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Collected Item: “Do you want masks with that? Alberta offers free COVID-19 masks for all — at fast-food drive-thrus”

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Do you want masks with that? Alberta offers free COVID-19 masks for all — at fast-food drive-thrus

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News Article

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The first Canadian province to attempt to provide free masks to its population, Calgary, is doing so via fast food drive thrus such as McDonalds and Tim Horton's. The article describes the scheme, its potential positives and negatives, and the journalist's experiences when requesting masks at various establishments.

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masks, personal protective equipment, government, business

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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/11/do-you-want-masks-with-that-alberta-offers-free-covid-19-masks-for-all-at-fast-food-drive-thrus.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=do-you-want-masks-with-that-alberta-offers-free-covid-19-masks-for-all-at-fast-food-drive-thrus

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Alex Boyd, Toronto Star

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2020-06-11
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