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Whats the latest? Western Quebec residents as young as 12 can now book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The premier is part of a provinicial pandemic update at 1 p.m. ET. Although Gatineau, Que.s Peter Simard got COVID-19 and was put in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, his family never gave up hope for a miracle. After nearly nine months of hospitals and rehab, hes finally back home. Ontarios hospitals can once again perform non-urgent surgeries, but theres a massive backlog to ...

Doctors said this Quebec man would die of COVID-19. His family had other ideas Diagnosed with COVID-19 last summer and soon admitted to hospital, Peter Simard of Gatineau, Que., thought he was going to die, and so did his doctors. Although he was put in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator, his family never gave up hope for a miracle. After nearly nine months of hospitals and rehab, hes finally back home. Social Sharing You read about miracles every day, why cant he be one? Peter Simard...

Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan In todays Morning Brief, we have an interview with Canadas deputy minister of National Defence, who says the government failed to properly implement recommendations from a landmark report on sexual misconduct in the military six years ago. Social Sharing Posted: May 25, 2021 6:46 AM ET | Last Updated: May 25 Good morning! This is our daily news roundup with everything you need to know in one concise read. Ottawa failed to properly i...

  OTTAWA -- It’s the reunion Gatineaus Peter Simard and his loved ones have been waiting for.  "It’s nice to be home and just to come outside, the way I am right now is just fantastic," said Simard.  Just months ago, the 59-year-old was at death’s door. He contracted COVID-19 in August and was put into an induced coma on a ventilator for two-and-a-half months.  His family was told he going to die, but Simard pulled through and after months in rehab, he’s finally home.  "Coul...

  GATINEAU -- In an induced coma and on a ventilator after contracting COVID-19, Peter Simard was at death’s door.  “I think I was a day from dying,” Simard says. “He had the most severe form of COVID,” adds his wife, Celine Lafreniere. “His lungs were finished.” But nearly nine months since he was diagnosed, the Gatineau man is in recovery.  On Aug. 18 last year, Simard, 59, left work early because he wasn’t feeling well. He went to get tested for COVID-19 and two days...