The actions of two officers who joined a “Freedom Convoy” rally in southern Alberta last weekend were slammed by Edmonton’s police chief Wednesday, amid calls to fire them both.

An outspoken MLA from rural Alberta was under fire Wednesday for encouraging police officers and soldiers to “remember your oaths” when receiving orders related to the Emergencies Act.

Alberta’s COVID-19 death count grew by 14 on Wednesday, including that of a person in their 20s from the South Zone, while the number of patients in hospital continued to gradually trend downward, according to Wednesday’s data update.

Students and teachers in Edmonton Public Schools will soon have cleaner air to breathe, after Alberta approved the use of $6 million to buy new HEPA air filters.

Two Edmonton police officers have been placed on “administrative leave” for making public statements praising the “freedom convoys” and travelling to Coutts, Alta., to join protesters there.