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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)

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The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over': WHO chief

The COVID-19 pandemic is 'most certainly not over,' the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the Omicron wave. He told governments that 'we lower our guard at our peril.'

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks with a member of staff during the first day of the 75th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

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.

Service Canada increases staffing at passport counters, but long waits persist

With lengthy delays for Canadians seeking to get a new or renewed passport, Service Canada says it’s upped staffing at passport service counters to expedite processing ahead of the summer travel season. Yet, travellers say they’re still facing long wait times.

COVID-19 may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children

A chain of events possibly triggered by unrecognized infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be causing the mysterious cases of severe hepatitis reported in hundreds of young children around the world, researchers suggest.

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.

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Canada inflation: How we compare to other G7 nations

With a meeting of G7 finance ministers underway this week, a CTVNews.ca analysis found that while Canadians are feeling the pain of record-high inflation, among G7 nations we are surpassed by Germany, the U.S., and the U.K.

'Buy now, pay later' plans could lead to exorbitant debt for Gen Z consumers: expert

'Buy now, pay later' plans are growing in popularity among Gen Z consumers, driven by influencers on TikTok and Instagram promoting these services. But one personal finance expert says these services can carry serious financial risks for young people.

'Hurts like hell': What goes into the price of gas in Canada

With the price of gas rising above $2 per litre and setting new records in Canada this year, CTVNews.ca looks at what goes into the price per litre of gasoline and where the situation could go from here.

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.

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.

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Some Quebecers will likely wait weeks before severely damaged power lines are fixed

After this weekend's fierce storm, some Quebecers are being told to hunker down and get ready to live on generators, or without power, for several weeks.

Hydro-Quebec still working to restore power after intense weekend storm

Hydro-Quebec is still working to restore power to many homes following last weekend's storm that left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark.

Dark storm clouds can be at the intersection of highways 34 and 417 in Ontario just southwest of the Quebec border on Saturday, May 21, 2022 (Photo submitted by Stuart Hay)

Laval police investigating death of young man after attempted home invasion

The body of a man in his early 20s was found after what police believe to be an attempted home invasion.

The body of a man in his early 20s was found after what police believe could have been an attempted home invasion. (Matt Gilmour/CTV News)

Teen dies after being ejected from ATV in Eastern Townships

A 15-year-old is dead after being ejected while riding an ATV in the Eastern Townships.

Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 across Ontario and Quebec

As the death toll related to the powerful storm that swept Ontario and Quebec on Saturday reached 10 on Monday, some of the hardest-hit communities were still working to take stock of the damage.

Saving a life? Two years of pandemic stress? Keeping calm is 'half the job,' paramedics say

It's a week designated to honour paramedics, and a recent call that sent two Montreal paramedics to a top-level emergency is one reminder of why.

Quebec ministerial exams now mandatory for homeschoolers; parents' group protests

A group of Quebec parents is asking to suspend the new obligation this year that forces children schooled at home to take ministerial exams in Grades 4 and 6, as well as in Secondary 2.

Partly inspired by U.S. politics, Quebec Solidaire pitches free access to all contraception

Saying it's motivated both by recent events in the U.S. and a sudden hike in the cost of living, Quebec Solidaire is proposing to make all contraception free.

Man stabbed 'near the neck and ears' in altercation at Jarry metro

The incident began inside the metro around 12:30 p.m., and then the two went outside, where their altercation turned more serious, police said.

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200 bodies found in Mariupol as war rages in Ukraine's east

Workers digging through rubble found 200 bodies in Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, another grim discovery in the ruined port city that has seen some of the worst suffering of the 3-month-old war.

Heavily-damaged private houses are seen on the shore of the Sea of Azov in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, on May 21, 2022. (Alexei Alexandrov / AP)

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EXCLUSIVE | Supreme Court Justice Mahmud Jamal on his journey to Canada’s highest court

Justice Mahmud Jamal sat down with CTV National News' Omar Sachedina for an exclusive interview ahead of the one-year anniversary of his appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. Jamal is the first person of colour to sit on the highest court in the country, bringing it closer to reflecting the diversity of Canada.