COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Tuesday
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Note: Quebec's Health Ministry does not publish the number of vaccine doses administered over the weekend.
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says he's pleased with the province's latest vaccination data, but he wants to see more. According to the latest daily update, 82 per cent of eligible Quebecers have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. "It's encouraging to see this increase," Dubé tweeted Monday. "We have to keep going to reach a minimum of 88 per cent, just like the first dose [vaccination rate]." As Quebec reports thousands of newly administered doses on a daily basis, the number of hospitalizations related to the coronavirus has also shot up in recent weeks. There are currently 227 people in hospital due to COVID-19 — the province's highest number since June 12. Seventy-two Quebec schools have begun using rapid testing to detect COVID-19 cases, but there's uncertainty about how tests will be administered.
When Premier Tim Houston recently raised the idea of reconsidering the province's ban on uranium exploration, the suggestion may have left some people scratching their heads.
Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Paul Hodgson has a couple of reasons to celebrate Family Day — and Black History Month, for that matter.
A year ago, then Gatineau mayor France Bélisle abruptly resigned, citing a hostile political climate. This week she has spoken out, offering more details of her complaints about municipal politics in Quebec.
One man is dead and three others are in police custody after a deadly assault on a Manitoba First Nation.
When Piper sends her son to school every morning, she calls out a similar refrain: "I love you, try your best, I'll be here to pick you up when school is done," hoping he will be safe and supported.
A downtown Edmonton business advocacy group is worried about how a series of planned bridge closures due to construction could impact the city.
Vancouver resident Tara Garofano says she made a dinner reservation on Valentine's Day — not for romance, but to take advantage of the final hours of the federal government's temporary Goods and Services Tax (GST) holiday.
Students at McMaster University in Hamilton are questioning the institution's commitment to the prevention of sexual violence after staffing changes at the office responsible for that work on campus.
Windsor-Essex could see its biggest snowfalls of the year in what Canada's weather agency is calling a "highly impactful" storm.
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) is looking into reports of two young cougars that were spotted alone near Canmore this week.
All crew members of the MSC Baltic III have been rescued after their vessel ran aground close to the Lark Harbour shoreline off Newfoundland and Labrador's west coast.
Here's a look at some of the closures, and special events, happening in Thunder Bay on the Family Day weekend:
If you live in or around Toronto, you may want to keep that shovel nearby.