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Off with the mask: Quebec becomes last province to lift COVID-19 ... (CTV Montreal)

Quebec was the first province in Canada to impose a mask mandate after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow ...

A dispute in Richmond between a horse stable and its neighbour is getting ugly. Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine's second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow's forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country's eastern industrial heartland. "We won't play police, but we'd like for people to wear a mask," Bolduc said in an interview. "If people decide to wear a mask, it's absolutely fine," Lyle said. "I'll see how things evolve in the coming weeks, but I think it's just respectful to be able to allow people to wear it." At a minimum, he said, the province should have kept mandatory masking for essential services like grocery stores and pharmacies. He said his staff were finding it increasingly difficult to tell patrons to keep their masks on. Saskatchewan Roughriders rookie camp came to a soggy end in Saskatoon on Friday, with the rain and wind making for slippery and cold conditions. Masking remains mandatory, however, on public transit and in health-care facilities. A new party will be listed on the ballot when Albertans go to the polls in the next general provincial election. A group in Nova Scotia has started a petition in hopes of putting an end to recreational fireworks. Quebec was the first province in Canada to impose a mask mandate after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow residents to go maskless in most indoor public places.

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Quebec says bye-bye to the mask mandate today (Cult MTL)

Interim Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed in a press conference on May 4 that the government approved his department's recommendation to ...

Interim Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau confirmed in a press conference on May 4 that the government approved his department’s recommendation to drop the mask mandate. In his May 4 press conference, Dr. Boileau reminded the public that we are not out of the pandemic yet, and to be as careful as possible. Quebec is the last province in Canada to do so, and was the first to mandate masks in July 2020.

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Quebec's mask mandate is over. Here's what you need to know ... (CBC.ca)

As of today, Quebecers will no longer have to wear a mask in most indoor spaces across the province. The province's mandatory mask mandate has been in place ...

While Quebecers will be allowed to take off their masks in pharmacies, Quebec's order of pharmacists has asked people to keep them on. So if you're worried about the flu, you can choose to stay masked up. In Quebec, masks will still be required on public transit, including taxis. There are also still federal rules around mask wearing, specifically in federally regulated industries. The same applies to teaching staff. Students will no longer be required to wear a mask for any of their activities, be it when they are in the classroom, in cafeterias or walking in hallways.

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The COVID-19 Quebec Mask Mandate Is Over – Here's Everything ... (MTL Blog)

However, there are a few exceptions!. Mike Chaar. Associate Editor. 2 seconds ago. comments. People wearing COVID-19 protective masks at Jean-Talon ...

"The choice to wear a mask in places where it is no longer required remains at the discretion of each person. Well, nearly three years later, the COVID-19 Quebec mask mandate has officially been dropped. Although the mandate has been dropped, the Quebec government has made it clear that masks will still be mandatory in various areas of the public.

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Mask mandate ends for most public spaces in Quebec today (CityNews Ottawa)

Public health still recommends masks for some – including the most vulnerable and the immunocompromised.

There are many parts of the world where wearing a mask in public, especially during cold and flu season, is commonplace. So, if you’re going to be, you know, in public, in an indoor setting with a bunch of other people, I would keep wearing the mask because COVID is still circulating, and the flu is still circulating and many other diseases are still circulating. And then we had a resurgence because of the Delta and the Omicron variant. Could there be a seventh wave in the fall? Does this mean that we may be turning a corner in terms of the sixth wave? I mean, the situation is obviously improving in Quebec in terms of the number of hospitalizations going down.

Quebec reports 20 more deaths as COVID-19 hospitalizations ... (Montreal Gazette)

Pandemic indicators continue to decrease in Quebec as the province lifts its mask mandate on Saturday.

The percentage of people age 5 years and older in Quebec who’ve received a first dose is now a bit more than 91 per cent. The doses were mostly second booster shots. The province recorded 798 new cases, but the case tally only includes people who received PCR tests at government screening clinics.

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