#Montreal

1) Quebec has so far given the first of two #COVID19 vaccine shots (spaced three weeks apart) to 1,613 people. Meanwhile, the number of outbreaks on Wednesday jumped by 70
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1) Montreal, for months the epicenter of the #pandemic in Canada, was declared a green zone Monday according to a new alert system by the Quebec government. In this thread,
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Montreal wages a $166-million battle against snow every single year to keep its streets & sidewalks clear. The city spends more than any other in the world on picking up
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1) The age group that’s reporting the most dramatic increase in #COVID19 infections in Montreal — as well as the highest absolute number in the past two weeks — includes
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1) Despite asking people to wear masks while working out, a #COVID19 cluster has hit a gym in Terrebonne north of Montreal. In this thread, I will examine the expanding
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Maybe if you don't find the idea that "next gen" university education means basing courses on lectures recorded by long-deceased profs troubling -- whether legal or not -- your expectations
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1) More than three months into the #pandemic, authorities in Montreal are now pursuing what appears to be a dicey strategy: easing up on #COVID19 testing while at the same
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1) The second wave is now accelerating in Montreal at a much faster rate than in most regions across Quebec as the city posted a record 748 #COVID19 cases. Outbreaks
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1) Montreal public health authorities revealed on Wednesday that the super transmissible B117 variant is circulating a lot more in the city than previously known, triggering massive #COVID19 screening in
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1) Montreal posted a 7% #COVID19 testing positivity rate on Thursday, 2.1% higher than New York City’s rate. Montreal also reported a record 648 cases, 90 more than Toronto. In
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I wrote for @FLAREfashion about the 30th anniversary of the École Polytechnique shooting and what the next 30 years of National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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1) In what has been hailed as “V-Day,” nurses in Quebec and Ontario gave the first shots of #COVID19 to long-term care residents and staff Monday. But this vaccination effort
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1) In just a week’s time, 61 more outbreaks have flared up all over Montreal, as the comparison chart below shows dramatically. In this thread, I will examine this surge
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1) Although #COVID19 hospitalizations continued to decline in Montreal and across the province on Thursday, outbreaks ramped up across different sectors, a sign that transmission of the highly contagious #coronavirus
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1) The Montreal public health department released its weekly report on #COVID19 outbreaks on Wednesday, reporting a dramatic drop in clusters. But behind the headline number are worrisome trends. In
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1) More evidence is emerging that Quebec’s latest #pandemic restrictions may be failing to break the second wave of #COVID19 cases. In this thread, I will return to the subject
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