- Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas criticized provincial increases to education property taxes. The mayors highlighted their concerns about the lack of municipal input on this component of property tax bills, saying they had no say in the provincial decision-making process. In Edmonton, the 13% increase is expected to translate into an extra $154 annually for the average homeowner.
- Edmonton Public Schools plans to hire more than 100 new teachers by April, creating 303 teacher and education assistant positions. At a board meeting on March 3, trustees approved an initial $8.7 million from a provincial classroom complexity grant, part of a total $30.3 million for the division. The funding addresses high classroom complexity, as 34% of Edmonton Public Schools classrooms have 11 students or more with complex needs.
- Edmonton Cree singer-songwriter Donita Large discovered in February that an online publication about her new album, The Ancestors, had used a stereotypical, AI-generated image instead of her actual photo. Large called the unlabelled image, which depicted a generic Indigenous woman, a form of "Indigenous erasure." After she alerted the publisher, it removed the article without an apology. AI ethics expert Katrina Ingram of Ethically Aligned AI stressed the importance of labeling AI content and establishing clear usage policies.
- Traci Bednard, president and CEO of Explore Edmonton, addressed the International Indigenous Tourism Conference, where she highlighted Edmonton's Indigenous-tourism strategy, Alberta Native News reported. She emphasized collaborative partnerships with Indigenous Tourism Alberta, Travel Alberta, and local experience providers to ensure Indigenous communities remain central to tourism development. The strategy includes the "In Good Spirit" marketing campaign and guidance from an Indigenous advisory circle, aiming to build capacity, increase cultural awareness, and ensure sustainable growth and shared value for Indigenous tourism operators in the region.
- An Edmonton event for World Hearing Day hosted by the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Edmonton Branch on March 3 offered hearing loss and health resources to attendees. The initiative aimed to broaden understanding that hearing impairment is not exclusively an "older person's illness" and to provide resources and information to the community.
- Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he takes responsibility for delays in rolling out triage liaison physicians meant to ease emergency room pressures, but he does not blame doctors. The Alberta Medical Association says negotiations stalled over contract terms, including pay and liability, and disputes the government's characterization of the holdup. Premier Danielle Smith has pointed questions to the medical association, while Jones says talks continue with $20 million committed to fund the program. Critics accuse the province of deflecting blame as broader physician contract talks near a March 31 deadline.
- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that Calgary and Edmonton have submitted a joint bid to host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. Bettman said in Calgary that the bid was "very good" but that no final decision has been made. An announcement regarding the host city or cities is expected in the coming weeks. The Alberta cities are among North American contenders to host preliminary round-robin games, with knockout stages returning to North America after European round-robin games.
Correction: This file has been updated to correct the spelling of Traci Bednard's name in the item on Indigenous tourism.