250 spectators for the Impact: “It’s extremely difficult,” says Samuel Piette

250 spectators for the Impact: “It’s extremely difficult,” says Samuel Piette

After playing the Major League Soccer (MLS) resumption tournament behind closed doors in Orlando, the Montreal Impact is about to return to its fortress, Stade Saputo, in front of the lucky 250 who will be able to attend Tuesday’s game against the Whitecaps. • Read also: The Montreal Impact is entitled to 250 spectators For … Read more

Strike at the Port of Montreal: an offer by the mediator under consideration

Strike at the Port of Montreal: an offer by the mediator under consideration

The two parties involved in the strike at the Port of Montreal were summoned Thursday afternoon by a mediator, at the request of the Federal Ministry of Labor to discuss a non-negotiable truce. • Read also: Fitzgibbon more worried about the closure of the port than the pandemic • Read also: Port of Montreal strike: … Read more

Wildly abandoned debris near donation centers and on the street

Wildly abandoned debris near donation centers and on the street

Quebecers who moved on Wednesday savagely abandoned their old furniture and other unwanted objects at the doors of donation centers or down the street. “It’s madness in donation centers,” says Laura Manole, manager of the Donation Center in Longueuil with resigned laughter. From one year to the next, the period of moves is similar. “In … Read more

Quebecers sulk the mask

Quebecers sulk the mask

The Quebec population generally respects the COVID-19 prevention guidelines, except that which relates to the wearing of a mask, indicates a survey published Friday by the Canadian Medical Association. • Read also: Mask makes communication difficult for the hearing impaired • Read also: Wearing the mask required by public transit users According to the survey … Read more

Encouraging results on colchicine

Encouraging results on colchicine

Preliminary results allow the colchicine study to continue to assess its effectiveness against COVID-19. “The COLCORONA clinical study will continue to recruit non-hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19,” said the Montreal Heart Institute (ICM) on Friday. The establishment follows the recommendation of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee. “We are pleased to have reached this milestone and … Read more

Canada: Montreal whale found dead

Canada: Montreal whale found dead

She had enchanted the people of Montreal in Canada. The humpback whale, whose jumps had attracted hundreds of onlookers in Quebec’s largest city in recent weeks, was found dead in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday. The cause of death for this humpback whale remains unknown at this time. The cetacean’s corpse had been seen … Read more

COVID-19: Chloroquine must not be used, declares INESSS

COVID-19: Chloroquine must not be used, declares INESSS

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, these substances prized by certain specialists to fight against the symptoms of COVID-19, should not be used by people who suffer from it, barring exceptions, ruled Sunday the National Institute of Excellence in health and social services (INESSS) of Quebec. “Despite some encouraging results from clinical trials involving small cohorts of patients, … Read more

Visit to a hospital designated to treat patients infected with coronavirus

Visit to a hospital designated to treat patients infected with coronavirus

The Quebec government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. TVA Nouvelles visited the facilities of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, one of the four hospitals designated to receive patients who may be infected. Negative pressure chambers are designed to prevent viruses and other infectious particles from spreading and contaminating staff … Read more

Bush medicine for a Quebecer

Bush medicine for a Quebecer

Stab wounds in the face, gunshot wounds from which blood spurts, cold interventions on patients screaming in pain. A Quebec doctor returns from South Africa with nothing to fear from the flu that awaits him here. “The experience I had in one night there is more than I have had in four years [de résidence … Read more