AB postsecondary institutions cancel classes in response to new COVID-19 restrictions

Some postsecondary institutions in Alberta have cancelled classes for the remainder of the week in response to the Government of Alberta’s declaration of a state of emergency and new COVID-19 restrictions. The University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, the University of Alberta, and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, are cancelling in-person classes for the rest of the week, while online classes will continue. SAITis closing its campuses for the remainder of the week, and Medicine Hat College has cancelled both online and in-person classes. The institutions will be assessing how the new safety measures can be implemented in postsecondary environments. CBC | MHC | NAIT (AB)