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A new survey suggests the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada comes with a similar increase in support for the mandatory wearing of masks in public places. The online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies says 83% of respondents feel governments should order people to wear a mask in all indoor public spaces.

There will be a dramatic resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Canada unless people limit contact with others in coming days, the country's chief public health officer warns. "We don't want it to go up a giant ski hill,'' Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday as she described the potential for a sharp upward curve.

The current pandemic has stressed our healthcare systems but also shown us new ways that pharmacists and other healthcare professionals can provide better care.

Matt Greenshields says it was a long process before he felt he was finally over the symptoms of COVID-19. The University of Calgary student was diagnosed with the virus in mid-March. Combined with an undiagnosed case of mononucleosis he found himself in an oxygen tent in the intensive care unit of a Calgary hospital.