The Red Cross is training up to 900 people to fill a variety of tasks while Quebec completes training for more than 10,000 people to work full-time as orderlies by mid-September in long-term care home. Syrian refugee George Chabo is one of those.
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Quebec's public health authorities are preparing now to avoid a potential catastrophe when flu season hits particularly if there is no COVID-19 vaccine available.
A Verdun man in his 70s who had to stop driving a cab during the pandemic is learning in the hardest way that his bank's mortgage flexibility doesn’t extend very far.
Psychologists say people often don't wear masks simply because they don't want to stand out. Ask people in Cote-Saint-Luc what it's like to have the norm flipped, with masks now required.
Quebec public health authorities announced Friday that a total of 55,682 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 and 5,560 people have died due to the virus.
A group composed of cinema owners, film producers and distributors in Quebec decided to create a program of locally-made films – both older ones and those whose scheduled screenings were cut short due to the pandemic – to make up for the lack of new films around the world as cinemas reopen.
Le Chateau Inc. says it has started the manufacturing of up to 500,000 hospital gowns in partnership with Logistik Unicorp Inc. and its contract with the federal government.
It turns out that COVID-19 increases water consumption. Quebec towns and suburbs are 'in trouble,' says one expert, and they want people to cut down on water use.
While wearing a face mask will soon become mandatory on public transit in Quebec, daycare educators are asking that they no longer be forced to wear them at work all the time.
There are now 3,396 people who have died of COVID-19 in Montreal, public health authorities announced Thursday, as confirmed cases in the city reached 27,349.
With more than nine million cases and counting, COVID-19 has hit every continent except Antarctica. Visit CTVNews.ca for an interactive look at the COVID-19 outbreak in key countries.
Experts say defining the end of the COVID-19 pandemic will be a long and difficult process, one that will vary largely by country. But most agree we will remain in pandemic territory until there are only occasional traces of localized cases that are quickly contained.
The chances of contracting COVID-19 through the ventilation in your home appear extremely slim, but there is still enough uncertainty around the virus that some scientists recommend being as proactive as possible in minimizing potential risks.
Canada's chief public health officer is officially recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks when maintaining a two-metre distance isn't possible. Dr. Theresa Tam told reporters that the language on masks has shifted from 'permissive' to a 'specific recommendation.'
