mask mandate

Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended on Monday, November 14, 2022, that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of respiratory viruses, while Alberta's premier said she will not impose a mask mandate and urged people not to panic.

There are similarities when it comes to COVID and climate mandates. Both require listening to scientists and health experts, and both confront an assault of misinformation, writes Seth Klein.

A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier.

Doug Ford has clearly decided to throw whatever caution he might have left to the wind and hope for the best — or at the very least, that the worst doesn’t come until after the votes are counted in June, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

British Columbia will lift its mask mandate and capacity limits for faith gatherings on Friday, March 11, 2022, while restrictions of visitors at some long-term care facilities will be dropped, as long as they are fully vaccinated and tested for COVID-19 when entering.

Many provinces indicated on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, they would not rush to follow the lead of Alberta and Saskatchewan by quickly dropping COVID-19 vaccination passports and indoor mask requirements.

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions.

British Columbia has reinstated restrictions on gatherings in the Northern Health region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Delta variant.

Ontario’s long-awaited back-to-school plan requires students and staff to wear masks indoors but does not mandate being vaccinated against COVID-19.

For those who fetishize freedom and worship at the altar of liberty, the removal of mask restrictions is probably worth celebrating. But for the rest of us, it marks the beginning of an uncomfortable experiment, writes columnist Max Fawcett.