- Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said city council will convene a special meeting on March 8 at 1:30pm to discuss the mask bylaw which remains in effect even as the provincial mandate has been lifted. The city is collecting input on the mask bylaw until March 7.
- CWB Financial Group has announced it will be the anchor tenant of the final tower overlooking the plaza in ICE District. The deal "cements Edmonton as CWB's corporate home in the city where it was founded by local entrepreneurs 38 years ago," it said in a news release. Construction of the new tower is underway with occupancy expected in late 2025. CWB's departure leaves another vacancy along Jasper Avenue, Global News reports.
- The Edmonton Queer History Project is launching a new Downtown Queer History Map, walking tours, and a website and podcast. The launch event will take place at 10am on March 8 at Michael Phair Park. The project started last year by MacEwan University's Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity, with funding from the Stollery Charitable Foundation and the Edmonton Heritage Council.
- The city is collecting input from Edmontonians on potential enhancements to snow and ice control services, which council is expected to consider in April. An online survey is open until March 6 with questions "about lived experiences this season and proposed enhancements for future seasons."
- Kaycee Madu should be ejected from cabinet for his attempts to interfere with the justice process when he called Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee last year, the Edmonton Journal's editorial board argues.
- Health Minister Jason Copping said in an interview with CBC News that "new hospitalizations have been dropping steadily" in Alberta since announcing the COVID-19 reopening plan. "And we're confident that the numbers will continue to keep heading in the right direction."
