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Feb. 11, 2022 · The Pulse
By Mack Male and Doug Johnson

The Edmonton Oilers have dismissed head coach Dave Tippett and associate coach Jim Playfair, replacing them with Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson from the Bakersfield Condors. Woodcroft is the 17th head coach in Oilers franchise history and will be the fifth of Connor McDavid's seven-season career.
University of Alberta researcher Julian Faid told Edify that there could be issues with fleets of electric autonomous vehicles on city streets. Widespread deployment of AVs could result in a lot of energy use as they roam city streets waiting to be hailed. "The way to plan for autonomous vehicles is to plan for flexible and adaptable cities," he said.
A 116-year-old building that was once south Edmonton's first Catholic school is on the market for $6.6 million. The Catholic school board is hoping to sell the St. Anthony building — which is on the corner of 84th Avenue and 104th Street — as a cost-saving measure.
City council will consider options for implementing its own vaccine passport program at a special city council meeting this afternoon.
The University of Alberta will continue to require masks when staff and students return to campus for in-person learning on Feb. 28, president Bill Flanagan has announced. Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides sent a letter to post-secondary institutions on Feb. 9 to say that he expects them to follow the province's COVID-19 policies, including the removal of mask mandates.
Alberta's lifting of COVID-19 restrictions could cause undue anxiety for many as worries and uncertainty persist, researchers say. It could also embolden the convoy protestors.
Health Minister Jason Copping said that Alberta's vaccine QR codes will stick around, but the app that lets businesses scan them will no longer be available for download.
An Alberta Health Services staffer at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre was given 18 months probation and a $5,000 fine for accessing 189 individuals' health information a whopping 985 times over just two years. Marie Mushinski pleaded guilty to two counts of gaining or attempting to gain access to information under the Health Information Act.