Being Prepared

With the second lockdown, huge layoffs are expected in Canada. According to CFIB CEO Dan Kelly, the rules of Ontario will kill thousands of businesses. Dan Kelly, the CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses discusses with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn how lockdowns have hurt small businesses and how the government can help. […]

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing efforts in Regina and Saskatoon starting in the New Year. According to the SHA, the expansion will happen once appropriate staff can be mobilized and will result in expanded hours starting January 2, 2021, in Regina and January 4 in Saskatoon. Regina’s testing site will start operating

A lack of a clear mask mandate, no physical distancing, and a group performance are some of the violations that the health inspectors found at a Calgary church. Alberta Health Services issued a work order against Southside Victory Church Fellowship, a church community after an inspection of December 7 discovered several issues that violated CMOH

A 44-year-old man is facing charges after Kingston police shared that he spat at an employee and yelled at her when asked to wear a mask in a store. On November 6, the employee of a convenience store noticed the man was not wearing a mask when he entered the store in downtown Kingston. Police

The transportation services board states there will be a transition period until full enforcement on January 1. Windsor-Essex Student Transportation Services (WESTS) stated that all students, regardless of grade, will now have to wear a face mask on school buses. Previously, students from junior kindergarten to Grade 3 were exempt from the requirement. WESTS board

The mandatory mask orders have been implemented in another two communities neighboring Calgary, as case rates spike and hospitalizations continue to increase province-wide. The council in Cochrane has set in motion its mask mandate for indoor spaces and public vehicles since active cases surpassed 10. The mayor is encouraging people to take COVID-19 seriously and

It took around two months for Canada’s federal health leaders to come around to the case for face mask use en masse when physical distancing is an issue to curb the spread of COVID-19. Some experts are now suggesting going further with goggles or face shields, even if they make people look a bit “dorky”.

There P.E.I. women have joined an Islandwide effort to provide reusable COVID-19 masks to Islanders. Alyssa MacKinnon, Emma Drake, and Sweta Daboo launched a Facebook page called Mask Central P.E.I. which aims to bring together three groups – those accepting donations of masks to distribute, donors looking to help get masks to those who need

Council members in Fort Simpson have passed a resolution asking stores to make face masks mandatory. The resolution that was passed on Monday night, encourages retailers to make face masks a requirement in local stores and to support those that cannot wear a mask due to a disability or “undue hardship”. The resolution states that