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EDMONTON New numbers obtained by CTV News Edmonton from the Edmonton Public School Board show that unexcused absences are up in their schools in the first few months of this school year compared to last year. The numbers are unrelated to COVID-19 quarantines. “We re seeing a lot more it might be COVID anxiety, it might be due to pressures on the family, it might be for a variety of reasons beyond our control and quite honestly beyond the student s control,” said Ron Thompson, principal of Svend Hansen School, which has 1,020 Kindergarten to Grade 9 students. The board said it’s bringing in extra supports to help address the situation. Four additional social workers were hired in the last month, with plans to hire an additional five.
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• As of August 1, anyone entering a retail store, restaurant, entertainment venue, recreation centre, or vehicles for hire in the City of Edmonton was required to wear a non-medical mask or face covering. St. Albert also passed a mask bylaw and the Fort passed a bylaw with a 10-case threshold. As Festival Place staff flexed their talents with the new light and sound system, Edmonton’s Mark Sterling was the first artist to grace the Festival Place main stage in about six months during a special media event on Friday, Sept. 18. Lindsay Morey/News Staff
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, Dec. 12
New restrictions announced by the province earlier this week will take effect at midnight Sunday, closing bars and restaurants and reducing customer capacity at retail stores.
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Posted: Dec 12, 2020 8:50 AM MT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020
A pedestrian wearing a mask walks through an empty downtown Calgary on Dec. 9 after new provincial restrictions were announced. The new restrictions are set to take effect at midnight Sunday.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
Alberta's top public-health doctor says the latest restrictions brought in by the government should send a clear warning about how serious the pandemic has become, but Dr. Hinshaw also says she's confident the measures will be successful.