Alberta post-secondary schools cancel in-person classes as new COVID-19 rules kick in
CBC
At least eight post-secondary schools in Alberta are temporarily cancelling in-person classes as they work to adapt to a new range of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions.
On-line learning is to continue.
The schools include University of Alberta and MacEwan University in Edmonton, the University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University in Calgary and the University of Calgary.
The new rules were announced yesterday. Some take effect immediately.
There are now strict limits on social gatherings, and the schools say the province is also ordering two-metre physical distancing in all indoor spaces.
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