| | | | | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, December 23, 2021. Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | | | | | | 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. | | Read more | | | | | | 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. | | Read more | | | | | | 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. | | Read more | | | | | | | 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. | | Read more | | | | | | 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 | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was forwarded to you. | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | | |