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Quebec mask mandate lifted in most places; where are they still required?

Quebec's face mask mandate has been lifted in most indoor settings as public health officials say the COVID-19 situation is improving across the province.

Over a quarter of Quebecers developed COVID-19 antibodies in 2.5 months in 2022

A new study out of Hema-Quebec and the Ministry of Health has found that more than one in four Quebec adults developed antibodies to COVID-19 between the beginning of the year and mid-March.

A bag of blood is shown at a clinic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

'The most selfish thing we can do,' say Quebec experts? Push for global vaccine equity

Politicians 'need to hear [that] average Canadians are truly worried that if this inequity continues, we will be battling another horrible Sigma or some other bad variant in the coming months,' one expert said. 'We sink or swim as humankind.'

A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Lenasia South Hospital, near Johannesburg. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1021. (AP Photo/ Shiraaz Mohamed)

How COVID-19 Affects Me

Canadians are more sensitive to stress than before the pandemic: report

A new report has found that 46 per cent of Canadians are feeling an increased sensitivity to stress than they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting their overall mental health.

A woman is seen pressing her hands against her face in this stock photo. (Anna Shvets/Pexels)

Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.

Masks no longer required in Nova Scotia public schools next week

Starting next week, students and staff will no longer be required to wear masks in Nova Scotia public schools.

Half of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 still experiencing at least one symptom two years later: study

Half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic are still experiencing at least one symptom two years later, a new study suggests.

Canadians forced to cancel, reschedule travel as passport delays continue

Many Canadians have told CTVNews.ca that they have had to cancel or reschedule their travel plans due to lengthy delays and wait times at passport offices as the federal government works to process almost a million more applications over the past year.

Your Finances During the Crisis

Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.

A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Rising cost of living worries Canadians, defines Ontario election

The rising cost of living is worrying Canadians and defining the Ontario election as prices go up on everything from groceries to gas.

Average price of gas in Canada tops $2 a litre for first time

Gasoline prices are showing no signs of letting up as the average price in Canada tops $2 a litre for the first time. Natural Resources Canada says the average price across the country for regular gasoline hit $2.06 per litre on Monday for an all-time high.

Ex-Goldman CEO Blankfein says recession possibility is 'very high risk factor'

CREA reports home sales down in April as mortgage rates rise

Increasing mortgage rates slowed home sales in April from the frenzied pace they started the year at, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday.

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After weeks of questions over Bill 96 and health, official answers still lack detail

Quebec's College of Physicians and some top lawyers say there's lots of grey area in how Bill 96 will play out in health care -- even after multiple requests to the province to clear up confusion.

Quebec adopts ankle monitor system to protect domestic violence victims

Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt monitoring devices to protect victims of conjugal violence.

Canadian government eyeing vaccines after monkeypox outbreak in Quebec

The federal government said it is exploring the possibility of using its limited stockpile of smallpox vaccines to protect Quebecers from the recent outbreak of the disease's cousin, monkeypox.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP)

Montreal police searching for man reported missing in St. Lawrence River

Montreal police officers are among search and rescue teams patrolling a stretch of the St. Lawrence river following reports that a man may have fallen in.

Quebec City Halloween attacker found guilty of first-degree murder

A man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City's historic district on Halloween night 2020 has been found guilty of murder.

Quebec Liberal leader asks media consortium to reschedule English-language debate

Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade made a plea to the English-language media consortium to reschedule its election debate, writing in a Friday letter that such events are "essential" to democracy.

Planting this weekend? Here are some tips for a pollinator's paradise

Whether you're an avid gardener or are just beginning to cultivate a green thumb, the long weekend in May is a perfect time to start wiggling your fingers in the dirt.