The situation in Quebec's health-care system 'will continue to be difficult' in the coming weeks, Health Minister Christian Dube warned Thursday. He is calling on nurses to come and help out at busy Info-Santé 811 phone line, which received around 10,000 calls on Wednesday.
A new clinic in Montreal’s east end celebrated its inauguration on Thursday. It’s staffed entirely by nurse practitioners clocking in on voluntary overtime with hopes the centre will relieve stress on the system. When it’s fully up and running, the clinic should help to relieve pressures on nearby emergency rooms at the Santa Cabrini and Masionneuve-Rosemont hospitals. On Thursday, both had occupancy rates at around 150 per cent.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested in Quebec City Friday night in connection with an attempted murder. A 911 call was made earlier that morning around 1:45 a.m. When police arrived on the scene, they discovered an elderly man with a head injury. He was transported to hospital in critical condition.
A western Quebec school board is warning parents of students at a Chelsea, Que. school that two pizzas delivered for a pizza lunch were contaminated with mouse feces.
Montreal police said they arrested two teenage boys and a woman in her 20s after a daylight shooting in a St-Leonard grocery store parking lot Thursday.
As Canadians marked World AIDS Day on Thursday, one volunteer at a Montreal housing facility shared his story about the centre that he says has been a life-changer for so many people.
The RCMP said investigators are searching a home in Vaudreuil-Dorion, a suburb west of Montreal, as part of a 'national security' operation. The national police force began its operation Wednesday night. Police at the scene would not say what led them to the house on Aquin Avenue, in Quebec's Monteregie region.
Longueuil police have arrested a man for the alleged murder of 41-year-old Luc Domingue who died in hospital after he was stabbed in November. Philipp Peter Czaputowicz, 36, was arrested Thursday and is expected to face second-degree murder charges, according to police.
The three recently elected Parti Quebecois members who have steadfastly refused to swear the oath of office to the King were barred Thursday from taking their seats in the legislature. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the two other members were blocked from entering by the sergeant-at-arms.
Statistics Canada says employment was little changed in November as the economy added a modest 10,000 jobs.
Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country 'incredibly concerned' about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group representing the specialists across the country.
Four Indigenous women in Winnipeg are believed to be dead at the hands of an alleged serial killer.
The Q4 2022 earnings reports from Canada's big banks are showing signs that the Canadian economy is slowing down ahead of a potential recession, with some signs of optimism.
Nine out of 10 Canadians believe there could be a recession in 2023, according to a new national survey, with four out of 10 calling it 'likely.'
While it seems like some Maritime communities are in an uphill battle with affordable housing, one Fredericton man's community model is thriving and expanding.
