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 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
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 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
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, 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
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
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its highest level of global health alert in the face of a resurgence of monkeypox cases in Africa. Today, the Emergency Committee met and advised me that in their view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice, WHO Director-General Dr … Read more
Health Minister Christian Dubé has been in Abitibi-Témiscamingue since the beginning of the week. He has visited most of the major hospitals in the region. Mr. Dubé says he wants to thank the employees for the work that was done during the summer period. Christian Dubé believes that the goodwill of all has helped avoid … Read more
Venezuelan Parliament Speaker Jorge Rodriguez announced Monday that, in the wake of post-election unrest, the national assembly would vote on a series of laws including regulating social media and NGOs. Each country has its own model for dealing with the issue of social networks that infect society with anti-values, commented Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a … Read more