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• More KN95 masks being distributed to Manitoba liquor stores: province

  A spokesperson for the province says 600,000 KN95 masks, which provide better COVID-19 protection than a non-medical or cloth mask, are being distributed this week.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2021
  
• COVID-19: New Brunswickers mask up against Omicron

  While they say there is still much to learn about the COVID-19 Omicron variant, experts in New Brunswick say the “gold standard' N95 mask offers better protection from infection.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2021
  
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• Winnipeg man charged after alleged attack of transit bus when told he was required to wear a mask

  A 24-year-old man from Winnipeg is facing a list of charges.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Saskatchewan government under fire for blocking SGI mask mandate in August

  Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili has brought to light internal SGI documents that show the government blocked SGI from implementing its own mask mandate in August. 

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2021
• Man alleged wearing skeleton-style mask in armed robbery caught in Saskatchewan

  A 30-year-old man has been charged following an armed robbery at a bank over four months ago.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2021
• Wearing a mask won’t affect children’s performance on the ice: USask study

  The study looked at the affect mask wearing had on youth between nine and fourteen playing hockey, and found it had no affect on their performance.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
• Woman clashes with Peterborough store clerk over wearing face mask, assaults bystander: police

  Police allege the woman became irate when asked to wear a mask in the store, yelled at the clerk, threw items off a counter, and damaged a cash register before fleeing the store.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2021
• Man arrested for assault at Peterborough restaurant over patron’s ill-fitting face mask: police

  A patron allegedly assaulted another patron who was dealing with an ill-fitted face mask, according to police.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2021
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• ‘His conduct was reprehensible’: Speaker scolds Hillier for not wearing mask at Queen’s Park

  The Speaker of the House scolded Randy Hillier for not wearing a mask after the MPP complained his parliamentary privileges were being denied.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
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• COVID-19: Nanaimo, B.C. woman distributing fake mask exemption cards

  The B.C. Ministry of Health says there are valid medical exemptions from the province's mask mandate, but there is no official or legal card to signify that exemption.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021