LaGrange to join Hinshaw for Wednesday COVID-19 update
Posted May 19, 2021 12:18 pm.
EDMONTON – The province’s education minister will join Dr. Deena Hinshaw for her COVID-19 update to talk about schools reopening.
Adriana Lagrange’s office confirmed Tuesday that Alberta schools are expected to welcome back kids for in-person learning following the long weekend.
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She’s expected to lay out a plan for K-12 students to return to in-person learning.
Hinshaw’s update, which is usually scheduled for 3:30 p.m., has been moved up to 2:30 p.m.
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Premier Jason Kenney said during a Facebook live Tuesday night that he expected students in almost every part of the province to be able to return to schools, with only a couple of regions possibly remaining online.
He did not say which areas but did say they were areas where COVID-19 cases were still climbing.
