On Feb. 8, Louis-Hébert Liberal MP Joël Lightbound publicly criticized the Liberal government’s pandemic response and called for the government to “stop dividing Canadians” and provide a “roadmap” for the end of federally enforced pandemic restrictions. (Screenshot from CPAC via YouTube) Lightbound Unbound: Local Liberal MP decries pandemic politics Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com From low-key Liberal backbencher to the talk of the town, Louis-Hébert MP Joël Lightbound issued…
Lightbound’s pandemic plea sparks reaction Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com It was a bizarre twist of irony in a twisted political situation in a country feeling the pressure…
Pandemic widens digital divide, literacy groups say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com As the Quebec government rolled out the vaccine passport program last summer, thousands of Quebecers…
New COVID protocols limit case reporting in schools Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Teachers around the province are raising concerns about student safety and COVID-19 case reporting as…
CARTOON: Running short…
Health tax proposal worries anti-poverty activists Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Anti-poverty activists around the province are raising concerns that Premier François Legault’s proposed “health tax” could push…
If it weren’t for the curfew, Place D’Youville would be filled with revellers saying goodbye to 2021 and ringing in the New Year. PHOTOS: Omicron clears the streets for the New Year Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
Extended school closures ‘overwhelming’ for parents Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Students in the province are on an extended break from in-class learning until at least Jan. 17,…
(Cartoon by Patrick LaMontagne) CARTOON: Back on the merry-go-round…
The adult COVID-19 screening centre at Jeffery Hale Hospital was closed on Jan. 3 as the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale recalibrated its testing strategy. (Screenshot from Google Maps) COVID-19 screening clinic closed at Jeffery Hale Hospital Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com COVID-19 testing services are being reorganized at Jeffery Hale Hospital. The Centre intégré universitaire de…