The latest figures show there have been just under 6,500 deaths in Canada attributed to the SARS-CoV2 virus. The vast majority of them however have been primarily among the elderly and others needing constant attention in long term care homes… »
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Canada passes a grim COVID-19 milestone
The figures are harsh and the heartache–both collective and personal–is likely worse than most Canadians ever imagined. The coronavirus is relentless. So are the repercussions and the crises the monster brings, and Canada has now passed a grim milestone. Canada… »
COVID-19: Quebec reopens some elementary schools and daycares
Tens of thousands of elementary school students in Quebec are going back to their schools today as the French-speaking Canadian province begins to gradually reopen its economy after a two-months lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for… »
Military arrives to help contain COVID-19 in Quebec retirement/care homes
As of Monday there have been over 1,600 coronavirus-related deaths across the country with well over 800 in Quebec the highest rate in the country. A majority, 60 per cent, of the deaths have occurred in the province’s retirement residences… »
Quebec requests military reinforcements to fight COVID-19 in nursing homes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the federal government is carefully studying “an unprecedented request” by the provincial government of Quebec to deploy Canadian military medics to help health authorities fight the pandemic in hard-hit nursing homes and long-term care… »
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COVID-19: Senior’s residences under investigation in Quebec
High death rates prompt investigations The conditions in the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec at long-term health care centres and privately run retirement homes is being called into question over the high death rates from COVID-19. At a press conference… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
The Supreme Court decides not to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
Hopes of Supreme Court ruling to grant an injunction against a controversial Quebec law were dashed today when Canada’s highest court said it will not hear the case. The Supreme Court does not give reasons for decisions not to hear… »
Quebec Solidaire asks for 30 day grace period on rent and mortgages
With the first of April looming, Quebec Solidaire, a political party in Quebec, has suggested giving people a 30 day grace period to pay their rent or mortgages this month, according to a press release from the party on Tuesday.… »
Quebec releases online learning service while schools remain closed
Quebec’s Minister of Education Jean-François Roberge announced earlier today the launch of a bilingual online learning service for parents and children to use from home while schools remain closed during the COVID-19 outbreak. The service, called Open School, or L’École… »
Quebec’s health institute warns against use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Quebec’s health institute has warned against using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for patients who are suffering from a COVID-19, according to a statement released on Sunday. The Institut National d’excellence en santé et en service sociaux, or INESSS, said that despite… »
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