iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 19, 2021 6:08pm Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada s chief public health officer, speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 8, 2020. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics)
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We begin today with new federal modelling that paints a grim pandemic picture. With faster spreading and potentially more deadly variants now in the mix, current public health measures aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 will not be enough to contain them. That means a third wave that’s more intense than the previous two, is a real possibility.