Parents across Canada are pressuring school boards and officials to improve ventilation and ensure teachers are vaccinated or tested frequently. Teachers' Federation (BCTF), told CBC's The Early Edition on Tuesday that the union wants students and staff to wear masks starting in September. As well, the Calgary Board of Education said Wednesday masks will need to be worn by kindergarten to Grade 12 students and staff when classes resume in September. The situation in Africa remains "very fragile" as the more infectious delta variant is now dominant in most of the continent's 54 countries, she said. Separately, Ivory Coast has identified an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu near the capital.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2021 20:03 UTC