Quebec reaches two million vaccinations, reports 1,490 new daily cases
Quebec added 1,490 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths Tuesday as hospitalizations continued to climb.

Quebec added 1,490 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths Tuesday as hospitalizations continued to climb.
Lockdown measures in Quebec City, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Outaouais will be extended for an additional week, Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday.
For the second night in a row, protesters gathered in violation of Montreal's 8 p.m. curfew.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, spring is still the season when thoughts turn to romance and many of Montreal's betrothed are still finding ways to wed.
As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues in the province, opposition party Quebec Solidaire (QS) is calling for all workers to get a paid, four-hour break from work to get their shot.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, running from April 13 to May 12. During that period, Muslims all over the world partake in day-long fasts, with many attending mosques after sundown to pray.
As the U.K.'s royal family mourns the death of Prince Philip, Quebecers are remembering mixed reaction to royal visits. Prince Philip visited the province on 14 occasions, at times met with cheering crowds and other occasions when the reception was not as warm.
At Beaconsfield High School, the show must go on. Students at the high school in Montreal's West Island will perform the annual school play, only this year, it’s online.
One evening last summer, 32-year-old Mark and his partner Jennifer, whose identities CTV News has protected, were at their Montreal home sharing some cocktails.
“Everybody ... knew we were Jewish, even the children,” said Muguette Myers. “No one said anything.”
A Montreal woman who described a racist attack by an STM bus driver said a transit authority representative was accusatory and aggressive towards her when she tried to file a complaint.
For the first time in six months, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra will be onstage in front of an audience this week.
CTVNews.ca has everything you need to know about getting COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line.
It's been a confusing few days for Quebecers, and especially Montrealers, who live with chronic health conditions. After a series of contradictory statements, the province's health ministry clarified Friday what the progression will be.
Quebec is prolonging an existing lockdown in four regions, saying community spread of COVID-19 in them is 'everywhere,' while also bringing back an 8 p.m. curfew in Montreal and Laval.
Lost in this current outbreak of vaccine vacillation is the slowly-dawning political realization that the wrong people are being prioritized for the shot, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.
Quebec's response to the COVID-19 crisis should serve as am example for all those who will study public health and epidemiology on how not to handle a pandemic, writes Michael Levy.
Since the start of the pandemic, 12 women have been murdered in the context of domestic violence. Of these women, eight lost their lives in the past eight weeks.
The unwritten conclusion of that scathing auditor general's report into how the Public Health Agency botched early pandemic detection in Canada is obvious: Replace Dr. Theresa Tam, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.
Justin Trudeau must be delighted the Supreme Court has ruled that his carbon taxes are constitutional. As for Quebec, while it may not like the ruling on political grounds of federal government infringement on Quebec’s jurisdiction, the ruling does favour Quebec’s position on climate change. It gives Quebec a competitive advantage.
A long-awaited independent review has found 'serious flaws' in how the Toronto police force handled a number of missing persons investigations in the city’s Gay Village and is calling for a new approach that would shift some of the responsibility for handling these files onto civilians and community agencies.
What started as a day to get out of the house and play basketball ended with several crews trying to free a 12-year-old boy from a sinkhole in Thompson, Man.
Ontario Health told hospitals to ramp down elective surgeries on the same day that Rick Thompson's doctors said he would be added to the transplant list.
As a COVID-19 outbreak continues in New Brunswick’s Edmundston region, some are asking whether the Atlantic provinces should reconsider the reopening of the Atlantic bubble, scheduled for next Monday.
A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the 'utter uselessness' of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
Here's some advice for couples that had to reschedule or change their wedding plans during the pandemic.
Jill Macyshon has the story of the rescue operation to save a 12-year-old boy in northern Manitoba from being swallowed by a sinkhole.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
Hospital staff in Colombia are praising a 104-year-old coronavirus patient after she recovered from the virus for a second time.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Health Canada says it’s closely watching the situation south of the border, where federal health and safety officials have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of a small number of rare blood clotting events.
The U.S. is recommending a 'pause' in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
Canadians can now apply for refunds from Air Canada for cancelled flights as part of the government's financial assistance package to the embattled airline.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
More than 3,600 new COVID-19 infections were found across Ontario as health officials reported the highest positivity rate since last April.
Ontario Health told hospitals to ramp down elective surgeries on the same day that Rick Thompson's doctors said he would be added to the transplant list.
Canadians are having to find their own answers to the ethical question of when it is right for them to get the COVID-19 vaccine: as soon as they are eligible or after more vulnerable Canadians have gotten their dose.
As the third wave overtakes the province, with no sign of slowing down, Ontario's hospitals are turning into war zones — and those working in the ICUs are warning that we’re not just running out of beds, but people to treat the patients in them.
The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken criminal justice system.
Ont. hospitals running out of options against third wave
WARNING: There is outrage and anger in Minnesota over the police shooting of an unarmed Black man. WARNING: Outrage over police shooting of Daunte Wright
Provinces urging Canadians to get vaccinated as cases surge
Three U.S. fishermen received steep penalties after pleading guilty to fishing infractions on Vancouver Island.
Peter Soliman was among the first in his age group in Manitoba to test positive for the B.1.1.7. variant that landed him in the hospital.