"Here's the bottom line," said Dr. Mark Joffe, an Alberta Health Services vice-president and medical director for northern Alberta. Joffe fielded questions Thursday in a live event hosted by Nancy Carlson, host of CBC's Edmonton News at 6. We know that it's in our community, we know that it will continue to be with us for months to come. Dr. Mark Joffe showed off the T-shirt he was wearing in honour of Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health. Dr. [Deena] Hinshaw, our chief medical officer of health, is discouraging non-essential travel, and I think that would be the official recommendation.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2020 16:01 UTC