New Brunswick will make wearing masks mandatory in public by mid-October, but Premier Blaine Higgs says he wants the public eased into the requirement. Speaking on CBC Radio on Friday, Higgs said a timeline for the mask requirement would be announced at 11 a.m. at a COVID-19 briefing with reporters. Green Party Leader David Coon and Roger Melanson, Interim Leader of the Liberal Party said they both supported the mandatory mask requirement. "We have seen this in other provinces and we've seen the result. We've seen Quebec locked down, essentially in lockdown now, for the next 28 days."

Source: CBC News October 02, 2020 12:03 UTC