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Urgences-santé unveiled a provincewide naloxone distribution project on August 13, 2026, aiming to curb a recent surge in opioid overdoses by increasing access to the emergency medication across Quebec.
A cat in Saint‑Anicet was confirmed as the second rabid feline this summer, leading Santé Québec to treat three people who handled it, amid a rise in wildlife rabies cases across Quebec.
A cat in Saint-Anicet tested positive for raccoon rabies, leading to preventive treatment for three residents. This second cat case in Montérégie highlights the rarity of domestic rabies and the province's active monitoring efforts.
New York City senior centers, including Encore Aging Through Arts Center, are seeing fewer attendees on Tuesdays after a city mandate required plant‑based meals, which many seniors find less appealing.
Quebec officials confirmed a second Montreal cat infected with raccoon rabies and provided emergency prophylactic treatment to three people potentially exposed, highlighting ongoing monitoring of the disease in the province.
Ontario families are urging increased public awareness of West Nile virus as mosquito season peaks, while health officials repeat protective advice to prevent severe illness and deaths.
In 2025, over 1,000 unclaimed bodies in Quebec led the provincial government to authorize funeral homes to perform cremations or burials, following established protocols for handling deceased residents without family claim.
Illinois officials confirmed on August 11, 2026 that the state will keep its current childhood vaccine schedule, rejecting President Trump's executive order that urged states to change their immunization requirements.
U.S. companies released hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes in Montreal on 7 August 2026 to combat the invasive tiger mosquito that spreads dengue, chikungunya and Zika, with guidance from entomologist Étienne Normandin.
Ontario families are urging stronger public awareness of West Nile virus as mosquito season peaks, while health officials remind residents to use protective measures to reduce infection risk.
On August 9, 60 percent of Montreal and Laval paramedics voted against a tentative agreement with the Quebec government, halting the deal reached the previous month and prompting renewed negotiations.
Quebec officials confirmed a second Montreal cat infected with raccoon rabies and provided emergency treatment to three people potentially exposed, highlighting ongoing monitoring of domestic animals amid wildlife rabies concerns.
Ontario families are pressing for greater public education on West Nile virus as mosquito season peaks, while health officials continue to advise standard protective measures to reduce infection risk.
U.S. firms are releasing hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes in Montreal to curb the invasive Asian tiger mosquito that spreads dengue, chikungunya and Zika, with researchers monitoring the effort's impact on disease control.
U.S. companies are releasing hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes as a biological control to suppress disease‑carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes, with monitoring by researchers from the University of Montreal.
Illinois Comptroller officials ordered Bohemian National Cemetery to stop accepting human remains after investigators raised possible storage law violations, following the discovery of over 50 bodies at a Southeast Side funeral home. The cemetery will undergo a compliance review while the halt remains in place.
U.S. firms have released hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes in a trial to suppress Asian tiger mosquito populations and reduce the spread of dengue, chikungunya and Zika, according to researchers at the University of Montreal.
U.S. companies have released hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes in Montreal to curb the invasive tiger mosquito that spreads dengue, chikungunya and Zika, with monitoring by Étienne Normandin of the Université de Montréal. The biological control trial aims to reduce disease risk by outcompeting the disease‑carrying species.
The Quebec coroner urges Montreal to broaden swimming‑lesson access after drownings rose to 51 this year, noting many victims lacked swimming skills and class availability is insufficient.
American companies have begun releasing hundreds of thousands of sterile mosquitoes in Montreal to curb the invasive tiger mosquito that spreads dengue, chikungunya and Zika, with monitoring by a University of Montreal researcher.
