Physicians say a rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19 are overburdening an already fragile health care system. The government is partially blaming the strikes as hospitals function at lower capacity.
More people died due to COVID-19 in Quebec in 2022 than in 2021. COVID-19 also led to more hospitalizations in 2022 than in the two previous years combined. Experts blame contagious variants and the end of public health measures.
Amélie Champagne took her own life on Sept. 11 immediately after being discharged from Sherbrooke's Hôtel-Dieu hospital, where she had been hospitalized following a suicide attempt.
A young child has died after being hit by a motorist backing into the driveway of a private property. The accident occurred Saturday on Béram St. in L Épiphanie, Que., in the Lanaudière region.