Coronavirus: Mask wearing will be optional inside Alberta classrooms if students are appropriately spaced apart
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Coronavirus: Mask wearing will be optional inside Alberta classrooms if students are appropriately spaced apart
Description
August 4, 2020
On Tuesday Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that part of the back-to-school rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic will require Grade 4-12 students and teachers to wear masks in hallways and common areas at all times. Hinshaw clarified that masks will be optional inside the classroom as long as students are appropriately spaced apart.
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Coronavirus: Mask wearing will be optional inside Alberta classrooms if students are appropriately spaced apart01:51 | August 4, 2020 -
Edmonton farmers concerned over colostrum shortage in supply stores02:01 | May 10, 2026 -
Embracing the use of AI in health care05:35 | May 8, 2026 -
Football fundraiser supporting Calgary teen tackling cancer01:55 | May 7, 2026 -
Doctors warn self-referral testing plan could strain Alberta’s health system02:08 | May 7, 2026 -
Wellness Wednesday: The Built Together Grant Program02:59 | May 6, 2026 -
Alberta family mourns after relative dies just hours after hospital discharge01:55 | April 29, 2026 -
New ‘one bag, one visitor’ policy at Royal Alexandra Hospital E.R. after stabbing01:41 | April 28, 2026 -
Alberta AI researchers advocate for greater access to patient medical data03:17 | April 25, 2026 -
National events bring people together to honour lives lost in workplace tragedies08:09 | April 23, 2026 -
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University of Calgary researchers changing focus of head trauma studies02:02 | April 23, 2026 -
Alberta family faces ‘uncertain future’ after funding refused for medical care02:17 | April 22, 2026 -
Alberta to cover some IVF treatments for cancer patients01:39 | April 22, 2026 -
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‘Booby Food’ fights back against regulator shutdown02:43 | April 15, 2026 -
Canadian medical experts, volunteers aim to complete dozens of free surgeries in Peru02:02 | April 15, 2026 -
Alberta’s plan to curb MAID access worries ALS, Parkinson’s advocates02:03 | April 14, 2026 -
Doctor’s referral not needed for certain medical tests under proposed Alberta law01:47 | April 13, 2026 -
Movember launches ‘Know Thy Nuts’ campaign, urges young men to be ‘hands-on’ with their health05:18 | April 9, 2026 -
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Alberta man with spinal cyst calls for health-care system changes after months of waiting for answers to his pain02:06 | March 27, 2026 -
Narrowing women’s health gap in Canada06:50 | March 24, 2026 -
The Little Warriors Be Brave Luncheon welcomes keynote speaker Elizabeth Smart05:01 | March 23, 2026 -
What Albertans need to know about colorectal cancer and the screenings available05:01 | March 23, 2026 -
New addendum shows millions of dollars unaccounted for in AHS procurement scandal02:14 | March 21, 2026 -
MHCare office under RCMP investigation02:05 | March 19, 2026
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Coronavirus: Mask wearing will be optional inside Alberta classrooms if students are appropriately spaced apart01:51 | August 4, 2020
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Edmonton farmers concerned over colostrum shortage in supply stores02:01 | May 10, 2026
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Embracing the use of AI in health care05:35 | May 8, 2026
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Football fundraiser supporting Calgary teen tackling cancer01:55 | May 7, 2026
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Doctors warn self-referral testing plan could strain Alberta’s health system02:08 | May 7, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday: The Built Together Grant Program02:59 | May 6, 2026
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Alberta family mourns after relative dies just hours after hospital discharge01:55 | April 29, 2026
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New ‘one bag, one visitor’ policy at Royal Alexandra Hospital E.R. after stabbing01:41 | April 28, 2026
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Alberta AI researchers advocate for greater access to patient medical data03:17 | April 25, 2026
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National events bring people together to honour lives lost in workplace tragedies08:09 | April 23, 2026
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University of Calgary researchers changing focus of head trauma studies02:02 | April 23, 2026
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Alberta family faces ‘uncertain future’ after funding refused for medical care02:17 | April 22, 2026
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Alberta to cover some IVF treatments for cancer patients01:39 | April 22, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday: Behind the lens, benefits03:01 | April 22, 2026
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Doctor’s referral not needed for certain medical tests under proposed Alberta law01:47 | April 13, 2026
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Coronavirus: Mask wearing will be optional inside Alberta classrooms if students are appropriately spaced apart
Description
August 4, 2020
On Tuesday Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that part of the back-to-school rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic will require Grade 4-12 students and teachers to wear masks in hallways and common areas at all times. Hinshaw clarified that masks will be optional inside the classroom as long as students are appropriately spaced apart.
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