The Liberal opposition said if Quebec bans Christmas gatherings, it is reneging on its side of the moral contract it proposed two weeks ago.

Quebec is the province with the highest caseload and death toll linked to the COVID-19 health crisis.

Public Security Minister and Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault says the province doesn't want shopping malls and stores to lead to transmission of COVID-19.

In the island of Montreal, three long-term care facilities are dealing with growing outbreaks of the novel coronavirus.

Quebec Premier François Legault says the province is 'not heading in the right direction' as coronavirus cases remain high and hospitalizations climb.

Quebec's premier is set to give an update on the COVID-19 crisis Tuesday afternoon.

Since the health crisis bore down in March, there have been 142,371 cases, while more than 122,000 recoveries have been reported.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has been hard on Quebec, which has the highest case count and death toll in the country to date.

Families of residents at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre are upping the pressure on health authorities to get a COVID-19 outbreak at the home under control.

Quebec's premier is defending his plan for December but he is warning that holiday parties could be off the table.