QUEBECs—The Quebec legislature rapidly adopted a bill Thursday banning protests related to the COVID-19 pandemic within 50 metres of schools, daycares, and health-care facilities. The bill was introduced earlier in the day and passed unanimously after a few hours of debate. Under the law, demonstrations of “any manner” near protected institutions are prohibited if they…
Quebec Judge Refuses to Suspend the Obligation to Wear a Face Covering
MONTREAL—A Quebec judge has rejected a request from three Quebecers who wanted the province’s rules on face coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspended. In a decision rendered Friday, Quebec Superior Court Justice Frédéric Pérodeau refused to grant the application to immediately suspend provincial decrees and ministerial orders that oblige Quebecers to wear face coverings…
COVID 19: Quebec Coroner’s Inquest Told of ‘Dehydrated’ Long Term Care Residents
MONTREAL—An occupational therapist told a Quebec coroner’s inquest today some residents of a Montreal-area long-term care home likely died of dehydration during the first wave of COVID-19 in the province. The therapist, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, is testifying during hearings into the deaths at a long-term care facility in Montreal’s northern…
Ontario, Quebec Lay out Pandemic Plans for Students to Return to Schools in Fall
Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID−19 should be able to experience a “normal” return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked to loosen pandemic−related travel restrictions. Ontario and Quebec laid out their plans for schools Wednesday as they stressed the importance of vaccinations to keep…
Montreal Patios Are Reopening but Bar and Restaurant Owners Say They Lack Staff
MONTREAL—Karoline Gagnon worked as a bartender or bar manager for 25 years in Montreal and while she says she had often considered changing careers, the money and the freedom that lifestyle offered were too tempting. But more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Gagnon says she won’t be serving drinks when restaurant patios reopen…
Oxygen Cutoff That Killed One at Quebec COVID ICU Last Summer Blamed on Human Error
MONTREAL—A Montreal−area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occurred at Hopital Charles−Le Moyne, in Longueuil, Que., was first reported by La Presse today. Health authority spokesperson Martine Lesage said today in an email…
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