COVID-19: significant increase in hospitalizations in Eastern Quebec

24Jan

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COVID-19: significant increase in hospitalizations in Eastern Quebec

The epidemiological situation continues to deteriorate in Eastern Quebec. In Bas-Saint-Laurent, the integrated health and social services center (CISSS) has increased the number of beds available for patients affected by COVID-19, after the region broke its hospitalization record: 33 patients were bedridden on Monday. Two end up in intensive care. 48 beds are therefore available. 20 are found in Rimouski, 20 in Rivière-du-Loup, and the rest are separated between peripheral hospitals, including La Pocatière, Amqui and Matane in particular. The CISSS affirms that the situation is currently under control. 65% of COVID beds are currently occupied. A position also shared by the president of the union of nursing and cardiorespiratory care professionals of Bas-S...

Employment insurance: O’Toole wants the cancellation of the increase in contributions

24Jan

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Employment insurance: O’Toole wants the cancellation of the increase in contributions

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on Justin Trudeau's government to shelve or even reverse the employment insurance tax rate hike that came into effect with the new year. The Conservative Party calculates that reversing this hike would save the average Canadian family $700 by the end of the year, in a year that will likely be marked by steadily rising consumer prices. "Inflation anxiety, endless lockdowns and upheavals in the daily routines of Canadian families are turning a nation from optimists to pessimists," O'Toole said. Since January, the maximum insurable earnings (MRI) have increased from $56,300 to $60,300, and a rate changing from 1.18% to 1.20%. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) recently pointed out that Quebecers with an income of ...

Assessment of COVID-19 in Quebec | 52 deaths, increase of 16 hospitalizations

24Jan

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Assessment of COVID-19 in Quebec | 52 deaths, increase of 16 hospitalizations

After several successive declines in recent days, Quebec recorded a slight increase in hospitalizations in its health network on Monday. However, the trend remains downward in hospitals. Deaths linked to COVID-19 continue to accumulate despite a noticeable slowdown. Posted at 11:02 Updated at 11:29 a.m. Henri Ouellette-Vezina The Press Pierre-Andre Normandin The Press The 52 additional death...

Half a million civil servants have obtained a salary increase, denounces the FCC

24Jan

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Half a million civil servants have obtained a salary increase, denounces the FCC

While millions of Canadians struggle to make ends meet, half a million federal and provincial public servants have received a pay raise since the start of the pandemic, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has denounced. . • Read also: C Series: Fitzgibbon handles money 'like his personal cash box' • Read also: Legault must say no to subsidies for the Airbus A220, says the FCC In its annual report released on Monday, the FCC estimates that a total of 528,347 federal and provincial government employees received a pay raise in 2020 and 2021, while none cut their employees' salaries during the pandemic. In Quebec, the number of employees who received a raise during the pandemic is 42,149. Ahead of La Belle Province, Ontario has increased the largest number o...

Increase in antisemitic acts worldwide in 2021

24Jan

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Increase in antisemitic acts worldwide in 2021

(Jerusalem) Acts with anti-Semitic motives reached their highest level in ten years in 2021 with more than ten incidents per day worldwide, according to a report published Monday by the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization. Posted at 10:10 a.m. Nearly 50% of anti-Semitic acts occurred in Europe and nearly 30% in the United States, the annual report says. “This year has seen a record number of anti-Semitic acts around the world,” he worries. “The main acts recorded are vandalism, destruction, tagging and the desecration of tombstones, followed by...