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13.03.2021 / 03:27

Coronavirus: Quebec to loosen restrictions for spas and places of worship

COVID-19 restrictions for spas and places of worship across the province.Spas will be allowed to reopen in the province’s orange zones as of March 15, while those in red zones — the maximum alert level — will be allowed to resume operations on March 26.While aesthetic and personal care services such as massages and skin treatments were already permitted, access to baths and pools had been off-limits since the fall.

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Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19.Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.Mathieu Galarneau, a spokesman for the anti-corruption unit known as UPAC, says Kapinga made the fake documents in April 2022.

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Quebec’s Council of Hasidic Jews takes government to court over limits on religious gatherings

coronavirus pandemic.Current public health guidelines in Quebec limit the number of worshippers allowed inside a building for a religious gathering to 10 people.The Hasidic community is seeking to have the rules modified to allow for several gatherings of 10 people in the same building where closed-off rooms have distinct entrances to the outside.

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Coronavirus: Rapid testing for COVID-19 starts at two Montreal high schools

COVID-19 has started in two Montreal schools.Researchers are screening staff and students at Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie in Outremont and Calixa-Lavallée high school in Montreal North, hoping to find out how effective the tests are at detecting and preventing the spread of the virus.“They’re testing 25 per cent of our students who have consented and 25 per cent of our staff who have consented,” said Antonella Picillo, director of student services at Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie. In effort to curb spread of COVID-19, rapid tests coming to 2 Montreal high schools Dr.

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Non-essential travel ban could be difficult to implement: advocate

ban non-essential international travel in the name of public health, but it might not be as easy as that.Legault said international vacations should be banned during the pandemic.

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Montreal mothers battle Quebec government in court over distance learning for children

coronavirus pandemic.Currently, only students with medical conditions or at-risk family members living in their homes are permitted to learn at a distance full-time.“What we’re asking for is a distance learning option, whether that comes in the form of an online program or remote option, just sending us material and helping us supervise our children, sending us answer keys, that kind of stuff,” said Politimi Karounis, a mother of three from Pierrefonds and one of the lead plaintiffs.Testifying by video from her home, Karounis told judge Chantal Chatelain she has COVID-19 concerns surrounding her immuno-compromised elderly mother, who helps care for the children two or three days per week.

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7 Maimonides residents who were vaccinated test positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine last month have tested positive for the disease.The long-term care facility broke the news to families in a news letter dated Tuesday.“The recent COVID positive residents have all received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and were infected within the first 28 days after their first dose,” the letter obtained by Global News read.“We are working closely with Infection Prevention Control and Public Health to analyze the situation and have shared with them all pertinent information on these cases.

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Coronavirus: Health-care workers speak out about vaccine rollout after Maimonides legal notice

COVID-19.“I’m almost in tears, I’m so happy I’m gonna get this vaccine,” he smiled.He’s an emergency room nurse at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe Claire and is among health-care workers there who are now getting the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time.Freedland is scheduled to get his on Saturday. He thinks critical care staff should have been among the first to be inoculated.“Critical care. If we don’t have the staff, people die,” stressed Freedland.

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Coronavirus: Quebec vaccination campaign ramps up with 21 sites opening Monday

COVID-19 vaccination efforts on Monday with 21 sites opening across the province in a bid to maximize inoculation for priority groups.At the top of the list are residents of long-term care homes (CHSLD), as well as health-care workers in those facilities. Medical experts say Quebec right to start vaccinations in long-term care centres Personal caregivers of residents in nursing homes are also being given priority status, according to Marguerite Blais, the minister responsible for seniors and informal caregivers.In a tweet on Monday, Blais said caregivers over the age of 70 are on an equal footing with health-care workers but some restrictions apply.Cher @francoismarcot Ils le seront.

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Quebec to inject $4.6 million into province’s movie theatres amid COVID-19 slump

–with files from Alessia Maratta, Global News

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Quebec parents worried about online learning as students leave classrooms for Christmas

Coronavirus: Quebec to start testing air quality in schools next week Unlike high schools, many elementary schools still don’t have the technology to allow for a full online school day for every student. Instead, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge is mandating only ‘daily contact’ between elementary school teachers and their students.In a statement, the Lester B.

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Quebec adds 1,345 new cases, 28 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations surge

novel coronavirus Friday, bringing the province’s total to 147,877.There are 28 additional deaths, including five in the past 24 hours. Health authorities say the other fatalities occurred earlier and have been retroactively added to the total.Since March, the health crisis has led to the deaths of 7,183 Quebecers.

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New coronavirus restrictions for Quebec malls, retail stores get underway

novel coronavirus come into effect Friday in shopping malls and retail stores across Quebec.The tightened controls include limiting the number of people in those businesses, depending on their size. Capacity will be determined by dividing by 20 the surface area available to customers in square metres.As part of the plan, all stores must also post clear signage indicating the maximum number of clients allowed inside.Masks and physical distancing of two metres must also be enforced and respected in those businesses.

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Canada adds nearly 6,500 coronavirus cases, 83 deaths as vaccine nears

COVID-19 and 83 deaths on Thursday as a clearer picture of a vaccine emerged.The country now has 395,927 cases total and 12,407 deaths.The final step before the Pfizer vaccine can be approved is expected to be completed on Friday, according to officials, who expect a “favourable” decision. How many Canadians have the new coronavirus? Total number of confirmed cases by region Pfizer’s vaccine was approved for use in the U.K.

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Quebec sets single-day coronavirus record with 1,514 new cases

novel coronavirus pandemic, with 1,514 new cases recorded Wednesday.There are 43 additional deaths. Health authorities say nine of those deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, while the others were added to the toll retroactively.

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Montreal long-term care residences see growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19.In the island of Montreal, three long-term care facilities are dealing with growing outbreaks of the novel coronavirus: Maimonides Geriatric Centre, Ste. Anne’s Hospital which primarily serves veterans and the latest, the West Island Manor in Pierrefonds.At the Manor, 53 people have caught the virus: 40 patients and 13 health care staff, according to the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.

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COVID-19 outbreak at Maimonides prompts concerns over staffing, safety

COVID-19 outbreak is being caused by staff shortages.According to the Quebec health ministry, as of Nov. 25, 43 clients have tested positive for the virus and four have died.Jennifer Clarke, site coordinator at Maimonides, said staff have also been infected.“Currently we have 22 employees that are off with COVID,” she told Global News.“These employees are front-line staff but also staff who work in other areas.”She said seven family caregivers have also fallen ill, but four patients have since recovered.

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Online learning spurred by pandemic takes toll on university students and teachers in Montreal

Quebec will not have to offer online learning to all students for now, court rules It’s been almost nine months since university and CEGEP students started learning online full-time due to the health crisis. Many first-year students have struggled meeting new people, and forging social and academic connections has proven difficult.Experts say while the effects vary from person to person, learning in isolation and staring at a screen all day, poses tremendous challenges.“I only know what students tell me.

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Quebec opposition says real solution is needed to improve school ventilation

COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. School ventilation is a big problem, particularly in Montreal, where they are being forced to keep windows open in order to circulate the air.

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Plans for Montreal schools to open windows for ventilation stir concern

COVID-19 cases remains high in Quebec and schools are preoccupied with their ventilation systems in order to limit the spread of the virus. Canada’s schools need better air ventilation.

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Owners of Dorval’s Herron long-term care residence cease operations, residents to be relocated

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“The CIUSSS is already in contact with its infection prevention and control service,” a statement from the health agency reads.

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Teens more at risk as they face COVID-19 realities, youth workers warn

Quebec boosts mental health funding for youth, opposition calls for more help amid COVID-19 crisis He blames the pandemic.Staff at the YMCA in Pointe-Saint-Charles say the needs are great.“For example, the need for mental health support, the need for more resources and referrals,” explained Katrina Heyde, who heads the organization’s school perseverance sector in the province.“Kids are really struggling.”At L’ancre des Jeunes, Rubenstein said other youth organizations he works with are also worried.“There does seem to be an increased risk of dropping out,” he told Global News.He added that some kids began quitting school during the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring. Educators like Stéphanie Paquette, a behaviour management specialist with

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Lévis forms task force to fight spread of COVID-19 in workplaces

With files from Global News’ Travis Todd and Kalina Laframboise

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Canada tops 200,000 cases of coronavirus

coronavirus on Monday, marking a grim milestone for the country as provinces work to control the second wave.As of Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET, there were 200,730 confirmed infections in Canada, while the death toll stood at 9,776.

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Coronavirus: Starbucks shifts to take out-only in Quebec, Ottawa stores

Starbucks Canada is temporarily shifting to a “to-go” model in all of its stores across Quebec and Ottawa, bolstering its safety measures in response to a surge of coronavirus cases.The cafe giant announced Thursday that customers visiting its company-operated stores in Quebec and the nation’s capital will still be allowed to pick up drinks and food as normal but no longer be able to use any indoor or outdoor seating areas.Starbucks said in a release it was moving to the to-go model to keep its employees and customers safe, and highlighted the Quebec government’s decision earlier in the week to limit dining to take out-only in three areas of the province.Under the new measures, which come into effect on Thursday in Montreal, Quebec City and

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Report shines light on why Montreal’s racialized communities suffered more from COVID-19

“Back during the confinement, it became apparent that there were that certain cultural communities that seemed to be particularly affected by the by the pandemic,” said researcher Janet Cleveland, who co-authored the report.“Particularly those who were working in CHSLD as personal care attendants, so many refugee claimants, people from Haiti, from sub-Saharan Africa.”After doing interviews with 50 informants from various communities, Cleveland and her team found that some of the factors that influenced COVID-19’s effect on cultural communities were being in tough financial situations, or having a high-risk front-line job.“They tend to have lower incomes, so often, maybe, for example, will be living in smaller apartments with less ability to

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Montreal transit returning to mandatory front door boarding on Monday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In addition to the clear shields, as seen in restaurants and grocery stores across the province, explanatory posters have been hung around the bus to help facilitate movement and help maintain safe two-metre distance.“These adjustments have been developed to make our customers’ journey as smooth as possible and to allow the driver to maintain a safe distance of two meters from customers, thereby reducing the risk of the spread of COVID-19,” indicated the STM’s press release.STM inspectors will continue checking tickets in metro stations and bus network.

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Some students and parents oppose in-person exams at Dawson College

Coronavirus: Teen starts petition urging Quebec to act faster to release distance-learning plan Several students have launched an online petition, opposing the plan to write in-person exams. As of Friday, July 31, 500 people had signed it.The petition on change.org reads, in part, “We are not willing to risk our health, nor the health and safety of our families in order to complete an exam that can easily be performed online – as was proven since we proceeded in this way during the winter semester of 2020.

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Where are people catching COVID-19 in Quebec?

COVID-19 cases go into the triple digits again.On Wednesday, the province recorded 142 new cases, and on Tuesday, 180 new cases — the most since mid-June.“It’s much higher than it was 10 days ago and so there is a level of transmission there that justifies that,” said Dr. David Kaiser with Montreal’s Public Health department.

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Quebec road safety blitz begins as police expect more construction holiday traffic due to COVID-19

coronavirus pandemic.As a result, police say more traffic and cars on the road are expected as Quebecers stay home during their summer vacation and access to the U.S. border is limited.

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Verdun beach officially opens for the season with COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19.Waves of 80 people are allowed in at a time for blocks of 45 minutes. Borough officials say that’s to allow as many people as possible to make use of the facilities.“The beach capacity is usually around 400 people,” explained Verdun Borough Councillor Pierre L’Heureux, “so it’s a big restriction for sure, yes.” Verdun Beach closure doesn’t stop Montrealers from sunbathing, swimming Fences enclose the spot, beachgoers enter and exit from opposite ends of the site and everyone must sanitize their hands before entering.

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Quebec government walking back parts of economic restart bill as criticism grows

coronavirus crisis, would trample reforms made after the Charbonneau Commission.“I am extremely worried (about accountability),” said Guylaine Leclerc.In question period, Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade voiced similar concerns.“The premier and his government would create extremely favourable conditions for the emergence of corruption and collusion, and grant themselves extraordinary powers,” she said.Premier François Legault has said he would extend this National Assembly session in order to pass legislation with the consensus of opposition parties, but all the opposition parties say they won’t vote for the bill as is.“This bill has been written on a napkin, apparently, and (it is) going way too far, way too far in so many areas,

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Plea from front-line nurse: ‘I’m sacrificing so I’d like everyone to do their part’

Just days after many businesses in the greater Montreal region reopened, and as warm weather hits, one West Island nurse is sounding the alarm over what she sees as a widespread lack of respect regarding COVID-19 and social distancing.

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Beaconsfield boaters upset over restricted access to launch ramps

In Beaconsfield, Que., boaters are frustrated with new restrictions preventing them from launching larger crafts from trailers from two ramps in that city — one at Lakeview Boulevard and a second at Angell Avenue .

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Asylum seekers confused by Quebec government’s messages on immigration

Refugee claimants and advocates say Quebec Premier François Legault’s promise Monday to consider pushing for residency status for asylum seekers in the province is causing confusion, arguing that his pledge doesn’t go far enough.

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Lessons Learned: West Island regional health agency preparing for second wave of coronavirus

It’s been six weeks since the CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal first came into the public spotlight. That’s when the regional health authority announced it was taking over management of a private long-term care facility on its territory, CHSLD Herron, after 31 seniors died there in a month.

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Coronavirus: Quebec Premier François Legault distributes masks outside Montreal Metro station

Quebec Premier François Legault was at the Cadillac Metro station Friday morning distributing reusable face coverings to those who need them.

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Coronavirus: West Island makes masks available to seniors

As businesses re-open in the Montreal area, health officials insist wearing a mask in public will become more important to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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Graduating Côte St-Luc high school students rally to help seniors in their community

Graduating students at Bialik High School in Côte St-Luc took a break from studying Friday morning to team up with parents and teachers to give back to the community.

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Lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon could endanger vulnerable communities: officials

Federal officials stressed the dangers to long-term care residents and Indigenous communities if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too quickly after projections in Quebec painted a dire picture of the potential cost.

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Seniors minister grilled in virtual National Assembly Hearing

Quebec’s Minister responsible for seniors, Marguerite Blais, was grilled about her government’s handling of outbreaks in long-term care homes for two hours on Friday morning during a virtual National Assembly commission.

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Quebec experts cautiously optimistic about COVID-19 hospital projections

Researchers predict that if the trend continues with hospitalization rates and if protective measures slowly decrease, Quebec hospitals can handle the predicted surge in cases of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Quebec counts 69 more deaths, cases climb above 24,100

The COVID-19 crisis has now claimed 1,515 lives in Quebec, with an additional 69 deaths announced on Sunday. The number of confirmed cases in the province has climbed to 24,107.

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Coronavirus: Former Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette to work in Quebec care homes

Former Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette announced on Saturday that she will work in Quebec’s long-term care homes as they continue to suffer the worst of the COVID-19 crisis in the province.

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Jewish General Hospital seeing more seniors admitted from long-term residences due to dehydration

An emergency physician working at the Jewish General Hospital says he’s experiencing the results of under-staffing at seniors’ residences first hand.

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Granby, Que., police searching for suspect accused of spitting on grocery store customers

Granby, Que., police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a suspect in an alleged assault that took place at a local grocery store.

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Coronavirus: Quebec automobile insurance board gradually re-opening service outlets

The SAAQ, Quebec’s automobile insurance board, has widened the list of services available at its service outlets amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Free of COVID-19: How a Lachine retirement home is keeping the coronavirus out

Les Brises, a seniors’ residence in Lachine, is trying to do things differently.

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