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A statement from CAF said four of those members are assisting at care homes in Quebec, while the other is stationed in Ontario.

Confusion exists over the need for self-isolation following COVID-19 exposure after government ministers and Montreal's mayor take different approaches.

Between March and September, police have received 300 complaints from politicians about online threats compared with 53 complaints during the same period in 2019.

Almost 500 schools have reported cases of the coronavirus in Quebec so far, according to numbers released by the province on Friday.

Dubé cited an epidemiological situation that was mostly under control for being able to loosen restrictions.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials in Quebec have recorded 432,991 infections and 415,728 recoveries bringing the number of active cases in to 5,728.

Health Minister Christian Dubé says the province wants to make vaccination mandatory for health-care workers who are in regular contact with patients.

The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers.

Kamel expressed shock that after a yearlong investigation, there seemed to be no consensus from witnesses on the timeline of how the government responded to the health crisis.

The first two cases of the Omicron variant discovered in Canada entered the country through Montreal's international airport, according to Ontario's top doctor.

The curfew comes as COVID-19 cases continue to surge with the province reporting a record 3,127 new infections on Saturday as hospitals say they are nearing a "tipping point."

Quebec's opposition parties want to hear from Dr. Horacio Arruda, the director of public health, over the province's handling of the pandemic.

Dr. Horacio Arruda, the province's director of public health, told reporters Tuesday that forcing businesses to collect the personal data of their patrons is not the Quebec way of doing things, for now.

Montreal community groups created their own website to collect race-based covid data.

Health Canada spokesperson Tammy Jarbeau said that "the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh its risks."

Community organizations and Montreal city councillors insist public health officials need to collect race based data and financial information on people being inoculated.

A Montreal woman is asking Canadian and Quebec public health officials to place adults with Down syndrome on a priority COVID-19 vaccination list.

The documents from public health show that that restrictions imposed by the Quebec government were often stricter than what public health proposed.

Although they will be allowed to return to the legislature amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Quebec's 125 elected officials will not all be able to be in the Salon Bleu at once.

This brings the COVID-19 death toll in the province to 5,574 since the start of the crisis.