Alberta students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will have an extended winter break as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the province, fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Education leaders told her they needed more time to assess the COVID-19 situation, she said. The province has also offered 16.5 million medical-grade masks for staff and students for the return to in-person learning. Several other provinces have delayed the return to class or moved to online learning, in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. We need to properly staff schools.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2021 19:47 UTC