‘Insensitive’ vaccination notice painful reminder of father’s COVID-19 death, son says
For the last couple of months, Jordan Bissonette has collected his father's bills and kept an eye out for any important tax documents.But he says his heart…
In a Montreal ICU, health-care workers strain to treat younger patients and COVID-19 deniers
It's still hard for Ramtin Saeedi to breathe or talk. His words are slow and deliberate. He has to catch his breath between sentences."The first day I…
Muslim teachers in Quebec disappointed as landmark religious symbols ruling faces appeal
Amar Al-Shakfa dropped off her CV at a Montreal school on Wednesday, a day after learning English school boards would be exempt from the province's ban on…
Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exempt
Quebec's secularism law violates the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, but those violations are permissible because of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause, a Superior Court…
Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections
At least 141 people have contracted COVID-19 in connection to an outbreak at a gym in Quebec City, the regional health authority confirmed Thursday.The outbreak at Mega…
As Quebec’s economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind
Quebec's economy is roaring back to life after a year of closures, restrictions and curfews, according to economists at the major banks.Finance Minister Eric Girard will table…
In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost
The two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman should not have been fired before the incident was investigated fully, a representative for the local…
After getting his COVID-19 vaccine, this 103-year-old jazz musician was ready to do some drinking
Stanley Sepchuk was just a baby when the so-called Spanish flu killed tens of thousands of Canadians, but he got through it just fine.In his teens, he…
The emotional toll of the COVID-19 battle inside a Quebec ICU
A mechanical whir fills the room as a sling slowly lifts a patient out of her hospital bed."Wow, it's fun to see you like that," says nurse…
In vow to protect campus free speech, Quebec premier joins global ‘war on woke’
Quebec Premier François Legault has steered his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate by declaring his intention to move swiftly to protect campus free speech from…
Asylum seekers from India swindled into paying thousands for free services, say health workers
This story is based on an investigation by Romain Schué for Radio-Canada's program Enquête.Thousands of dollars in fees but no invoices. Charges for services that are otherwise…