For the first time in history, a Westmount High alum was sworn in as vice president on Wednesday, and residents of her (possibly) favourite province were watching.
For the first time in history, a Westmount High alum was sworn in as vice president on Wednesday, and residents of her (possibly) favourite province were watching.
Kamala Harris Canadian connection celebrated as she makes history stateside
Last Updated Jan 19, 2021 at 3:15 pm MDT
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
MONTREAL (CityNews) – Kamala Harris will become the first woman and first person of colour to be vice-president of the United States Wednesday.
It’s a milestone that her former Montreal school, Westmount High School, is celebrating.
The school is hosting a big party Wednesday to celebrate–the inauguration will be streamed in the classrooms for students to watch and the school is set to receive a few items from the United States Consulate General.
Concludes elementary schools reopening will probably undermine any possible benefits from the partial lockdown in effect.
Author of the article: Jesse Feith • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Jan 12, 2021 • January 12, 2021 • 4 minute read • The EMSB showed off their newly installed air purifiers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in Montreal on Monday January 11, 2021. The HEPA filter hangs from the wall in the background while principal Tanya Alvarez takes over a class at the elementary school. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette
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While Quebec Premier François Legault described reopening schools Monday as a calculated risk, a new study suggests schools have been a driving factor behind the spread of COVID-19 in Montreal.
“The kids are kind of victims in that situation right now. Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
01/08/2021 07:01pm EST
MONTREAL Quebec on Friday defended its decision to reopen schools despite soaring COVID-19 infections and related hospitalizations, with one public health official saying classrooms aren’t the primary drivers of transmission.
The government announced new measures this week to curb rising infections, including an 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday, but chose to reopen primary schools as scheduled Jan. 11 and high schools a week later.
Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge told a news conference Friday there was a “fairly strong consensus” in the province to reopen schools as quickly as possible after the winter break because of their importance to children’s overall well-being.