Premier Francois Legault said he would await recommendations due next week from director of public health Dr. Horacio Arruda before making any announcements about how many people Quebecers will be allowed to celebrate the season with this year.
Officials have confirmed the first cases detected in Canada of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ottawa, Ont., amid warnings that it remains unclear just how transmissible and severe infection by the highly-mutated variant might be.
Doctors have had to field calls in recent weeks giving expert advice to those parents nervous about booking a COVID-19 vaccination appointment for their children.
A Montreal infectious diseases specialist is leading a new COVID-19 vaccine trial testing the Moderna vaccine on six-month-old to six-year-old children, the last and youngest group of kids to be eligible for vaccination in Canada.
Hundreds of pregnant women in Quebec have contracted COVID-19 and doctors say they're worried because vaccination rates among that population appear to be low.
Health Canada has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11, giving the regulatory green light to Pfizer-BioNTech's two-dose vaccine, meaning kids across the country will soon be able to receive additional protection against the novel coronavirus. The first shipment of these pediatric doses will arrive on Sunday, with a total of 2.9 million doses landing by the end of next week.
Extending both the sickness and caregiving benefits into next spring – as proposed in Bill C-2 – will cost the government approximately $873 million, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates.
CTV's chief financial commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid discusses the global market sell-off over fears of a new COVID-19 variant. Read her analysis on CTVNews.ca.
Some Canadians who received a pandemic jobless benefit are set to receive notices that they have to repay some of the aid they received last year.
The Liberal government introduced a new pandemic aid bill Wednesday afternoon that would maintain some financial supports for businesses and workers until at least the spring of 2022.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the release of oil reserves with the hopes of curbing high energy costs, but one Canadian expert says it won't be enough to turn around rising gas prices and may in fact be followed by a small increase.
Canada is reviewing its vaccine booster strategy, adding new countries to the list of nations subjected to federal travel restrictions, and is imposing new testing requirements on all air travellers coming from outside of Canada with the exception of the U.S., due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Federal ministers and public health officials announced these three new steps with the aim of preventing further importation and spread of the variant of concern.
Five officers have been suspended while the Quebec City police force investigates a violent altercation involving two Black teenagers. A second man came forward to say he was beaten by police just hours earlier in a restaurant, with video to prove it.
A former Montreal elementary-school teacher who pleaded guilty to taking photos of unsuspecting girls over three years, including capturing images up their skirts, will have his teaching licence revoked, Quebec’s education minister announced Tuesday.
Montreal police are investigating yet another instance of gunshots fired, this time in northern Rivière-des-Prairie, striking a parked car. No victims have been located.
Marie-Claire Blais's many works of fiction, poetry and playwriting include A Season in the Life of Emmanuel, which has been translated into 10 languages and is one of the most widely read Quebecois pieces of writing in the world. Blais died Nov. 30 in Florida.
It would be déjà-vu, except for the new face at the centre of it. After the City of Longueuil announced it would cull deer in a park, the city's mayor -- 29-year-old Catherine Fournier -- has been sent a threat serious enough to involve police.
Just hours before a general indefinite strike is set to begin at several of Quebec's public daycares, one major union was still sitting at the bargaining table, but those talks didn't last long.
A Quebec judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit launched by a Quebec woman who argued that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated her rights when he called out her 'racism' during a Liberal Party rally in 2018.
Even before a new set of travel rules was announced Tuesday afternoon, confusion reigned at travel agencies and airport terminals in Montreal, with people saying they're having trouble staying on top of the situation.
Canada is reviewing its vaccine booster strategy, adding new countries to the list of nations subjected to federal travel restrictions, and is imposing new testing requirements on all air travellers coming from outside of Canada with the exception of the U.S., due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Federal ministers and public health officials announced these three new steps with the aim of preventing further importation and spread of the variant of concern.
Canada has reported seven confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, with cases now in several provinces.
As researchers continue to study the new COVID-19 variant Omicron stoking fears around the globe, vaccine manufacturers are issuing guidance on their shots' effectiveness.
As of Nov. 30, the transition period allowing for a negative COVID-19 test from those looking to travel by plane, train or ship in Canada will end, meaning all travellers must be fully vaccinated before boarding and provide proof that they have received the complete doses of a vaccine series.
Multiple pedestrians have been struck by a vehicle and taken to hospital in west London, Ont, according to police.
