Steve Rukavina

CBC News spoke to three Quebec nurses who’d rather lose their jobs than be vaccinated against COVID-19. With the province imposing a deadline for nurses to be vaccinated, some of them are making backup plans.

Paul Brunet, a prominent advocate for patients’ rights, has filed a police complaint against top Quebec government and public health officials over their handling of the pandemic’s first wave in 2020.

Business groups in Quebec say the province’s economy is losing billions because there aren’t enough workers to fill much-needed vacancies in all sectors. They say the labour shortage has to be the number one priority in finance minister Eric Girard’s economic update today

The CAQ government has halted a long-planned investment to increase space at Montreal’s overcrowded Dawson College, saying it wanted to prioritize francophone institutions. Students and staff at Dawson say the move punishes all Quebecers.

A year ago Sunday, Candida Macarine was found dead in a hospital room that staff had warned managers about. Her family only found out what happened to her when they saw a CBC story about it. A year later, they are still awaiting answers.

Isabelle Côté was nursing her four-month-old son Saturday on a bench at the Montreal Eaton Centre when security guards asked her to stop, saying it was an “intimate act” she couldn’t perform in public. Mall management has since apologized, but mothers are planning a “nurse-in” just the same.

Just before the pandemic the Quebec government strengthened its law designed to crack down on unlicensed Airbnbs. It didn’t work. Experts say there’s a pretty simple solution, but the province isn’t interested.

Ashley Werhun’s story highlights ongoing confusion about the rules for Airbnb hosts in Quebec that has left many fuming after paying thousands in fines.

After hearing from several Montreal parents having problems with Quebec’s youth protection authorities, a Haitian community group stepped in to help.