Etiket: pandemic
You’ll never know, by Robin Aubert | Love in the time of the pandemic
A couple in the city and writing accomplices, director Robin Aubert and screenwriter Julie Roy describe in You’ll never knowa moving minimalist feature film in theaters this Friday, the daily…
“You’ll never know”: within the four walls of the pandemic
The screen opens on a bland, sage green wall, crossed on the left by a ray of light, which we can imagine emanating from a window. For long seconds that…
Public schools: one in five boys dropped out during the pandemic
In Quebec public schools, nearly one in five boys dropped out of high school during the pandemic. In some regions, this proportion even rises to more than 30%. The Ministry…
Pandemic is no excuse for ArriveCAN, says Auditor General
It was perhaps legitimate to suspend certain rules to allow the federal government to act quickly during the pandemic, but not to award contracts without documentation to create ArriveCAN, says…
Pandemic | Situation would have been worse without self-screening tests, analysis concludes
The upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic would have been even more profound without the availability of self-screening tests that became ubiquitous during the health crisis, concludes an analysis conducted…
Dr. Marc Lacroix receives a two-week temporary disbarment for his comments during the pandemic
The disciplinary council of the College of Physicians imposes on the president of the Lacroix medical clinics, the Dr Marc Lacroix, a temporary two-week radiation after finding him guilty of…
World leaders reiterate importance of pandemic treaty
(Geneva) Experts and former world leaders urged countries on Tuesday to agree on ways to fight the next pandemic, four years to the day after the WHO declared maximum alert…
We must repair the social problems left by the pandemic
Not a day goes by without a news item shedding harsh light on a society where we now shamelessly abandon ourselves to violence. Last week, yet another speaker decried the…
A new lease of life for Laurier Avenue West after years of work and the pandemic
In Montreal, journalist Louis-Philippe Messier travels mostly on the run, his desk in his backpack, on the lookout for fascinating subjects and people. He speaks to everyone and is interested…
Authorizing collective action on the management of the pandemic in CHSLDs is a step towards reparation
By authorizing the exercise of class action for residents of public CHSLDs who experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 during the pandemic, the Superior Court has just taken an important step.…
The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the economic integration of permanent immigrants
The pandemic has weakened the economy and complicated access to the job market, including for immigrants, recalls a Statistics Canada study. And those who became permanent in 2019 paid the…
Two years after the pandemic, haircuts are more expensive than ever
Two years after the pandemic, consumers are back in hair salons, but their hair care bills have increased by 15%. If men now pay up to $40 for a haircut,…
The pandemic still haunts us
The Federal Court’s judgment, which invalidated the use of the Emergency Measures Act at the time of the Ottawa truckers’ revolt, forces us to return to the pandemic. • Read…
the French aviation sector draws a line under the Covid pandemic
Airline activity in France returned to its 2019 level, driven by international traffic, the real shift occurred in December 2023. Published on 01/23/2024 08:31 Update on 01/23/2024 08:32 Reading time:…
COVID-19 pandemic | The collective action request from CHSLD victims authorized
The request to initiate a class action on behalf of people who died in certain CHSLDs in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic has just been authorized in a Superior Court…
WHO boss pessimistic for agreement on pandemic prevention
The head of the World Health Organization was quite pessimistic on Monday about the ability of member countries to find an agreement to better combat future pandemics by May, while…
Oil and gas sector | CEO compensation soared after the pandemic
(Calgary) Oil and gas CEO compensation has soared with the post-pandemic recovery, a new report shows — and it will likely rise even more when the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion…
Pay off your pandemic debts
It is next Thursday that more than 160,000 Quebec SMEs who used financial assistance from the federal government during the pandemic – via the Canadian Emergency Business Account – will…
four years later, countries are considering possible improvements in the event of a pandemic
It is time to take stock after the end of the Covax system on January 1, 2024. If in Geneva, we are considering a better distribution of vaccine production sites…
four years later, countries are considering possible improvements in the event of a pandemic
It is time to take stock after the end of the Covax system on January 1, 2024. If in Geneva, we are considering a better distribution of vaccine production sites…