- Premier Jason Kenney said the UCP government will introduce legislation as early as next week to amend the Municipal Government Act to prevent the ability of municipalities to impose their own public health restrictions. "We are concerned that a patchwork of separate policies across the province could just lead to greater division, confusion, enforcement difficulty with no compelling public health rationale," Kenney said. Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said the move was an unacceptable overreach. "It is about time that provinces recognize us as an equal order of government and do not meddle into the affairs where we can make our own decisions," Sohi said. In November 2020, Kenney said a province-wide mask mandate was unnecessary because municipalities could enact their own, "and we respect their authority to do so."
- A new survey commissioned by the Downtown Business Association found that 70% of downtown workers plan to return to the office as public health restrictions are lifted. Executive director Puneeta McBryan said she expects many to adopt a hybrid schedule.
- Some Edmonton businesses have been fundraising to support Ukraine, including Tisto Cakes which donated all of Saturday's profits to a Ukraine charity, and Confetti Sweets which sold $10,000 worth of gold and blue cookies for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.
- New LRT cars have been spotted rolling through downtown as testing for the Valley Line Southeast LRT continues. "Trains will be travelling anywhere between 10 km/h-50 km/h, depending on the location," said Brad Smid, director of the Valley Line for the City of Edmonton. There are three stops downtown: Quarters, Churchill, and 102 Street.
- Edmonton has been named the best city in Canada to work from home for 2022 by PCMag. "Edmonton is the least-expensive Canadian major city, it has gigabit-fiber Internet, and it isn't isolated, with more than 4 million people within a few hours' drive and 36 nonstop destinations from its airport," the magazine wrote.
- Edify has published its list of Edmonton's best restaurants for 2022. "From soup to steaks, pizza to pastries, we live in one flavourful city." RGE RD, Sabor, XIX Nineteen, Uccellino, and Bündok were named best overall.
- Premier Jason Kenney has called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers. "We can't just be bloody-minded about this when a policy lever that we pulled is no longer useful," he said. A draft directive from Health Minister Jason Copping to Alberta Health Services would rescind the mandate as of March 15.
