Covid-19 Face Masks

• Bylaw requiring face masks on Edmonton transit will be lifted when Alberta enters Stage 3

  Edmonton's bylaw requiring face masks on public transit vehicles and inside public transit stations will be rescinded when the province's rules on masking on transit are lifted.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2022
  
• CDC now recommends fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some places

  The changes mark a reversal of the CDC's announcement in May that prompted millions of vaccinated Americans to shed their face coverings.

  World

  Jul 27, 2021
  
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• ‘This is not the time to be selfish’: How face masks became a mirror of humanity amid COVID-19

  Reluctantly for many, but also inexorably in the face of a deadly invisible enemy, small rectangles of flimsy yet live-saving tissue have in mere months joined the list of don’t-leave-home-without-them items for billions around the world.

  World

  Jul 24, 2020
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• Anti-mask rallies draw crowds in Calgary and Edmonton amid coronavirus pandemic

  An anti-mask rally was held in Calgary Sunday, in response to city council's upcoming deliberations on mandatory mask usage amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  Jul 19, 2020
• Coronavirus: University of Alberta study finds growing public support for face masks

  As Edmontonians continue to navigate the new normal, a local study suggests that more Canadians are embracing the use of face masks.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2020
• Planes, salons and grocery stores: Companies that require face masks in Canada

  It's well within the rights of a company to refuse a customer if they aren't wearing a face mask, a business law expert says.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2020
• Coronavirus: Non-medical masks now recommended for Canadians, officials say

  Federal health officials are now officially recommending that people wear non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing isn’t possible.

  Health

  May 20, 2020
• ‘Act of modern piracy’: U.S. slammed amid global scramble over face masks

  In France and Germany, senior officials said the United States was paying far above the market price for masks.

  Apr 3, 2020
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• Should you wear a face mask? Coronavirus prompts debate over effectiveness 

  Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public heath officer, maintained that masks do little for healthy individuals.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2020