Teacher shortage: Quebec extends dollars to bring back retirees

24Jan

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Teacher shortage: Quebec extends dollars to bring back retirees

The Legault government is launching an offensive to attract more personnel to the field of education. In particular, it plans to perpetuate the financial incentive that was put in place during the pandemic. • Read also: COVID-19: Yes, school staff can get tested • Read also: Back to class: “Very little, or no” break in service, says Roberge Since it was introduced, this measure has motivated many retired teachers to return to their profession, even if many of them do not do so for the money. It is rather the working conditions offered that are attractive. “I was not given a full-time job. I was also given another person to teach with me so we really do what we call team teaching (…) we share the task, which means that for me, it was ideal conditions”, de...

Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway in Quebec

24Jan

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Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway in Quebec

A new Leger poll, commissioned by the City of Quebec, reveals a drop in support for the tramway project, which now stands at 41%. Far from being discouraged, Mayor Bruno Marchand is confident of turning things around. • Read also: $21 million spent along the tramway route Now more than one in two people (52%) disapprove of the project in the capital. The results of this new sounding, carried out online with 500 respondents from the Léger panel between January 15 and 18, were broadcast for the first time by FM93 this afternoon. The City of Quebec, which will take stock of the progress of the project on Tuesday, confirmed these results at the beginning of the afternoon by means of a press release. Support for the tramway project has never been so low, i...

Quebec wants to attract 8,000 more people to schools within five years

24Jan

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Quebec wants to attract 8,000 more people to schools within five years

Sorry, your browser does not support videos Over the next five years, Quebec wants to attract 8,000 teachers, special education technicians and daycare educators to stem the labor shortage. Posted at 1:24 p.m. Updated at 2:25 p.m. Marie-Eve Morasse The Press “We cannot tolerate a lack of manpower in education. It is an essential service,” said Minister of Educatio...

3299 hospitalized patients and 52 new deaths in Quebec

24Jan

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3299 hospitalized patients and 52 new deaths in Quebec

Quebec recorded 52 new deaths linked to COVID-19, in its report on Monday, 19 more than the day before. • Read also: What will be the strategy to convince the unvaccinated? A total of 12,851 Quebecers have lost their lives since the start of the pandemic. The province also reported 16 more hospitalizations during the 24 hours, for a total of 3,299, while 263 people are in intensive care (-10). In addition, 2807 new cases were officially diagnosed with PCR tests. Hospitalizations also increased slightly in Ontario (3,861, +64), as did the number of people in intensive care (615, +11). The country's most populous province added 37 more deaths to its toll on Monday. Similar to Quebec, access to PCR testing in Ontario remains limited a...

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...

Quebec is injecting $25M for its digital shift

24Jan

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Quebec is injecting $25M for its digital shift

The Legault government is investing $24.6 million to support eight new projects as part of the Digital Transformation Offensive (OTN). • Read also: Cyberattacks: your business will not escape! • Read also: Hermès attacks an American artist who sells NFTs representing Birkin bags • Read also: The U.S. central bank is still pondering the opportunity for a digital dollar "In a context of labor scarcity, the digital shift is essential to the success of Quebec businesses," declared in a press release Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation (MEI) and Minister responsible for Regional economic development.These millions should make it possible to support more than 2,000 businesses, while Quebec badly needs to step up the pace. ...

A memorable second round | The Journal of Quebec

24Jan

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A memorable second round | The Journal of Quebec

The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36 in overtime in one of football's best games to earn their fourth straight berth in the American Conference Finals. The Rams for their part survived a furious attempt to come back from the Buccaneers. The second round of the NFL playoffs definitely lived up to high expectations. The weekend's four games, including Saturday's wins for the Bengals over the Titans and the 49ers over the Packers, kept fans on their toes. For the first time in the history of the second elimination round, the four duels on display ended on the very last game. The four clashes were decided by an average margin of 3.8 points, the narrowest margin of victory in history in the second round. The spectacle offered by the Bills and the Chiefs, at least on the...

“The best pastry chef in Quebec”: a culinary competition to devour with your eyes

24Jan

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“The best pastry chef in Quebec”: a culinary competition to devour with your eyes

It was in a rural setting, under a huge tent planted in the middle of a field in Montérégie, that one of the most thrilling culinary competitions took place, "The Best Pastry Chef in Quebec", of which the first two episodes are already available on the Vrai platform. Hosted by Marie-Ève Janvier and Joël Legendre, “Le Meilleur Pâtissier du Québec”, a Quebec adaptation of “The Great Bake Off” puts 10 amateur pastry chefs between the ages of 18 and 58 in competition, from all over Quebec and chosen from among more than 600 registrations. Adapted in 37 countries, the Quebec version is funny, "in the pleasure and the lightness", a color specific to this version and given by the duo of animators, whose frank camaraderie and pleasure are contagious. ...

“We need a plan”, pleads the mayor of Quebec

23Jan

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“We need a plan”, pleads the mayor of Quebec

The population needs to know where it is going in the coming weeks, according to the mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand, who encourages the government to establish a clear plan on deconfinement. “We need a plan [...], we got there. People basically need predictability, to know when things are going to happen, ”launched Mr. Marchand, Sunday afternoon. Met while he was continuing his tour of snow castles as part of the “Accent solidaire” challenge, he reported on the “ebullition” of the population in relation to a return to normal life. “I understand that Public Health is hesitant, that it does not want to make false [espoirs]. But the popular trend at the moment is that we need to have air, ”he says. According to him, knowing when – and under what conditions...

Guy Saint-Pierre, one of the builders of modern Quebec, is no longer

23Jan

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Guy Saint-Pierre, one of the builders of modern Quebec, is no longer

Guy Saint-Pierre, who was the architect of the merger of the engineering companies SNC and Lavalin, in 1991, died Sunday afternoon in his residence in Montreal, at the age of 87, following a a long illness. He was surrounded by his wife and three children. Posted at 10:04 p.m. Jean-Philippe Decarie The Press Lila Dussault The Press Mr. Saint-Pierre was a minister in the Liberal governments of Rob...