CTV News Montreal | COVID-19
  • The Montreal Symphony Orchestra dedicated a performance of Sicilienne to all those on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. SOURCE MSO NEW

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra plays thanks to those on COVID-19 front lines

    The Montreal Symphony Orchestra and maestro Kent Nagano dedicated a physically-distanced rendition of Gabriel Faure’s Sicilienne to “those in Quebec who provide essential services and take care of us all every day.” 73

TRACKING CASES ACROSS QUEBEC AND MONTREAL

FULL COVERAGE: COVID-19 in Quebec

  • CTV Montreal: Moving Day NEW

    Tenants' advocates call for extension of leases ending June 30 due to COVID-19

    Groups advocating for tenants rights are calling on the Quebec government to extend leases ending June 30 to give tenants currently confined to their dwellings due to COVID-19 more time to visit and choose their next apartments.

  • Amateur athletes look to fill the void

    A season of training solo seems likely for athletes during the COVID-19 crisis

    Like everything else, amateur sports leagues have been hit hard by the spread of COVID-19, and athletes have been forced to fill the void by training alone.

  • Non-profits team up to do grocery shopping

    Non-profits team up on the West Island to shop for those isolated during COVID-19 crisis

    Two non-profit organizations are teaming up on the West Island to do grocery shopping for those who cannot leave their homes during the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Bauer and Harvey's are teaming up to keep people physically distant at the drive-thru by the payment hockey stick. SOURCE Bauer

    Harvey's and Bauer team up on hockey stick payment terminal for maximum physical distance

    Harvey's and Bauer are teaming up to make drive-thru payment further apart during the COVID-19 pandemic as restaurant staff will use a payment machine attached to a hockey stick.

  • Visitor watch a jet engin propulsion of an Airbus 350-1000 at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France, Monday, June 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) NEW

    Airbus Canada turns to wage subsidy for employees at Mirabel during COVID-19 crisis

    Airbus Canada has chosen to turn to the Ottawa emergency wage subsidy so that union members who assemble the A220 in Mirabel can continue to receive their wages even if they have been on forced leave since March 24 due of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Stuffed animals can encourage children to read more according to new research. (© bradleyhebdon / Istock.com)

    Online reading club for kids stuck at home during COVID-19 crisis kicks off Friday

    The Blue Metropolis Literary Festival will kick off its Cosy Hour Story Hour April 10, 2020 on Facebook live, where authors will read stories for children every morning at 10 a.m.

  • FIreworks

    Montreal's fireworks competition has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

    The announcement comes a day after the city of Montreal announced that all festivals, cultural events and other public gatherings have been cancelled through July 2.

  • We've been advised to stand six feet apart from others to lower our risk of getting infected with the coronavirus. But how can we tell whether we're standing just far away enough from people, or if we need to tell them to back up a little bit more? (Max Pepper, CNN)

    Physical distancing orders a 'justifiable infringement on human rights': Quebec lawyer

    Lawyer Julius Grey says the provincial government's guidelines are justifiable and that people who snitch on their neighbours should make sure their actions are actually dangerous first. Police say they're receiving too many calls for situations that don't violate guidelines.

  • Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, speaks to reporters during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic at the legislature in Quebec City. Horacio Arruda, Quebec director of National Public Health, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

    'It's our duty': Protecting seniors from COVID-19 is Quebec's top priority, Premier Legault says

    Premier says 99 per cent of Quebecers who have died of COVID-19 are 60 or older, and 90 per cent are 70 per cent or older.

  • A bottle of Clorox bleach on display in a supermarket, in Walpole, Mass., on Aug. 1, 2011. (AP / Steven Senne)

    COVID-19: Exposures to potentially harmful cleaning products on the rise, especially among children

    Quebec's poison control centre has seen a significant increase in calls compared to March 2019.

  • FEQ

    Festival d'ete de Quebec and Festif! Baie-Saint-Paul cancel summer events due to COVID-19

    Organizers said it would be irresponsible not to cancel.

  • People line up at a Service Canada office in Montreal on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Statistics Canada says the economy lost 1,011,000 jobs in March as the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

    Unemployment rate skyrockets as Quebec loses 264,000 jobs in March due to impact of COVID-19

    Quebec's job losses in March were second in Canada, behind only Ontario, which lost some 403,000 jobs.





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    INTERACTIVE

    CTVNews.ca maps every confirmed COVID-19 case in the country

    Visit CTVNews.ca for an interactive record of the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada.

  • Johns Hopkins University has released a map that tracks the number of confirms and suspected cases of the deadly coronavirus. (Johns Hopkins University)

    Map: Tracking the spread around the world

    As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus spike and health officials try to contain the outbreak, a map has been released that lets you track the virus.

  • A pedestrian wears a protective mask as she walks in the winter weather downtown in Toronto on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    How do I know if I have COVID-19? A guide to symptoms

    CTVNews.ca explains the common symptoms of COVID-19, how the disease spreads, and what anyone who fears they may have been infected should do.

  • People line up for supplies outside the Costco store, Friday, March 13, 2020 in Boisbriand, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

    Canadians' COVID-19 concerns: I think I'm sick, now what?

    Initial symptoms of the new coronavirus are very similar to the flu or cold and include fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Dr. Lisa Barrett explained to CTV’s Your Morning what patients should do if they suspect they have the illness.

  • Health Canada recommends frequently cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces like doorknobs, light switches and countertops to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Nathan J, Fish / The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)

    How long can the novel coronavirus live on different surfaces?

    The novel coronavirus can live on different surfaces, sometimes for several hours, after an infected person coughs or sneezes on them. CTVNews.ca takes a look at some of these surfaces and common areas, and how long the virus can live on them.

  • A pedestrian wears a mask on as she walks in Toronto on Tuesday February 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    How to isolate at home during the new coronavirus outbreak

    As the novel coronavirus continues to rapidly spread and more Canadians are staying home in order to limit the rates of infection, here is the right way to go into isolation during the outbreak.