Quebec expects to receive just under 407,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines this week, reports Andy Riga in today’s live blog on pandemic developments. Read it here . In Business news Relief package for Air Canada Air Canada will receive a multibillion-dollar relief package from the federal government and in exchange the airline will restore domestic routes and refund customers whose flights were cancelled because of the COVID-19.
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Human error blamed
A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. Read the full report.
In Sports news Eric Staal of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his overtime goal against the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre on April 5, 2021 in Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis /Getty Images
Habs win, but lose Gallagher
It was a surprising come-from-behind win for the Canadiens but it might have come with a heavy price. Veteran centre Eric Staal, playing his first game for Montreal following his recent trade from Buffalo, scored at 4:02 of overtime, providing Montreal with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Monday night at the Bell Centre. But the win was tempered, as Montreal lost spark-plug winger Brendan Gallagher with an injury to his right hand in the first period after he was struck by a shot