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Quebec reports over 7,600 COVID cases, 121 additional deaths since Thursday

Quebec reports over 7,600 COVID cases, 121 additional deaths since Thursday

MONTREAL — Quebec ended 2020 and ushered in the new year by logging more than 7,600 new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period, a tally that one infectious disease expert decried as "abysmal.
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Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery from Marineland amid lawsuit

Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery from Marineland amid lawsuit

A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales from an Ontario wildlife theme park amid a lawsuit by an animal rights group trying to stop the delivery.
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COVID-19 cases at Laval hospital ER unrelated: health authority; union disagrees

COVID-19 cases at Laval hospital ER unrelated: health authority; union disagrees

MONTREAL — There's no epidemiological link between six cases of COVID-19 among emergency room employees at a local hospital, the regional health authority in Laval, Que., said Saturday.
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Snowfall warning in effect for central, southeastern Quebec; lifted for Montreal area

Snowfall warning in effect for central, southeastern Quebec; lifted for Montreal area

A snowfall warning is in place for much of south-eastern and central Quebec today. Environment Canada says up to 15 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in the affected area, potentially complicating travel in the region.
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Ontario reports record 3,363 new COVID-19 cases, 95 more deaths since New Year's Eve

Ontario reports record 3,363 new COVID-19 cases, 95 more deaths since New Year's Eve

Ontario is reporting an all-time high of 3,363 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as 2,476 cases from New Year's Day. Today's case count is slightly up from Thursday's total of 3,328 new diagnoses, the previous record for the province.
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One man dead after apartment fire in Shawinigan, que., police say

One man dead after apartment fire in Shawinigan, que., police say

MONTREAL — A 63-year-old man is dead after an apartment fire in Shawinigan, Que., a small city northeast of Montreal. Quebec Provincial Police say the blaze was first reported to local firefighters at around 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
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Group calls for military intervention in Ontario long-term care homes

Group calls for military intervention in Ontario long-term care homes

A non-profit that represents health-care professionals and patients called Friday for military intervention to help control outbreaks of COVID-19 in Ontario's long-term care homes.
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11 active cases of COVID-19 reported in eastern Quebec first nation

11 active cases of COVID-19 reported in eastern Quebec first nation

MONTREAL — The government of the Listuguj First Nation, in eastern Quebec, says there are now 11 active cases of COVID-19 in the community. The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government reported three active cases on Wednesday.
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Education workers left out of child-care provision during Ontario lockdown: union

Education workers left out of child-care provision during Ontario lockdown: union

TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario education workers set to go back to school next week amid a provincewide lockdown are facing impossible choices, a union representing them argued Friday as it warned many don't have proper child-care options available t
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Quebec City police issued 52 tickets for COVID-19 violations on New Year's Eve

Quebec City police issued 52 tickets for COVID-19 violations on New Year's Eve

Quebec City police say they issued 52 tickets for violations of the province's COVID-19 regulations last night over gatherings the city's Parliament Hill area.
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