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Green Battery Materials Maker Nouveau Monde Graphite Aims to Power Energy Revolution
Nouveau Monde Graphite says it wants to power the sustainable energy revolution. The Canadian company is developing carbon-neutral battery materials to serve the growing EV and cleantech markets and is doing so via a mining and...
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Montreal SPCA wants to change how pet custody is considered in a breakup
The Montreal SPCA is pushing for a change to Quebec family law to have pets treated more like children than property after a couple breaks up.
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Quebec’s proposed unvaccinated tax raises legal, ethical, political concerns
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the chorus of voices saying they need more details before they can support Quebec's plan to implement a tax on residents unvaccinated against COVID-19.
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Parents weigh risks, benefits ahead of return to in-class learning
Parents in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are weighing the risks and benefits of sending their children back to the classroom as in-person learning resumes despite the Omicron surge.
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Legault proposes tax on unvaccinated as public health director resigns
A day after the resignation of Quebec’s public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, Premier Francois Legault proposed a new tax on people not vaccinated against COVID-19, though he didn’t announce a timeline or amount of the tax.
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Canadian hospitals feel the strain of COVID-19 staff shortages
Hospitals across the country are feeling the pressure of soaring COVID-19 case counts as staff call in sick, forcing facilities to turn away patients requiring non-urgent medical procedures.
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Quebec announces new COVID-19 measures aimed at the unvaccinated
Dr. Jesse Papenburg, pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, joins Power & Politics to discuss Quebec's new measures as the province braces for more than 3,000 COVID-19...
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Quebec expands COVID-19 vaccine passport requirements to liquor, cannabis stores
Quebec has announced it will expand where a COVID-19 vaccine passport is required to include liquor and cannabis stores, with other non-essential retailers to be possibly added in the coming months.
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Omicron causes hospital staff levels to drop as hospitalizations surge
The Omicron variant has dealt hospitals a double blow — surging numbers of patients and plummeting levels of staff due to illness and isolation requirements.
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Quebec doctor travels to Poland to treat Ukrainian refugees
Dr. Julien Auger from Quebec is treating Ukrainian refugees who have crossed the border at Hrebenne, Poland. He says he's seen people who haven't eaten or drunk anything in 24 hours and others who have waited up to 14 hours at the border.
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Montreal nurse expresses concern over new Quebec measures
Description: Front-line nurse Naveed Hussain said the Quebec government's plan to allow some health-care workers to stay on the job even if they test positive for COVID-19 is 'extremely risky.'
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Provinces on alert as Omicron spreads through long-term care homes
Long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec are clamping down after hundreds of staff and residents test positive for COVID-19. Ontario has already taken action, pausing all general visits, while Quebec officials say they’re monitoring...
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Some Quebec health workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working
Quebec is allowing some health workers infected with COVID-19 to remain at work, in an effort to reduce health-care staff shortages.
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Quebec announces strict new measures amid rising Omicron infections
Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday announced a series of new measures, saying they are necessary to prevent overwhelming the health-care system. The province is reintroducing a curfew, limiting bubbles to one household, closing...
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Quebec brings back curfew, tightens restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19
Quebec residents will once again face an evening curfew, beginning 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, as the province shatters its single-day COVID-19 record. In Ontario, residents with symptoms are being told to assume they have COVID-19 and...
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Opposition to Quebec curfew while non-essential businesses ordered to stay closed on Sundays
Fifty-seven ticket fines were handed out and one person was arrested after a crowd gathered in Quebec on Saturday to protest a curfew introduced on New Year's Eve. In addition to the evening curfew, Quebec residents won't be able to...
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Officials plead with Canadians to get COVID-19 tests, booster shots as provinces face delays
Canadian health officials are pleading with the public to get COVID-19 booster shots and tests, as provinces face delays while shattering COVID-19 records. Despite alarming numbers, there’s still no dramatic spike in hospitalizations –...
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Concerns grow over surge in COVID-19 cases across Canada
COVID-19 case numbers are surging in Canada as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads. Experts say they are concerned about the impact it will have on hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
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Quebec's Jean-Marc Vallée, director of Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club, dead at 58
Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, has died. He was 58.
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Protection against Omicron plummets with only two vaccinations, Ontario data shows
Data from the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table shows that protection against the Omicron variant plummets with only two vaccine doses. Nonetheless, experts say any number of vaccinations is better than none.
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Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée dead at 58
Quebec filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, acclaimed for his work on films like Dallas Buyers Club and television shows like Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, died on Sunday at his cottage outside of Quebec City. He was 58.
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Quebec shutters businesses amid COVID-19 surge
Quebec has shut down bars, gyms, cinemas and other businesses, in an attempt to curb a dramatic surge in COVID-19 caseloads. The province also instituted a mandatory work-from-home order for all non-essential workers.
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Montreal declares state of emergency as Quebec breaks COVID-19 record
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante declared a state of emergency the same day that Quebec broke yet another daily COVID-19 record. In Ontario, officials are favouring boosters over restrictions, ramping up appointments in an attempt to slow...
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COVID-19 and the holidays: Your questions answered
Dr. Christopher Labos, a Montreal epidemiologist and cardiologist, answers questions on holiday gatherings amid the Omicron variant's surge in several provinces, as well as concerns over rapid test and contact tracing shortages.(Credit:...