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The change came within 24 hours of Canada's Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam updating recommendations to say that masks with three layers—two cloth plus a filter—are ideal over two-layer face coverings.

The abilities to connect and communicate that such programs are meant to foster are all the more important in the pandemic's context.

The youth hubs will aim to provide a one-stop-shop model for medical help as well as peer support and other social services.

Dr. Theresa Tam, the country's chief public health officer, said in a news conference Tuesday that masks with three layers — two cloth plus a filter — are now recommended over the two-layer face coverings previously suggested.

On Tuesday, Friesen questioned the doctors' motivation in sending the letter in a committee meeting.

A new partnership between Mednow.ca, a one-stop-shop virtual care platform, and AceAge Inc., a Canadian healthcare technology company, promises to provide at-home healthcare alternatives to reduce public interactions.

Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an associate professor in the department of medicine, wrote on Twitter "what fresh hell is this'' when she first heard about the case in central Alberta.

The province says it is spending $2.5 billion more in the hospital sector this year to help fight the pandemic.