Quebec ready to vaccinate against monkeypox as soon as Friday, with 25 confirmed cases
Quebec says it is ready to vaccinate people who have come into close contact with monkeypox as soon as Friday.

Quebec says it is ready to vaccinate people who have come into close contact with monkeypox as soon as Friday.
A minke whale carcass was spotted in the St. Lawrence river about 45 kilometres northeast of Montreal Thursday afternoon.
Montreal police were on-site at John-Rennie High School Thursday after threatening images were posted to social media, which may have featured a firearm, near the school.
Kristina Ronnquist has lived in Quebec for five years, but following the recent reform of the Charter of the French Language, she says she's leaving the province.
Kahnawake says it will suspend all political engagement with the Quebec government until it can provide a “substantive solution” regarding the controversial overhaul to the French language charter passed earlier this week.
Just under a week ago, the number of health-care staff absent for reasons related to the virus dropped below 5,000. Only six days later, it's dropped below 4,000 -- it currently stands at 3,998.
More than 30,000 Hydro-Quebec customers have regained power in the past 24 hours, but the company's teams still have work to do.
Contractor Tony Accurso has lost a Court of Appeal case, and is set to serve a four-year sentence for his role in running a graft system.
Officials are monitoring water levels along the Gatineau River due to the upcoming rain in the forecast and the fact the Baskatong reservoir is at its limit.
In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that the Canadian government will be moving ahead on new gun-control measures 'in the coming weeks.' In previous Parliaments, the Liberals have made changes to Canada's gun laws, but in the 2021 federal election, Trudeau promised to go further.
Quebec says it is ready to vaccinate people who have come into close contact with monkeypox as soon as Friday.
Ray Liotta, the actor known for his roles in 'Field of Dreams' and the Martin Scorcese mob classic 'Goodfellas,' has died.
By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives.
Families are sharing photos and stories of their loved ones, who lost their lives in a mass shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday afternoon.
Angel Garza, one of the first responders to the mass shooting in Texas, learned his daughter was among the victims as he treated her friend.
An unprecedented drought has brought the water levels at Lake Mead down low that dozens of sunken boats are now visible.