Coronavirus In Canada

• Quebec health-care establishments argue against allowing COVID-19 class action

  If the case is allowed to go ahead, it would cover all residents of long-term care homes where COVID-19 outbreaks occurred during the first two waves of the pandemic.

  Health

  Sep 21
  
• Quebec says only people at risk who haven’t had COVID-19 should get booster dose

  Boileau says because the vast majority of Quebecers have hybrid immunity, regular boosters are no longer needed, at least for this winter and spring.

  Health

  Feb 2
  
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• More than 50,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19 since pandemic began

  More than 40 Canadians are still dying from COVID-19 per day on average despite the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and overall immunity to the virus.

  Health

  Jan 23
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• Infectious disease expert says new COVID-19 strain expected to migrate to Eastern Ontario

  Infectious disease expert at Kingston Health Sciences Centre says the region is now in it's 8th COVID-19 wave

  Health

  Jan 3
• COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec top its emissions target: environment minister

  Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases by almost 27 per cent compared to 1990 levels between 2013-2020.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2022
• Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

  The police force says that many of those who allegedly produced false proof-of-vaccination documents were public servants or office holders.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
• ‘Stay home’: Quebec public health warns against gathering for holidays if sick

  Dr. Luc Boileau warned Wednesday, during a briefing to provide an update on the evolution of respiratory viruses in Quebec, the risk of spreading illness over the holidays is high.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
• Canada sees ‘steady increase’ in BQ variants as COVID hospitalizations, deaths decline

  Clinical sequencing found some variants like BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 on the rise in recent weeks, but previously dominant BA.5.2 and BA.5.2.1 lineages seem to be declining.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
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• Manitoba COVID-19 data now found with flu data in weekly respiratory virus report

  In Manitoba, COVID-19 data will now be made available with seasonal influenza data in a combined epidemiological report issued on Friday mornings.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Montreal COVID response had negative ‘collateral impacts’ on population, report finds

  Montreal reported higher levels of anxiety and depression at the height of the pandemic and also saw a spike in alcohol and cannabis use, according to Montreal public health.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022