What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, July 6

The latest:

• The NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of hockey this summer. It's expected some of the games will be played in Edmonton.
• The Siksika First Nationhas instituted a curfew as 317 people are now under investigation for COVID-19.
• A new outbreak has been declared at northeast Calgary care home.
• Alberta reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with no additional deaths. A total of 7,627 people in the province have recovered from the illness.
• Edmonton won't make masks mandatory, would need new bylaw to do so.
• As people under 40 have begun to overtake the majority of new cases of COVID-19 in the province, two young people spoke to CBC News about what they think might be behind the spike.

What you need to know today in Alberta:

A provincial program giving non-medical masks to Albertans through drive-thrus is set to resume on July 13.

The Calgary Stampede may have been cancelled for the first time in almost a century, but a limited number of events are still ongoing to keep Stampede spirit alive, including apancake breakfast drive-thruheld Saturday.

The cancellation of the festival is a massive blow to Calgary's economy.On average over the past five years, the Stampede has brought in $79.2 million in gross revenueand turned aprofit of $21.4 millionafter expenses.

K-Days, Edmonton's 10-day exhibition, is also cancelled this year.

Cyclists have been flocking to the Bow Valley Parkway as the popular road has been temporarily closed to motorists to make way for physical distancing during the pandemic.

As of Sunday, there were 607active cases in the province. The regional breakdown was:

• Edmonton zone: 234cases.
• Calgary zone: 228cases.
• South zone: 84 cases.
• North zone: 53cases.
• Central zone: 4cases.
• Unknown: 4cases.

What you need to know today in Canada:

Ottawa and the surrounding regions will join a growing list ofOntario municipalities makingmasks mandatory in indoor public settings to control the spread of COVID-19, and the rules could come into effect as early as Monday.

Prince Edward Island reported no new cases of COVID-19 Monday, but close contacts of the five cases announced on the weekend are being monitored closely, P.E.I.'s chief public health officer said.

Watch: Infectious disease expert on airline travel, NHL hubs and testing forCOVID-19.

Infectious disease researcher on airline travel, NHL hubs and testing for COVID-19

4 years ago

Duration 6:02

Craig Jenne says airlines are taking significant health measures to avoid the coronavirus but believes only essential travel should be considered.

As of 7 a.m. ET on Monday, Canada had 105,536confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases. Provinces and territories listed 69,239 of the cases as recovered or resolved. A CBC News tally of deaths based on provincial reports, regional health information and CBC's reporting stood at 8,729.

Self-assessment and supports:

Alberta Health Services has an online self-assessment tool that you can use to determine if you have symptoms of COVID-19, but testing is open to anyone, even without symptoms.

The province says Albertans who have returned to Canada from other countries must self-isolate. Unless your situation is critical and requires a call to 911, Albertans are advised to call Health Link at 811 before visiting a physician, hospital or other health-care facility.

If you have symptoms, even mild, you are to self-isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms.

You can find Alberta Health Services' latest coronavirus updates here.

The province also operates a confidential mental health support line at 1-877-303-2642 and addiction help line at 1-866-332-2322, available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.

Online resources are available for advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.

There is a 24-hour family violence information line at 310-1818 to get anonymous help in more than 170 languages, and Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.