An Edmonton barista said she was fired after a scammer convinced her a delivery of COVID-19 personal protective equipment needed to be paid for. While no money was actually lost, the company told her she didn't follow her training.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit has declared a coronavirus outbreak at the Starbucks location at 1164 Highbury Ave. N.

Starbucks is switching to take out-only in Quebec and Ottawa amid surging coronavirus cases and new restrictions aiming to flatten the curve.

The coffee giant joins a growing list of companies making face coverings mandatory for all customers and employees while inside their facilities.

Health officials say the risk of transmission is low.

Trevor Hopman is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class action that claims Starbucks was wrong to class store managers as exempt from overtime pay for work in excess of 44 hours per week.

Charges are pending against a 25-year-old Ontario man who was taken into custody early Friday afternoon in connection with the deaths of three people after a car crashed into a south Edmonton Starbucks location.

Starbucks said Sunday that its actions were not part of the #StopHateforProfit campaign, but that it is pausing its social ads while talking with civil rights organizations and its media partners about how to stop hate speech online.

Some of the Canadian stores up for closure will be "repositioned," Starbucks said, which suggests they could either move to a new area or change format.

Staff will be required to wear a face covering and be reminded not to touch their eyes, nose or mouth.