COVID-19: Quebec set to end mask mandate for public transit
Global News
Masking will remain mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care centres. People with COVID-19 must continue to wear a mask in public while they recover.
Quebec is lifting its mask mandate for public transit on June 18.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday in a news release the decision was based on a recommendation by public health officials, adding that the COVID-19 situation in the province continues to improve.
Masking will remain mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care centres.
People with COVID-19 must continue to wear a mask in public while they recover.
Quebec became the last province to lift its indoor mask mandate in most public places on May 14.
Earlier in the day, a Quebec government health-care research institute said it expects the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the province to continue declining over the next two weeks.
A chemical engineer out of the University of Calgary is piloting what she says is a more efficient, cleaner lithium extraction process.
The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available.
California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
The AER says the company must report any hazards that present a risk to public safety or the environment.
Trump nominated Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Howard Lutnick as his next U.S. commerce secretary, who would oversee tariff policy.
Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's the pigs that have experts on high alert.
The CFIA has recalled E. coli-tainted carrots, following a U.S. health warning about the contaminated produce linked to one death and dozens of illnesses.
Health Canada said there was an issue with the braking system of the Stokke YOYO baby stroller, sold between August and October this year.
These editorial stories and interviews will focus on the people, companies, research, and innovations leading the environmental and sustainable movement in B.C.
Bennett had just returned from the school run last week when she found the mom and a baby raccoon unconscious, with one of the babies sleeping on the furniture.
B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.