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French exam suspended during pandemic, New symptoms for COVID appear, Help for seniors home

April 25 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Stories: Luca Caruso-Moro

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

 

 

 

French exam suspended during pandemic

Quebec will allow nurses and doctors to work in the province even if they don’t speak French. 

Jewish Hospital backtracks, Quebec requests military help, STM hand sanitizers

April 23 2020 // News
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Anchor: Hadassah Alencar 

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Jewish Hospital backtracks on banning spouses during labour

The Jewish General hospital will again allow partners to attend births with their loved one. 

COVID-19 High financial cost, Canadian Rangers to help remote communities, Fines for the homeless called discriminatory

April 16 2020 // News
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Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 High financial cost for Montreal

Montreal is facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The chairman of Montreal’s executive committee Benoit Dorais (ben-noire Door-ay) said they didn’t know how much the crisis has cost the city so far, or how much it will cost.

MTL Business, Property price drop, Legault asks for help from public

April 16 2020 // News
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Voice Luca Caruso-Moro

Stories Hadassah Alencar

 

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Montreal “Relaunch Program”

“What we need absolutely to do, is to save the largest number of businesses possible”

Canada was slow to action to COVID-19, Phone companies launch corona-tracking project, Canada joins UN calls for ceasefire

April 11 2020 // Shanellie marie // News
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Canada was slow to action on COVID-19

Briefing notes sourced by CBC News show that the government was slow to act on COVID-19 as the first cases began to spread in Canada. 

COVID-19 Update, 4M applications for financial aid, Nurses overwhelmed at Laval long-term care home

April 9 2020 // News
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Anchor Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 Update

As of Wednesday morning, confirmed COVID- 19 cases in Montreal have reached almost 4 thousand five hundred. An increase of 430 cases from the previous day.

British Columbia is showing early signs of  “flattening the curve.” Provincial officials are hopeful the trend will continue.

COVID-19 Update, Wu-Tang Clan Chips in for Food Bank

April 3 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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COVID Update

“If they want cash, we’ll pay cash.”

 

COVID-19 Updates, April Rent, Extended COVID-19 response

April 2 2020 // News
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Anchor: Hadassah Alencar 

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COVID-19 Updates

Mayor Valérie Plante is warning Montrealers that parks will close if social distancing rules are not respected. 

COVID-19 Update, -N.D.G. Mayor Sue Montgomery Charged with Ethics Violation, Northwest Territories and Indigenous Services Canada Deal

April 1 2020 // News
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Anchor Luca Caruso-Moro

Stories Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 Update

Ottawa will spend $2 billion dollars on protective personal equipment to cope with the health crisis.

The critical medical supplies will be made in Canada. 

COVID-19 Quebec Updates, Canadian Military Steps In, COVID-19 Weekly International Updates

March 30 2020 // Sasha Teman // News
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COVID-19 Quebec Updates

Detainees launch hunger strike, Kahnawake no longer selling tobacco, China closes boarders

March 28 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Detainees launch hunger strike

Ten people detained in the Laval Immigration Detention Centre have launched a hunger strike.

COVID-19 update, small business owners, homeless housed in hotels

March 26 2020 // News
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Hadassah Alencar

 

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COVID-19 update

Ottawa has announced a 2000 dollar per month payment for Canadians who have been let go of their jobs due to the coronavirus.

Those who have suffered a drastic decrease in their salary but are still employed, can also apply.

Thousands screen for COVID-19, China lifts lockdown, Canadiens lay offs

March 26 2020 // News
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Anchor: Luca Caruso-Moro

Writer: Hadassah Alencar

 

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Thousands screen for COVID-19

On its opening day, the first coronavirus screening center in Montreal tested over 2,000 people.

COVID-19 Cases Spike in Quebec, Virus Layoffs Grow, Olympics Postponed

March 23 2020 // Sasha Teman // News
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COVID-19 Cases Spike in Quebec

Quebec has now reported a jump in its number of probable COVID-19 cases, now placing it at 628 cases. 

Students pushed out of residence, EI applications boom, Feds announce virus response for First Nations

March 21 2020 // Shanellie Marie // News
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Stories: Luca Caruso-Moro

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STUDENTS PUSHED OUT OF RESIDENCES

Students in Concordia’s residencies are being pushed out of their dorms in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19.

On March 18, students were given 4 days notice to pack up and leave.

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