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Quebec’s plan to review status for asylum seekers working in care homes was questioned by Advocates.
In a seeming reversal of an earlier stance, Legault said this week that asylum seekers who are working in the health-care system could be eligible for a path to citizenship as immigrants instead of through…
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Covid vaccine is showing promising results
An early trial of a prospective COVID-19 vaccine that will soon be tested on Canadians has found it to be safe and also prompted an immune response. A study published Friday in the Lancet journal said the formulation…
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Something needs to happen before the vaccine for Covid-19 comes, here is what it is:
COVID-19 has upended our lives, and we’ve all heard that there will be no return to “full normal” until there is a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that has caused the pandemic. But how long will that take?…
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Schools in Quebec plans to have kids physically back in in fall 2020
Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Scenarios put forward include full and part-time schooling in the classroom. The Quebec government is aiming to have children physically back in school in the fall, ideally full time. “We want…
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President Donald Trump slammed by Barack Obama over Covid-19 response
Former U.S. president Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo…
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Scheer says as the provinces are going to begin to reopen economies, federal benefits deter Canadians from returning to work
As provinces begin gradually to reopen their economies, the federal government is pleading with Canadians to continue respecting pandemic measures — while the opposition Conservatives are warning that federal emergency aid could discourage some people from going…
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Mounties warn of spike in ‘sextortion’ scams
Mounties suggest disabling a webcam or other cameras that are connected to the internet when not in use, creating passwords that are difficult to guess and changing them frequently, as well as not sending intimate…
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Indigenous people in big cities feel excluded from federal aid for COVID-19 relief
The National Association of Friendship Centres has said that urban Indigenous people are being left behind in federal government assistance programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization told the House of Commons Standing…
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Travellers returning home must enter mandatory isolation
All travellers returning home to Canada must go into mandatory self-isolation for 14 days according to new measures being enacted under the federal Quarantine Act. Health Minister Patty Hajdu told the Senate that all travellers,…
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Montreal police issues warning about COVID-19-related scams
Montreal police are warning the public about COVID-19 related fraud, saying that scammers are trying to take advantage of the pandemic and the measures put in place to try and quell it. The Service de…
