No compensation coming for red zone hotels who can't re-open pools
The Quebec government will not offer financial compensation to hotels in the province's red zone who cannot open their swimming pools for March break.
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Elementary-school students in Greater Montreal will have to wear a medical mask in class after spring break, The Canadian Press has learned from a reliable source. All other red zones will follow.
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Starting Monday, international travellers coming to Canada will have to quarantine in a hotel for three days at their own expense while they wait for the results of a COVID-19 test.
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Nearly a year after COVID-19 was first detected in Canada, CTVNews.ca asked Canadians how the pandemic has changed their lives. In their candid and heartfelt responses, we learn how some are coping with isolation, loss, heartbreak and new beginnings.
'All hands on deck': Montreal scientists step up in urgent COVID-19 variant hunt
Quebec recently took more than a month to spot two cases of a COVID-19 variant in Abitibi, so what hope does it have of sequencing the DNA of thousands of cases per week? Lots, it turns out, with scientists at McGill and Genome Quebec lending their labs.
Your Finances During the Crisis
Feds extending Canada Recovery Benefit eligibility by 12 weeks
The federal government announced it will extend the Canada Recovery Benefit eligibility period by an additional 12 weeks, as some recipients face a cut-off by end of March.
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and your taxes, explained
Canadians will soon be filing their 2020 taxes, an unprecedented tax year that experts say will have several moving parts to consider, such as loss of income and government financial aid.
Think you may need to repay CERB? Best to start planning now, experts say
Experts say filing taxes now will help clear up whether you owe the government money if you accidentally received both employment insurance and CERB.
A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went
Data from Employment and Social Development Canada show that 6.5 million people received the $500-a-week CERB during the first four weeks it was available in a largely rural-urban split, with higher proportions of populations relying on the CERB in cities compared to rural parts of the country.
Some ineligible self-employed CERB recipients won't be forced to repay, government says
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Good news, at last! Montreal can expect a warm spring
While forecasted temperatures for Tuesday are a return to a wintery cold, Montrealers got a taste of spring on Monday and they can expect a warm season ahead.
'They cannot wait': Quebec cancer doctors say their patients need vaccines, now
Quebec cancer specialists are asking the province to bump their patients up in the priority lineup, not just soon, but now, getting shots alongside the elderly.
Police seek help finding $1 million in jewelry stolen from Montreal home
Police are looking for anyone with information that could help in their investigation of a major jewelry theft in Montreal.
Man charged with promoting hatred towards women opts to go straight to trial
The case of a 72-year-old man charged with promoting hatred towards women will go straight to trial.
No compensation coming for red zone hotels who can't re-open pools
The Quebec government will not offer financial compensation to hotels in the province's red zone who cannot open their swimming pools for March break.
Forget flying into Trudeau Airport, petition calls for hub to be re-named for Rene Levesque
A petition calling for Montreal’s airport to be re-named for former premier Rene Levesque is gaining steam among a certain crowd in Quebec.
Long lines among the snafus on first day of Quebec's mass vaccination program
The good cheer of the first day of Quebec's mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign was marred for many Montreal seniors by the long lines to get their shots.
Quebec reports lowest increase in months with 613 new COVID-19 cases as mass vaccinations begin
The province also reported six new deaths due to coronavirus. Of those, one occurred in the last 24 hours, three between Feb. 22 and 27, and two happened before that period.
People in Montreal age 70 and over can now make appointments for COVID-19 vaccines
As of Monday morning, Montrealers 70 and over can now book an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Laval and Cote-Nord have also reduced their minimum age to 70.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 'not recommended' in people 65 and older: NACI
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is not recommending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in individuals aged 65 years and older, due to "the insufficiency of evidence of efficacy in this age group at this time."
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 needs better promotion: experts
Essential workers who are more likely to contract and transmit COVID-19 should be prioritized for immunization with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now that a national panel is not recommending it for seniors, experts say.
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
A new report by the Geneva-based Insecurity Insight and the University of California, Berkeley's Human Rights Center identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year.
Statistics Canada to release final economic figures for 2020, January GDP estimate
Statistics Canada is expected to say Tuesday morning precisely how bad a year the Canadian economy suffered in 2020.
Alberta allows low-intensity indoor fitness, reopens libraries as part of Step 2
Alberta continued to ease COVID-19 restrictions on Monday as cases of the variant and the positivity rate tick up.
