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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the Alberta Health Services has improved its contact tracing, bringing the unknown source percentage down to 47.

New Brunswick’s Education Minister Dominic Cardy said on Sunday that additional health measures will be implemented in schools in red zones, which include the requirement for students and staff to stay home if they have even one symptom of COVID-19, school staff to be actively screened when they report to work each day, and schools to be closed if a single case of COVID-19 is detected to allow for testing and contact tracing.

Video of a COVID-19 confrontation regarding contact tracing taken at Kelowna's Frankie We Salute You restaurant.

Public Health is asking all New Brunswickers to download the national COVID-19 Alert app. Officials say this will help with contact tracing for the current outbreak, which is continuing to grow -- and any in the future. Silas Brown has more.

The federal government has unveiled a new nationwide app to help alert people of possible exposure to COVID-19. Mimik Founder Fay Arjomandi explains how the voluntary app will work.

B.C. top doctor says public health teams continue to trace the contacts of COVID-19 patients and she's strongly encouraging the federal government to use the resource to monitor people coming across our international borders. Keith Baldrey reports.

On average, a person infected with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan has an average of 11 close contacts, said Health Minister Paul Merriman during the province's coronavirus update on Thursday. "With a higher number of cases being reported each day, contact tracing is becoming challenging," said Merriman.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is promising to invest $1 billion on COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, as cases spike. As Eric Sorensen explains, the new rules on who can be tested are causing confusion.

Albertans will soon be able to use an app that could help track if they have been in contact with a person who has COVID-19. Nicole Stillger explains.

It's designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but contact tracing is controversial when it comes to issues around privacy protection. As Nadia Stewart reports, the bottom line from B.C. health officials is that it's proven effective in saving lives in other jurisdictions, and could do the same here.

When someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, a group of health detectives springs into action. These "contact tracers" hunt down positive cases to find out who they may crossed paths with. Medical officer of health Dr. Grace Salvo joined Gord Steinke to talk about that and shared how since the pandemic was declared, the community tracking program has grown sevenfold.

The number of staff members dedicated to contact tracing with Toronto Public Health has ballooned during the pandemic. But the City’s medical officer of health is looking to the province to make improvements to how test results are delivered. Matthew Bingley reports.

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces new COVID-19 contact-tracing measures as an increase in cases has resulted in a backlog.

The upcoming Christmas break is shedding light on just now much families rely in schools to let them know about cases before Alberta Health Services does. Lisa MacGregor reports.

Speaking at a news conference on Thursday to discuss a COVID-19 contact-tracing app that is launching in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford addressed concerns of privacy surrounding the new technology, saying the app has '100 per cent privacy' and implored the public to download the app for the safety and protection of everyone amid the pandemic.

Keith Baldrey has some perspective on the difficulties of COVID-19 contact tracing, and making sure B.C. has enough people to do the job.

When it comes to contact tracing, the number of COVID-19 cases with unknown sources is growing in Alberta. People either don't know or won't say where they might have been infected with COVID-19. Sarah Komadina has more.

Health experts around the world are touting the significance of contact tracing in the fight against the spread of COVID- 19. A made in B.C. contact tracing app claims to do just that and address privacy concerns. Fay Arjomandi, who is the founder of Mimik Technologies, spoke on BC1 about the Pandimik app.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces changes to Alberta’s contact-tracing protocol as higher numbers are putting a strain on teams.

We're getting a rare look inside one of the most critical tools in B.C.'s battle against COVID-19: contact tracing. Brad MacLeod reports.

AHS president Verna Yiu admits the exponential increase of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has left officials trying to catch up when it comes to contract tracing in the province.

Alberta's contact-tracing app for COVID-19 has been running for three weeks now. While thousands have downloaded it, one expert says it's not nearly enough, and some software hurdles remain. Nicole Stillger reports.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi continues to ask the province to improve COVID-19 contact tracing, saying we should be hiring and training in bulk.