Pop-up clinics, phone line launched to reach Quebec's unvaccinated
Quebec will launch pop-up clinics and a phone line to reach unvaccinated citizens in an effort to increase first vaccinations in regions where rates are lowest.
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Shoppers entering Quebec's big-box stores now must have COVID-19 vaccine passports
Quebecers will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter big-box stores with a surface area of more than 1,500 square metres, except for grocery stores or pharmacies.
The year of crowd-sourcing: Quebec parents, teachers, school boards report their own COVID-19 data
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Quebec wants to recruit about 8,000 employees in the school network by 2026
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Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths rise as ICU numbers drop
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Opinion: Public health officials must be held accountable for their decisions on school reopening
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French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies at 73
French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs were worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73.
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Teenager in hospital after being stabbed in Montreal's Plateau borough
A teenager is in hospital after being stabbed during an argument in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
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Hockey parents' positive behaviour can filter down to children on the ice, study says
A brief intervention that emphasizes positive behaviours can get hockey moms and dads to internalize those behaviours, improve their psychological well-being and change their children's conduct on the ice, a University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) study found.
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Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's 24-member freestyle team for Beijing
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Quebec shells out $25 million for business digital transformation
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Quebec company to increase N95 mask production
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Quebec snowboarder and cancer survivor preps for Olympics
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Montreal police searching for possible sexual assault victims of former foster family
Investigators out of the Montreal police department's (SPVM) sexual assault section want to speak with any possible victims of the couple Yvon Guernon and Lilianne Liboiron and their daughter: Linda Guernon.
Man in hospital after being shot in La Prairie
A man is in hospital after being hit by at least one gunshot while getting into a car in La Prairie.
Teenager in hospital after being stabbed in Montreal's Plateau borough
A teenager is in hospital after being stabbed during an argument in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
Man shot several times in second scene of gunfire on a violent Montreal night
Montreal police (SPVM) are investigating a second shooting overnight that left a young man in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Gun seized, two young men arrested in Laval, Que.
Laval police (SPL) officers have arrested two young men on weapons charges after they allegedly tried to flee from police.
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The Vancouver Canucks have hired the first-ever female assistant general manager in the NHL team's history.
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