Public Health Orders

• Alberta prosecutors dropping public health violation charges ‘bittersweet’, pastor says

  A Calgary pastor is one of many who are seeing their pandemic-related transgressions being forgiven on a technicality.

  Canada

  Aug 31
  
• Alberta politicians making final pandemic decisions — instead of Hinshaw — violated Health Act: judge

  'The delegation of her final decision-making authority to cabinet is not permitted by Section 29 of the Public Health Act,' Justice B.E. Romaine wrote.

  Politics

  Aug 1
  
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• Maxime Bernier fined $2,000 for violating Manitoba’s pandemic health orders

  Maxime Bernier admitted to two charges of holding a public gathering contrary to public health orders that were in place in June 2021.

  Politics

  May 16
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• Lawyers face law society charges in surveillance of Manitoba judge over public health dispute

  Two lawyers who represented churches that tried to overturn Manitoba public health orders in 2021 that prevented in-person religious services during the pandemic now face charges.

  Crime

  May 3
• Court dismisses case against N.B. pastor for holding services during COVID lockdown

  In October 2021, Hutchings was held in contempt of court for not following health orders such as requiring masks and proof of vaccination.

  Health

  Feb 7
• Only 32% of COVID-19 fines paid to date: ICBC

  From breaking social gathering rules to not wearing masks, 2,909 provincial COVID-19-related tickets have been issued as of Nov. 3 – for a total of $2,016,333 in fines.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2022
• 4 COVID-19 court cases dismissed by B.C. Supreme Court

  A B.C. Supreme Court chief justice found four consecutive challenges, that alleged COVID-19 health orders in B.C. violated human rights, to be unsubstantiated.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2022
• Nearly two years later, mask mandate in Manitoba schools coming to an end

  Manitobans are days away from the most visually-apparent public health order, mandatory masks, coming to an end in most public settings, including in schools.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2022
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• Less than a third of $2 million in COVID-19 fines in B.C. have been paid, says ICBC

  As of Feb. 12, only 736 of the 2,724 provincial tickets on file had been paid, a value of about $387,761. Another 417 tickets were in dispute with court dates requested.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2022
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• City unveils tentative post-mandate plan, masks still required for city employees

  Winnipeg CAO Michael Jack says if provincial mandates are lifted on time, the city will allow people to use city facilities without wearing a mask or proving they're vaccinated.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2022