Chelsea residents want ‘slower’ and ‘less dangerous’ Route 105

Chelsea residents want ‘slower’ and ‘less dangerous’ Route 105

The words “slow down” and “danger” often appear in red these days on the two speed cameras located along Route 105 in Chelsea. According to the citizens of this Outaouais municipality, this reflects an increasingly heavy trend on this section located between Old Chelsea Road and the Alonzo-Wright Bridge. They are now asking the Quebec … Read more

A health announcement received coldly on the North Shore

A health announcement received coldly on the North Shore

Christian Dubé’s decision to push back the deadline to stop using private agency workers in the health care network is causing discontent on the Côte-Nord. Health care workers feel that their requests are less important than those in urban areas. Quebec, Montreal and Montérégie, in particular, are benefiting from a reprieve until March 2025, whereas … Read more

Dubé pushes back the deadline for ending the use of private health agencies

Dubé pushes back the deadline for ending the use of private health agencies

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is pushing back the deadline to end the use of private placement agencies in the health care system. He made the announcement on Thursday. Regions that were to comply with the government’s desire to no longer use this independent workforce as early as October, namely Quebec, Montreal, Montérégie and Chaudière-Appalaches, … Read more

Gabriel Diallo deserves the main draw in New York

Gabriel Diallo deserves the main draw in New York

Gabriel Diallo won his third qualifying match at the US Open in New York on Thursday. The Quebecer, 148th in the ATP ranking, defeated Frenchman Valentin Royer (199th) in two sets of 7-6 (7/3) and 6-4 in 1 hour and 48 minutes. Diallo won 76% of the rallies on his first serve, but struggled to … Read more

Risk of transmission of the mpox virus remains low in British Columbia

Risk of transmission of the mpox virus remains low in British Columbia

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) says no cases of the more dangerous variant of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, have been detected in the province so far. The variant, clade 1b, which has an estimated 3.6% fatality rate, is causing a runaway epidemic in some African countries. It has led … Read more

Does Your Disney+ Subscription Prevent You From Suing Disney?

Does Your Disney+ Subscription Prevent You From Suing Disney?

Does agreeing to the terms of service when signing up for Disney’s video-on-demand service mean you’ve agreed to never sue the entertainment giant for anything again? At least that’s what Disney is arguing in its defense in a lawsuit filed by the family of a 42-year-old New York doctor who allegedly died of an allergic … Read more

Drones in Ottawa to kill mosquitoes and fight West Nile virus

Drones in Ottawa to kill mosquitoes and fight West Nile virus

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is developing a multi-faceted strategy to keep insects and the potentially dangerous viruses they can carry under control. One way local health authorities are doing this is by using drones. These drones are capable of transporting and dispersing larvicides to kill mosquitoes. The technology is supplied and operated by GDG Environnement. … Read more

Maurice Williams, lead singer of The Zodiacs, dies at 86

Maurice Williams, lead singer of The Zodiacs, dies at 86

Maurice Williams, singer of the group The Zodiacs whose famous ballad Stay will be one of the greatest musical successes, recently died at the age of 86. Williams died Aug. 6, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, which did not provide further details at this time. A writer and … Read more

Calgary hospital opens doors to young Indigenous students

Calgary hospital opens doors to young Indigenous students

For one day, nine young people from Indigenous communities were able to visit the Peter Lougheed Hospital Center in Calgary, an initiative aimed at introducing them to careers related to the health system. On the program: cardiopulmonary resuscitation competition, handling of a respiratory simulator and even making plaster. Alberta Health Services’ initiative aims to encourage … Read more