Palliative care isn't just for the dying: Demystifying what it means to get help
Palliative care, which is offered when someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, often gets confused with hospice care, which is comfort without curative intent.
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Temperatures are expected to be above average the entire weekend, and the daytime high on Monday could be close to the 30-degree mark.
Father charged with second-degree murder in daughter's stabbing death
A father has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 34-year-old daughter in southern Quebec.
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Quebec Energy Minister thinks gasoline taxes should be raised
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Montreal launches $2 million plan to revitalize The Village
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Veteran TSN sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen has died
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RCMP arrest 7 in vast ketamine trafficking sweep in Quebec, Ontario
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Montreal driver charged after crash during police chase in northwestern Ont.
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Quebec man facing eight counts of child pornography charges
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Incendiary objects at Northvolt site: anonymous saboteurs give explanation
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Palliative care isn't just for the dying: Demystifying what it means to get help
Palliative care, which is offered when someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, often gets confused with hospice care, which is comfort without curative intent.
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Two falcons hatched from the University of Montreal's nest on Thursday, while a nest in Kahnawake, Que. welcomed four eggs that were in a precarious location due to construction near Trois-Rivieres.
Adopted daughter in the Netherlands reunited with sister in Montreal and mother in Colombia, 40 years later
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Hot Girl Social Club a place where Montreal women can network
Valerie Chourcroun created the 'Hot Girl Social Club' a year ago when she was looking for a way to meet other like-minded women. She put a call out on social media to see if other women wanted to join her on her weekly walks around the city.
Montreal comic book artist among those honoured with Canada Post stamp
Montreal graphic novelist Michel Rabagliati is among four artists Canada Post honoured with stamps that went on sale on Friday.
Cycling past a school bus? Stop if the flashing lights are on
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Mice, cockroaches: NDG family raises health concerns over unfixed hole in apartment ceiling
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Her SUV was stolen in Montreal. A Good Samaritan on Facebook helped her get it back
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Quebec is short 3,000 pharmacists, professional order says
All health-care sectors are facing significant staff shortages, but it's a major problem in the pharmaceutical industry, whether in pharmacies or hospitals, says the president of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec (OPQ).
Quebec family doctors say political discourse must first change to value family medicine
The Canadian Press spoke to a number of family medicine students and seasoned doctors about the value of their profession. They are all convinced that the political discourse must first change to improve Quebec's access to family doctors.
Seniors' coalition asks for 24/7 CLSCs, but Quebec says no
The Legault government has refused to open CLSCs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as a seniors' coalition requested.
Family sues Lakeshore Hospital after mother found dead on ER floor
A Montreal family has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Lakeshore Hospital after their 86-year-old mother fell on the floor and died at the hospital allegedly without anyone noticing.
Quebec teachers to train students on how to intervene during an opioid overdose
Some 2,300 high school teachers in four Canadian provinces are now able to train their students to intervene in the event of an opioid overdose. Just under 800 of these teachers are in Quebec.
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Study finds e-bikes could reduce Montreal vehicle commutes by a quarter
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As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate
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Ontario sees first measles death in more than a decade after young child dies
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Think twice before sharing 'heartbreaking' social media posts, RCMP warn
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