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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 zone change will relax rules including limits on gatherings in homes, which can host up to 10 people from three different addresses.

"We are getting through the third wave, but we still have to be careful," Quebec Premier François Legault said.

Christian Dubé announced the measure one day after Health Canada authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and up.

Quebec is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to include more people with chronic illnesses and other health conditions.

Quebec is following in the footsteps of other provinces that have decided to widen access to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Hospitalizations rose by three to 686. This includes eight more patients in intensive care units for a total of 183.

Quebec has inked a deal with some pharmacies to allow them to give the COVID-19 vaccine as mass inoculation gets underway in the province.

Quebec Premier François Legault says he has asked police forces to hand out more fines to those who don't respect rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.

Quebec students can expect a certain "return to normalcy" when they head back to class this fall if certain COVID-19 vaccination levels are attained.

The number of hospitalizations related to the pandemic rose Tuesday. There are 1,324 patients in hospital, an increase of three from the previous day.