A large crowd of people staged a dance party-slash-protest west of downtown Montreal on Saturday. The demonstrators, some of them wearing party costumes, held signs reading “open the dance floor” and “dance for the right to dance” as music blared from a loudspeaker. While Quebec eased many of the pandemic …
Read More »Quebec becomes latest to halt giving 1st doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab in change to vaccine campaign
The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that almost all of its AstraZeneca doses have already been used in people aged 45 and over in recent weeks. Any doses left, including an additional 148,000 set to arrive in the next week, will only be used as booster shots, the …
Read More »Quebec’s unnecessary curfew has ruined Ramadan. How long are people going to put up with it?
Until recently, Montrealers could be outside of their homes until 9:30 pm. But, days before Ramadan began, Quebec resurrected an 8pm curfew for Montreal and Laval, turning the holy month into a depressing one for some Muslims. For some time, I have been writing about how lockdowns are unnecessary, have …
Read More »Canada’s Ontario to set up Covid-19 checkpoints at borders with Quebec & Manitoba provinces to turn away ‘non-essential travelers’
The new travel restrictions will take effect on April 19, and only people who need to enter Ontario to work, receive medical care or deliver goods will be allowed to cross the provincial borders, Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday. Ford also extended a stay-at-home order for Ontario residents to …
Read More »Quebec officials launch probe after 97yo with dementia given both Pfizer & Moderna Covid jabs, violating guidance
Antonietta Pollice inadvertently became the first person in the province of Quebec to receive two doses of the Covid-19 jab, but the mixture of drugs has raised safety concerns, as well as questions about whether care home residents who receive the vaccine fully understand and consent to the medical procedure. …
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