Demonstrators gather in Quebec City to protest lack of daycare services in province
About 100 parents, educators and opposition leaders participated in a sit-in in front of the National Assembly on Sunday morning to protest working conditions and the general lack of places in subsidized daycare in Quebec.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10
About 100 people joined the protest, including politicians and daycare providers on Sunday in Quebec City.(Kassandra Nadeau-Lamarche/Radio-Canada)
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Quebec reported 683 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Sunday, a decrease of nine from the previous day. The number of people in intensive care remained the same at 175 patients. Read more pandemic updates here.