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8 dead after Pointe-Claire’s Cambridge residence allows gathering

On December 25, the Cambridge in Pointe-Claire is next in the long lineup of seniors facilities to be struck by the COVID-19 virus. The exposure started with two cases...
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Quebec expected to extend lockdown 3 to 4 more weeks

According to La Presse this morning, faced with the unbridled progression of COVID-19, Prime Minister François Legault will announce the imposition of total containment on Wednesday, for a period...
Canadian Travel January 7

Travellers will need negative test to return to Canada after January 7, 2021

The Canadian Press: OTTAWA -- Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as...
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Ottawa takes a stand on travellers returning to Canada

Canada will require returning travelers to present the result of a COVID-19 test taken within three days of their return. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement this morning...
Batshaw to host the first west island COVID-19 testing site.

Beaconsfield walk in COVID testing clinic is moving to Kirkland January 5

According to a recent Facebook post by Member of National Assembly for the Jacques-Cartier riding, Greg Kelley, the Beaconsfield testing centre located on Elm Avenue will be moving to...
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The Cambridge seniors residence in Pointe-Claire latest to be walloped by COVID

The Cambridge in Pointe-Claire is next in the long lineup of seniors facilities to be struck by the COVID-19 virus. On December 25, at 9:20 pm, residents were advised...
COVID CONFUSED? New List

Confused? Here is a summary of this weeks new COVID protocols

Here is an update on recent decisions and actions by the Canadian and Québec governments in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Stores to be closed from December 25 to January...
First Quebecer to recieve the COVID-19 vaccine

Video: First Quebecer to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Video: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vchb2Ew9rk Gisèle Lévesque, 89, is the first Quebecer to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She was vaccinated at 11:25 am this morning at the...
Vaccines Arrive in Canada

The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.

Some of the country's initial 30,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines touched down on Sunday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Twitter, sharing a photo of a plane...
Ministerial Order cancels all vacations for MWI IUHSSC Front line employees

Quebec issues Ministerial Order cancelling vacations effective Dec 13, for all employees of MWI...

Late yesterday afternoon,  all employees and managers of the Centre intégré de services de première ligne de l'ouest de l'Ile (MWI IUHSSC)received an email stating that, amongst other things,...