Alberta's top doctor has advised people to limit cohorts in the Edmonton zone, but the voluntary request is causing confusion and concern for some people who are involved in minor sports.

While Manitoba has restricted indoor and outdoor gathering sizes to no more than 10 people as of Sept. 28, many questions still swirl around keeping a close inner-circle during a pandemic.

With public health measures coming into effect and cancelling sports "overnight", one researcher says restrictions on gatherings and physical distancing left families without their typical outlets for group exercise.