McGill University has forced at least 15 students to leave their dorms for a week after a COVID-19 outbreak was traced back to close-contact gatherings that violated public health restrictions. A floor representative for McGill's New Residence Hall says about 15 students were kicked out for seven days. Multiple students have told CBC that residents have also been suspended from the Royal Victoria College (RVC) residence as well, though it's not clear how many. "We have students in distress right now," said Elisha Mayer, a first-year McGill student and the 15th-floor representative on the New Residence Hall council. "As an added precautionary measure, we have also asked all RVC students to get tested, and over the weekend ... mobile testing was held in RVC for both students and residences staff," Labeau said.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2021 01:10 UTC