quebec covid

‘I’m still mad’: Class action OK’d for COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec LTC homes

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A class-action lawsuit can go ahead against the Quebec government on behalf of residents in public long-term care homes that had major COVID-19 outbreaks during the first year of the pandemic, the province’s superior court has decided. Justice Donald Brisson authorized the legal action Monday after a lawyer seeking permission to bring the suit argued … Read more

Avoid overcrowding ERs during the holidays if you can, Quebec health officials plead

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Quebecers should be careful this holiday season as respiratory viruses are on the rise and emergency rooms grapple with overcrowding, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Gilbert Boucher, president of the Association des spécialistes en médecine d’urgence du Québec and an emergency physician at the Montreal Heart Institute, said patients with viruses that can be treated … Read more