English health services available on request under new ministry directive
English health services available on request under new ministry directive Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Advocates for access to health care in English are breathing a sigh of …
No eligibility certificate needed for English health care, MNAs say
No eligibility certificate needed for English health care, MNAs say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Members of the National Assembly have passed a unanimous motion stating that English-speaking …
Marchand and cardiologist Poirier promote cycling for healthy living
Marchand and cardiologist Poirier promote cycling for healthy living Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On the cool, late-summer morning of Sept. 14, with the leaves beginning to change, several hundred cyclists assembled …
Nurses to refuse overtime if no agreement reached
Nurses to refuse overtime if no agreement reached Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), the province’s largest nurses’ …
Lyme disease endemic in two Capitale-Nationale municipalities, health officials say
Lyme disease endemic in two Capitale-Nationale municipalities, health officials say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Two municipalities in the Capitale-Nationale region have appeared on the latest list of …
People at high risk for COVID complications advised to get fall boosters
People at high risk for COVID complications advised to get fall boosters Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Public health officials in Quebec are advising people who are particularly …
Secure your pools for Drowning Prevention Week
Secure your pools for Drowning Prevention Week Adapted from a press release by QCT staff July 21-27 is Drowning Prevention Week in Quebec. The provincial government is taking the opportunity …
Second edition of Lévisium science festival a bright success
Second edition of Lévisium a bright success Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On the weekend of June 15, Quai Paquet in Lévis was filled with scientists and curious minds for the second …
Fifth edition of Soapbox Science draws record crowd
Fifth edition of Soapbox Science draws record crowd Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com On June 16, 12 graduate students presented their PhD subjects perched atop soapboxes in a park near the Musée …
Gaspé, Côte-Nord hope to lead “yellow wave” in bilingual health care
Gaspé, Côte-Nord hope to lead “yellow wave” in bilingual health care Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter The “sunflower” program providing English-speaking hospital staff at Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital and Memphremagog Hospital …