​​After reviewing the government's decree, the commission found the government decision — while a violation of fundamental rights — “justified” in the context of the current pandemic.

While we can't point to a specific design of cloth mask yet, some things work better than others, experts say.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and numbers are on the rise in Manitoba, many businesses are mandating all customers to wear masks, although the province has yet to make masks a requirement for going out in public.

School divisions in Regina and Saskatoon were quick to announce mandatory masking for students after the Saskatchewan government’s announcement.

Along with recommending masks in high-traffic areas for all Grade 4 to 12 students in Saskatchewan, schools are being encouraged to have staggered start and dismissal times.

The province's health and safety committee is discussing different mask protocols and will have a clear policy in the next few weeks.

Montreal's public transit system is back to enforcing its ticket validation and front-door boarding on all buses. Around 2,000 buses were retrofitted with Plexiglas to protect drivers and riders.

“If a parent, say two days before school starts, says, 'Well I want at-home learning,' we might not have room in one of our at-home learning cohorts,” Gilmore warns.

BC Transit announced on Aug 6. that it will be proceeding with the mandatory use of face coverings on buses in BC Transit communities in alignment with TransLink.

People and institutions feel the need to do something visible and take cues from what's around them, experts say.