Alberta Masks

• Edmonton drops mandatory mask bylaw as province introduces legislation to limit COVID-19 rule-making

  During a special council meeting, Edmonton councillors voted 8-5 in favour of rescinding the city's face coverings bylaw after a lengthy discussion on the topic.

  Politics

  Mar 8, 2022
  
• What happened to 91,000 KN95 masks donated to Alberta teachers?

  An Edmonton company that donated KN95 masks to the Alberta school system wants to know if they actually ended up in teachers' hands as intended.

  Education

  Jan 10, 2022
  
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• Places of worship granted mask exemption in new Alberta restrictions

  Places of worship have been granted an automatic mask exemption by the Alberta government. But not all churches approve of the decision.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2021
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• Lethbridge extends mandatory mask bylaw to April 30: ‘We are a divided council’

  The municipal bylaw was first enacted on Aug. 24, 2020.  It requires a face covering to be worn at all times while in public indoor spaces and public vehicles.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
• Additional steps Albertans can take as more cases of COVID-19 variants reported

  Alberta Health reported Monday that there were 20 cases of the UK variant and five cases of the South African variant in the province.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2021
• Alberta-wide mask mandate would create backlash, Premier Kenney says

  Jason Kenney said about 90 per cent of Albertans are already under some sort of a mask mandate, brought in by municipalities.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2020
• Alberta reports 919 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, 5 deaths

  One day after premier Jason Kenney asked Albertans to voluntarily stop hosting social gatherings at home, the province has added another 919 cases of COVID-19.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2020
• COVID-19: Face masks for Alberta students, school staff to be delivered by Friday

  Students will be heading back to classrooms under re-entry Scenario 1 in September, which means near normal operations with some health measures. 

  Education

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Lethbridge becomes latest city to pass mandatory masking bylaw

  Lethbridge city council has passed a bylaw that will temporarily make face coverings mandatory in all indoor public spaces to help contain the spread of COVID-19. 

  Health

  Aug 25, 2020
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• Lethbridge City Council debates mandatory mask bylaw

  The proposed bylaw to make masks compulsory in all public indoor spaces comes after city-owned facilities started requiring face coverings last week.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2020