Walmart Canada adopts nationwide mask rule

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Walmart Canada will require staff and customers to wear masks inside all stores beginning Wednesday, even where local and provincial regulations do not. Felicia Feder, corporate affairs manager, told CBC News that 60 percent of Walmart Canada’s stores are in jurisdictions with a mandatory mask rule, and that the company’s move is meant to “help bring more consistency across our store network.” Walmart stores in the U.S. have instructed customers to wear masks since last month but are not refusing service to those who decline so that employees do not put themselves at risk by attempting to enforce the rule.