Pandemic Restrictions

• Former Alberta CMOH Deena Hinshaw appointed to public health leadership role in B.C.

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is moving into a new role on the public health leadership team in B.C. and will assist the work of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

  Health

  Feb 1
  
• Alberta premier’s plan to forgive COVID fines has legal precedent, needs legislation: expert

  According to a University of Calgary associate law professor, the process of forgiving fines is called remission and it has been done before.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2022
  
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• Winnipeg trucker protest cost police nearly half a million dollars: document

  Data obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom-of-information requests shows the nearly three-week demonstration had a $484,806 policing price tag.

  Crime

  Jul 14, 2022
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• Vendors fired up for restriction-free summer festival season in London, Ont.

  London, Ont., will finally have another restriction-free summer festival season, bringing back a lifeline for vendors seeking to promote their food.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2022
• TVDSB lifting vaccine mandates for community use of school facilities

  Officials with the TVDSB say permit holders may choose to continue requiring proof of vaccination after Thursday, and face masks must continue to be worn.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2022
• Doulas call rules shutting them out of hospitals during childbirth “heartbreaking”

  Protocols changed when the Omicron variant was surging in Quebec, allowing only one caregiver in birthing centres and hospitals.

  Features

  Feb 15, 2022
• COVID-19 restrictions, closures force London’s Grand Theatre to revise 2021-22 season

  As a result of the province's new restrictions, three shows slated for the current season being rescheduled, while two more are being pushed back to 2022-23.

  Entertainment

  Jan 5, 2022
• Ontario entertainment venues slash capacity over COVID-19 resurgence

  Effective Saturday at 12:01 am, capacity must be scaled back by 50 per cent. The change will apply to indoor venues that typically host 1,000 people or more.

  Sports

  Dec 17, 2021
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• Exemptions given to Alberta rodeos, Calgary & Fort McMurray Pride events to serve liquor past 10 p.m.

  Several Alberta rodeos, Pride YMM and 14 venues hosting Calgary Pride Festival events were granted exemptions from new COVID-19 public health restrictions limiting alcohol sales.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2021
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• Sask. nightlife industry finally able to open dance floors, but will crowds return?

  One Regina bar owner expects it to take at least four years to recover the losses he's suffered during the pandemic, a rebound that banks on people once again embracing nightlife.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2021