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Should I wear a mask? Canadian health officials face questions amid viral surgeOver the past year as COVID-19 levels eased, governments lifted their mandates and shifted their messaging to encourage people to keep up with protections.CanadaNov 10, 2022
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University of Waterloo brings back mask mandate in indoor instructional areasThe university says masks will be required starting Wednesday in lectures, seminars, labs, tests, exams and all other forms of academic instruction that happen indoors.HealthNov 8, 2022
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Masks to remain optional in Ontario classrooms next year, Ministry of Education saysIn a statement, a spokesperson for Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said he was following 'the expert advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.'EducationAug 8, 2022
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Majority of British Columbians support return of COVID-19 mask mandate, poll suggestsIn a poll released by the Angus Reid Institute, 55 per cent of people in the province would be in favour of requiring masks in public indoor spaces.HealthJul 20, 2022
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Mask mandates on planes, trains a ‘minor inconvenience’ to protect others: ministerDr. Theresa Tam noted during a press conference on Friday that more subvariants of the highly contagious and immune-evasive Omicron variant are circulating.CanadaJun 19, 2022
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U.S. schools bring back mask mandates amid rising COVID-19 casesDistricts in Maine, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have brought masks back, with a few in Massachusetts also recommending them even as the school year enters its final weeks.HealthMay 11, 2022
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Masks stay optional after all at Thames Valley District School BoardThe decision follows consultation between the Thames Valley District School Board and the Ministry of Education after trustees voted to reenact a COVID masking requirement.EducationApr 21, 2022
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Trustee motion to reinstate indoor mask mandate fails at TVDSB meetingThe motion was defeated after Trustee Meagan Ruddock raised concerns that it may be stepping outside of the Board of Trustees' authority.EducationApr 12, 2022
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London, Ont. councillors reject reintroducing municipal masking bylawFirst introduced in July 2020, London's municipal masking bylaw expired by the end of that year once provincial masking mandates had made the bylaw redundant at a municipal level.HealthMar 22, 2022
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Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schoolsAlong with schools, mask mandates are now also lifted in most public settings across Ontario, including shopping malls, restaurants and grocery stores.HealthMar 21, 2022
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