Edmonton drops mask mandate as province introduces bill to remove municipalities power

Edmonton drops mask mandate as province introduces bill to remove municipalities power

March 8, 2022 7:05 pm MST.

Edmonton city council voted Tuesday to repeal the last mask bylaw in the province. As Carly Robinson reports, it came as the province introduced legislation that could take away a municipalities ability to bring in any mask mandate in the future.

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