Safety and Preparation

The Beaumont city council voted to make face masks mandatory in all indoor publicly accessible places. The council approved a bylaw that will see face masks and coverings mandatory in indoor public places and vehicles starting August 14 and running until October 31. The council may pass resolutions to extend the bylaw. According to Mayor […]

The Town of Jasper has joined the growing list of municipalities across Alberta making face masks mandatory to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in public places. The Jasper municipal council made face masks or coverings compulsory on most sidewalks downtown and in all outdoor public places where people cannot maintain two meters of distance.

The free face mask giveaway program in Alberta has ended, just after mandatory face-covering rules came into effect in communities such as Calgary and Edmonton. The province distributed 40 million non-medical masks to Albertans over two phases throughout June and July. Some of those masks were also given away via transit agencies, First Nations communities,

As Nova Scotia moves to make non-medical face masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, some people might be confused about what the new law means for them. People will be required to wear masks that cover their nose and mouth in spaces including restaurants, retail businesses, and common areas of buildings. As with mandatory masks

There was no masking the enthusiasm for patrons as bars and restaurants were given a go-ahead to open in Toronto and Peel Region. In the city’s Beach neighborhood, the bars reopen with social distancing enforced. The crowd was sparse, but the atmosphere was refreshing as the bar’s regular denizens enjoyed some pints. Based on the

The chief medical officer of health in Nova Scotia defended the decision of the province to enforce the new mandatory face mask rule, stating that a strong compliance and enforcement approach is no longer needed for people to do the right thing. The order was announced which required people to wear non-medical masks in most

Although wearing a face mask cannot completely prevent the spread of COVID-19, it has been proven that wearing masks can slow down the spread of the virus. With this in mind, many facilities and organizations are now requiring masks and some Canadian provinces, such as Nova Scotia, have even made non-medical masks mandatory in indoor

As Ottawa faces a spike in COVID-19 cases, the medical officer of health encourages everyone to get back to basics to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa. Ottawa has seen 13 straight days of double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases. The increase in cases has been anticipated as a result of opening businesses and other

There have been reports that some individuals who recovered from COVID-19 went on to test positive a second time. This raised concerns and many are asking – Can you get COVID-19 more than once? The reality is – it has not yet been determined since we do not know how our immune system responds to

Non-medical face masks will be mandatory in most indoor public places in Nova Scotia and people are scrambling in preparation. The chief medical officer of health in Nova Scotia announced that wearing a non-medical mask in most indoor public places is a key part of protecting each other from COVID-19 and it will be mandatory.

At a time when supplies of personal protective equipment are in high demand and, in some cases, hard to come by, researchers at a B.C. university are working on prototypes for an N95 mask which is also biodegradable. The mask which was dubbed the Canadian mask or Can-Mask has a frame made of B.C. wood

The Ottawa Public Health is reminding people to carry their used cloth face mask in a plastic bag if they plan to reuse it during the day. The health unit is sharing tips for individuals who want to reuse their cloth face mask during the day while at work, shopping, or doing other things during