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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, December 23, 2021.
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Montreal public health warns it is a 'critical time' as hospitalizations, cases rise; Dr. Mylène Drouin, Montreal's public health director, held a virtual press conference on Thursday about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.

Montreal public health warns it is a 'critical time' as hospitalizations, cases rise

Dec 23 , 2021 • 11:39 EST

Hospitalizations in Montreal have jumped by over 60 per cent as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to grow exponentially, notably in the younger population. People aged 18-44 account for the majority of new COVID-19 cases.

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COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Thursday; Quebecers line up outside a pharmacy in a bid to receive free, rapid COVID-19 tests.

COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Thursday

Dec 23 , 2021 • 06:14 EST

Hospitalizations in Montreal have jumped by over 60 per cent as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to grow exponentially. The city alone reported 1,757 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.

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COVID-19 might have lasting impacts on the way Canada handles immigration, minister says; Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser said some temporary pandemic measures, like the

COVID-19 might have lasting impacts on the way Canada handles immigration, minister says

Dec 23 , 2021 • 15:28 EST

The federal immigration minister says some of temporary measures that have helped the government meet its targets this year could be here to stay even after the pandemic ebbs away.

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Police investigating after man fatally shot in downtown Montreal; On Wednesday night, police located a 33-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He later died in hospital.

Police investigating after man fatally shot in downtown Montreal

Dec 23 , 2021 • 13:53 EST

Police are investigating Montreal's 35th homicide of the year. A 33-year-old man died after being shot multiple times in the city's Ville-Marie borough Wednesday night. 

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As COVID-19 cases climb, resources difficult to access for immigrants;

As COVID-19 cases climb, resources difficult to access for immigrants

Dec 23 , 2021 • 18:07 EST

Veronica Islas of the Carrefour de ressources en interculturel in Montreal talks about their efforts to help keep people informed and navigate the health-care system

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Quebec predicts 'steep exponential rise' in COVID-19 cases, brings in new gathering limits Boxing Day;  

Dec 22 , 2021 • 12:59 EST

Quebec predicts 'steep exponential rise' in COVID-19 cases, brings in new gathering limits Boxing Day

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Heavy workload, fatigue hit pharmacists like never before in rush for COVID tests, vaccines;  

Dec 23 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

Heavy workload, fatigue hit pharmacists like never before in rush for COVID tests, vaccines

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In this remarkable year of news, a note of thanks; On the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, Katherine Cooper from the Mosakahiken Cree Nation in Manitoba consoles her friends at a growing memorial to honour the children whose burial sites may have been discovered buried in Kamloops, B.C., on June 4, 2021.  

Dec 23 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

In this remarkable year of news, a note of thanks

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Move over Hubble: Why the James Webb Space Telescope is such a big deal;  

Dec 23 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

Move over Hubble: Why the James Webb Space Telescope is such a big deal

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All they want for Chimp-mas: Montreal chimpanzees release their holiday wish list;  

Dec 22 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

All they want for Chimp-mas: Montreal chimpanzees release their holiday wish list

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