News/Canada/Montreal (Page 29)

Montreal Months after Quebec pledged to improve how quickly it issues death certificates, the average wait-time continues to get worse. Without certificate, families struggle to settle estates, do taxes and sell property Leah Hendry · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 1Continue Reading

Montreal Quebec had some of the strictest public health measures in the country during the pandemic and was the only province to impose a curfew on its residents. Average amount owed per ticket is about $1.5KThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 31, 2024 10:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: JulyContinue Reading

Montreal According to Quebec’s Health Ministry, more than 790,000 people in the province are waiting to see a medical specialist. And the wait time is nearly 14 months — twice as long as before the pandemic.  Doctors blame staffing shortage, poor IT systems for 14-month-long average waitCBC News · Posted: Jul 30,Continue Reading

Montreal For eight years, James Caughill and his dogs have been walking thousands of kilometres across Canada to raise awareness about the lack of homeless shelter options for people with pets. Montreal’s South Shore is the latest stop on an 8-year trek James Caughill and his dog Muck are stayingContinue Reading

Montreal Maggie Lamothe-Boudreau says vandalism and theft have become serious problems for beekeepers who are trying to find solutions to protect their apiaries. Vandalism and theft have some investing in security cameras Rachel Watts · CBC News · Posted: Jul 29, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 29Continue Reading

Montreal Health Canada warns that naloxone take-home kits from Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. may contain incorrect naloxone dosing information on the instructional card. Instructions on ‘save me’ card show incorrect second dose timingCBC News · Posted: Jul 26, 2024 4:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 26 Naloxone kits’ incorrectContinue Reading

Montreal A total of 780 general practitioners and specialists left the public system in the past year — an increase of 22 per cent compared to the year prior, according to data compiled by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ). 780 physicians no longer practising in medicare networkCBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Montreal Quebec is extending its partnership with Airbus Canada until 2035. The two are jointly investing $1.65 billion to keep manufacturing planes in the province. Airbus says Mirabel, Que., facility needs to double production to be profitable Erika Morris · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2024 4:04 PM EDTContinue Reading

Montreal Quebec had 790 positive COVID-19 cases in the week of July 16, according to the latest data from the Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec. Positivity rate for COVID-19 tests jumped to 16.3 per cent in JulyCBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2024 11:56 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading