Alberta Bans Home Gatherings as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb

Alberta Bans Home Gatherings as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Quebec Premier Francois Legault leave a press conference in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province bending precariously under the weight of record COVID−19 cases, imposed new sweeping public health restrictions Tuesday that include a ban on gatherings in people’s homes.

Kenney also announced changes to schools, churches, restaurants and retailers, and banned sports teams from playing and sharply curtailed attendance at weddings and funerals.