- The City of Edmonton has published a series of recommendations aimed at reducing waste and diverting it from landfill. The city recommends banning single-use plastic shopping bags, banning foam cups and containers, requiring restaurants to serve dine-in beverage orders in reusable cups and accept reusable customer cups for dine-in and takeout orders, and requiring restaurants to provide utensils, straws, and pre-packaged condiments and napkins only when requested. The previously proposed fee for disposable cups is no longer recommended. About 450 million single-use items are thrown away each year in Edmonton, but if the recommendations are approved that could be reduced by 20% within four years, the city said. City council's utility committee will consider the recommendations on March 25.
- A new book called 305 Lost Buildings of Canada features 21 Edmonton landmarks torn or burned down over the last 50 years or so, including the Edmonton Gardens, Tegler Building, and Hub Cigar on Whyte. Edmonton-born artist Raymond Biesinger provided the book's illustrations, and he told Postmedia his favourite local illustration to create was of the original Varscona Theatre. "I think its history is unknown, even to most Edmontonians. It's my hope we help with that a little," he said.
- University of Alberta Golden Bears men's hockey captain Clayton Kirichenko has been named the 2022 Canada West Top Defenceman for his play during the 2021-22 season. "Clayton is a player whose work ethic and dedication to the program sets a powerful example for every current and future Golden Bear hockey player," said head coach Ian Herbers, who won the award in 1992.
- Ashley Callingbull from Enoch Cree Nation will become the first Indigenous women to be featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition. "It's breaking a lot of barriers, but it's also opening a door for other Indigenous women to follow so that they're comfortable in this space and they feel that they can shine here," she said.
- The provincial government said a $64 million increase in funding for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will result in five additional 24-7 ambulances in Edmonton in each of the next two fiscal years.
- Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said Thursday that the new curriculum in math and English language arts won't be taught to students in grades 4 to 6 until September 2023. Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers' Association, said implementation of the new curriculum should be completed halted. "This curriculum is flawed, it's damaging, it's widely unpopular, and it's time to stop the implementation of it now," he said.
