2023-11-15 19:02:05 Citing “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec, the national director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, invites people at risk to be vaccinated quickly. Although the situation is different from previous years, the COVID-19 virus is still circulating. At this time of year, increased vigilance is required … Read more
2023-11-25 01:29:01 Marc-André Fleury chose to wear a mask on Friday paying tribute to his wife and his indigenous roots, even though the National Hockey League (NHL) had prohibited him from doing so since it contravenes the new policy of the league on the wearing of special uniforms. The 38-year-old Quebec goaltender called on Indigenous … Read more
2023-11-24 19:51:05 While the respiratory virus season is in full swing, the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) is looking for vaccinators to carry out its vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID-19. Outaouais health authorities are calling on nurses, practical nurses, respiratory therapists or any other person authorized to administer injections, such as … Read more
2023-11-24 09:02:51 A chimeric monkey, whose cells come from two genetically distinct embryos of the same species, has been created by Chinese bioengineers whose work is published in the journal Cell (New window) (in English). Professor Zhen Liu and colleagues at the Associated Reproductive Engineering Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences created the chimera … Read more
2023-11-23 09:02:40 Inflation is slowing across the country, but housing costs are exploding. Rent prices increased, on average, by 8.2% from October 2022 to October 2023, according to data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada. And the strong demographic increase in the country would not be at all unrelated to this situation. There is no precedent … Read more
2023-11-20 18:11:08 Toronto is facing a “crisis” in mental health and addiction, says the president of the municipal public health committee, Chris Moise, who is urging Ottawa and the province to fund the City’s new action plan. A report accompanying the municipal plan presented Monday includes alarming data: In 2021, only 55% of adults in … Read more
2023-11-20 23:39:45 The office of the Minister of Health of Quebec, Christian Dubé, finds “very questionable” an expense made by the Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) to offer training from the National School of Humor to executives of the establishment. Radio-Canada revealed on Monday the existence of this contract worth $60,000 entitled “Humor … Read more
2023-11-20 21:05:37 The federal government will introduce legislation this month to provide grants for carbon capture and carbon neutral projects, as part of a plan worth about $20 billion over five years, according to an anonymous source with direct knowledge of the matter. Industry lobbies said in September that investments worth more than $50 billion … Read more