Covid cases are rising again as a variant called BA.5 surges to the fore, while monkeypox rises steadily in the epicentre of that disease in North America. At least monkeypox already has an effective vaccine. Feeling itchy yet?
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Kate
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Kate
The man killed in the weekend stabbing has been identified as 72‑year‑old lawyer Raymond Hébert. The only suspect is his stepson, who’s off to Pinel to be assessed for fitness to face trial.
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Kate
A fire on St-Antoine at Mountain Street at rush hour destroyed an empty building which you can see in this Streetview view.
dwgs
What are the odds that fire wasn’t of suspicious origin?
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Kate
The fire at a recycling company in Montreal East on Sunday broke out again Tuesday morning and was still burning mid Tuesday. The mayor of Montreal East, an independent town, is angry that she was left out of a conference call by civil security making plans around the fire.
Fire is bound to be a risk when recyclables pile up. Some may remember a fire in a paper recycling company in lower Point St-Charles a few years ago which also took some time to put out.
Bert
Fire is a risk when any combustible is accumulated…. That said… reminder about St. Basil le Grand. Not recyclable then and only very mechanically now.
Kate
I do remember that, yes.
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Kate
A Montreal family is seeking a compatible stem cell donor for their daughter. The catch is that the donor needs to be of mixed Vietnamese and white ancestry to have a chance of matching.
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Kate
The Gazette’s Marian Scott, whose work I’ve often blogged, is retiring after 38 years at the paper.
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Kate
An alley in Hochelaga has been named for Dr Gilles Julien, renowned for his work supporting children’s health in the area.
It’s described as a symbolic naming, probably because Julien is still alive and there’s a toponymy policy on not naming city features for living people. The policy has been broken a few times, but still stands. It’s good to let someone’s reputation mature a bit before you put their name on things, e.g. Claude Jutra.
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Kate
A body was pulled out of the river off the Old Port on Monday evening but no other information is given here.
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Kate
CBC looks into how the new language law – still being called Bill 96 – may damage the video game industry as skilled people choose to move away or not come here at all. But the journalist only looks at the six‑month rule, and not at the various rules enforcing the internal operation of businesses in French only, which I would have thought even more relevant.
The government response, that all sectors must contribute to the effort, is inevitable. We all must suffer a bit to preserve French – that isn’t news.
Meezly 11:54 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
The lifting of measures was what finally got us – likely one of the new BA#s. I think getting my 4th dose a week before I had symptoms helped to lessen the severity as my non-boosted husband got it worse, but we’re recovering now. So get your booster if you haven’t got it yet.
Kate 13:38 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
Meezly, I’m sorry to hear you guys caught it. Best wishes for a full recovery!
Meezly 15:28 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
Thanks Kate, appreciate it.
dhomas 15:29 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
I hope you feel better, Meezly! I just tested positive yesterday, about 4-5 days after my wife brought it home from school (her school is now up to 16 teachers confirmed to have gotten it in the last week of classes).
I too think that the measures being lifted were the final straw for this latest surge in cases. There was only about a month left to school when they lifted the mask mandate; couldn’t they just tough it out a few more weeks? But more than that, it was no longer necessary to declare cases in schools since the beginning of the year, I believe. So, people could sick and the administration didn’t necessarily tell anyone. Many people took a much more relaxed attitude in the final weeks of school since the government had told us “pandemic over! Go back to your lives!”
Kate 22:01 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
dhomas, I hope you and your wife both feel better soon. That school sounds like a super spreader hotbed.
Meezly 09:50 on 2022-06-30 Permalink
Totally agree there, dhomas. Hope you both don’t get too sick and recover quickly.