Alberta premier recommends masks, but backs away from law requiring them

Jason Kenney says non-medical masks will protect people from spreading COVID-19 to others but he isn't ready to force Albertans to wear them. The premier made the comments at a media availability in Edmonton on Friday, responding to a call from a group of Alberta doctors to make wearing PPE mandatory for all Alberta residents. "I haven’t seen the actual submission from those doctors but I think they raise a very important question," Kenney said. "I have been an advocate of using face cover