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In a setback for some parents, a Quebec Superior Court ruled rejecting an application for access to distance education for all Quebec students, even without the required medical exemptions.
The courts will continue to hear a larger legal challenge, presented through Montreal constitutional attorney Julius Gray on behalf of six mothers, at a later date, which argues that the quebec return-to-school plan violates the rights guaranteed through the Parent Charter.
Read our full story, through Jesse Feith.
Tests that are faster than nasal sampling would offer apparent benefits, but we want to make sure they work well.
In his most recent column, Dr. Christopher Labos examines some of the technologies under study.
Read the full column.
Three important Vietnamese academics have designed a helmet that allows frontline fitness personnel to eat a snack or even scratch their noses without being exposed to the threat of a coronavirus infection.
They invented the “Vihelm”, a coat rack and a Vietnam helmet. It has a glove compartment to allow the user to shop their hand internally and, for example, wipe sweat off their face or blank a visor while keeping the helmet sealed. .
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A new survey suggests that more than 8 in 10 Canadians accept it as true with doctors and nearly 8 in 10 accept it as true with scientists.
Provincial prime ministers also seem to be gaining more acceptance from their constituents than before the pandemic, even though they are only a part of those who accept as truth among doctors and scientists.
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By focusing so much on long-term care homes in their investigation of the first wave, Prime Minister Francois Legault has given Quebecers a false sense of security and is partly guilty of the recent accumulation of cases, says Québec Solidaire. this report of the sun.
The disruption of education due to the COVID-19 epidemic will result in a loss of skills that may lead to a 1. 5% drop in global economic output for the rest of this century, the Organization for Cooperation and Development said. Economic Development.
“The loss of learning will lead to a loss of Array and people are connected to their productivity,” the report says, explaining the expected decline in global GDP.
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“Yes, I discovered the benefits of running away from home. As I write this, I can smell a lemon bread in the oven. But I probably wouldn’t be as smart as the one I used to take at 2 p. m. Starbucks because I probably wouldn’t. Serve with a juicy verbal exchange side dish. “
Read the full opinion article, through Suzanne Westover.
Canada, Quebec and Montreal are making a $1. 275 million investment in a new effort to help the city’s economy get rid of the COVID-19 blues.
Called MTL Relaunch, or MTL Reboot, the initiative aims to produce a series of “action plans” and industry-specific meetings this fall, culminating in a city-wide forum in November. Lawmakers will be encouraged to share their experience and identify concrete moves to drive the recovery, officials in Montreal said today.
Read our full story, through Frédéric Tomesco.
Education Minister Jean-François Roberge says there have been 118 cases of COVID-19 in schools since the beginning of the school year, The Canadian Press reports.
Speaking at a press conference in Quebec City this morning, Roberge said 70 schools are now affected by the disease, while another 50 are in the “validation process. “
However, Covid’cles Québec, a staff created through a Sisters Island father, claims to have evidence that there have been cases in 178 schools.
178th with a shown case of Covid (after the September 8 government updates): a case shown at the School of Ormeals (Ad Building) https://t. co/QuG7E7lFyc#polqc #assnat #eduqc returns2020 #qcpoli
At his press conference, Roberge said he knew how many academics are remote lately at home.
But it’s all going “very well” for students attending school, Robege said.
I didn’t have any end-school goals.
When asked if he would describe the reopening of schools as “a success,” Roberge said the back-to-school season is “pretty good. “
Here are some video clips with key messages from today’s Quebec update.
Four Quebec parliamentarians, 3 ministers, are remote on Tuesday, as are the mayors of 3 of the province’s largest cities, Valérie Plante of Montreal.
The news comes after Longueuil Mayor Sylvie Parent announced this morning that the test had been done on Sunday.
Most now remote politicians met with her last week.
The 3 ministers are:
The fourth provincial to announce that he is at a distance is Ian Lafrenyre, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Public Security.
“This shows everyone how virulent it is despite the precautions we are taking,” Health Minister Christian Dubé said Tuesday. “I am very unhappy for my colleagues, I hope the news is good. “
Bonnardel plans to attend the Quebec-Ontario summit in Mississauga this week between Prime Minister Francois Legault and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The Avenir Québec Coalition will hold a caucus on Thursday and Friday in Quebec City.
The mayor to isolate himself is Marc Demers de Laval.
In addition, Mayor Valérie Plante is now also remote because she met Rouleau last week. She said she will remain in self-containment until Rouleau gets the results of her checkup.
Therefore, since Minister @rouleauchantal is isolated, I am placed, as a precaution, in administrative isolation until the result of Mrs Rouleau’s test. (2/2) #polmtl
Four days ago, Parent posted photos of a recent event, adding one in which she appeared with Jolin-Barrette and Lafrenyre. They were dressed in a mask in the picture.
Continuing with my previous article on the new regional alert system, here is our full article on existing events, through Matthew Lapierre.
A new COVID-19 screening clinic will open Wednesday at the grocery shopping center in the Cavendish district of Cote-St-Luc.
Read our full story, through Katherine Wilton.
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The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, this morning explains a new “regional alert and reaction system” that will consult the province on the occasion of a wave.
Dubé said the four-tier formula will provide more predictability and Quebecers perceive the situation.
The formula points from green (surveillance) to yellow (early warning) and orange (moderate alert) to the point of maximum severity: red (maximum alert).
In this system, 4 regions are lately in the yellow phase: Laval, Quebec, Eastern Townships and Ottawa.
Montreal is in the area.
“We are seeing an increase in epidemics,” Dubé said. ” We’ll have to follow the health orders. Everyone can make a difference. “
Quebec registered 163 new instances of COVID-19, bringing the total to 63,876, the provincial announced this morning.
Health Minister Christian Dubé said that for the curve to stay flat, Quebec’s seven-day moving average must not exceed 160 instances consistent with the day.
Today is 180.
No new deaths were reported. The death toll stands at 5,770.
The number of hospitalizations remains unchanged at 105.
Of those hospitalized, 15 are in intensive care, 3 less than the day before.
Here’s the seven-day trend:
According to Canada’s Medical Director of Public Health, a slow but stable accumulation in the number of others who tested positive for COVID-19 is a concern.
Dr. Theresa Tam says that today, the average number of other people testing positive during the week after is 545, a 25% increase from the week after, which averaged 435 and 390 per week per week.
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Black Canadians are nearly 3 times more likely to meet a user who has died from COVID-19.
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At 10:30 a. m. , Health Minister Christian Dubé will introduce Quebec’s new “regional alert system. “
You can see his press convention here.
Last week, Prime Minister Francois Legault said the formula will be part of a new strategy that will be launched if the number of infections continues to rise. Instead of re-blocking the entire province, he said, a more selective strategy is being considered. .
“We’re still there, but if there were (new) closures, it would be across regions, and I would even say across the sub-region,” Legault said.
Depending on the number of cases, the government would carry out a mobile alert system, labeling other regions in red (high risk), yellow, blue and green (lower risk).
“If (the flow of the virus) continues to increase and we have to close, for example, bars and restaurants or the 250-person rule, it would be done in parts of the regions,” Legault said. “But we’re not doing it”. at that moment right now. “
He edited two men about violent threats on social media opposed to Quebec’s Prime Minister Francois Legault. There have been several death threats against the Prime Minister in recent weeks in online discussion forums that pandemic lifestyles and oppose fitness measures.
Read our full story.
Canadians have been positive about their long monetary term for more than two years.
That’s replaced this summer, and one in five expects their finances to get worse next year, according to a new angus Reid Institute survey.
Another trend has been identified.
Since 2016, the proportion of Canadians who say they are financially better now than 12 months ago has risen steadily, from 12% to 24% in mid-2020, Reid said.
But this quarter, 17% of Canadians reported that their economic scenario had progressed over the following year, while double said it had deteriorated (35%).
Quebec and Ontario were the most optimistic, while others in Alberta and Saskatchewan were the most pessimistic, according to the surveying company.
Twenty-five according to the hundred Quebecers, they will be better off economically within a year.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Quebec’s unemployment rate was the highest in Canada, reaching 17% in April.
In a statement released Tuesday morning, Parent said he began reveling in symptoms on Friday. The next day, he learned that a user he had been in contact with had tested positive for COVID-19. that she had the disease.
The mother is isolated for 10 days, she says, she will continue to make her paintings through videoconference.
“I joined those who remind us that the pandemic is far from over, and today I am proof of it,” Parent said.
“I reiterate the importance of all of us respecting social estating regulations and public fitness service rules. I look forward to seeing you again in the near future!”
After lagging behind Alberta and Ontario for several days, Quebec has now returned to the most sensitive on the list of new instances in the last 14 days.
The province recorded 1,972 new cases, 1,654 in Ontario and 1,468 in Alberta.
That stage last night, according to canadian stage awareness marker COVID-19.
Fifteen screening centers are open today in Montreal.
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