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Workers will be spreading sweet-smelling baits containing a rabies vaccine through Montreal's parks in the coming weeks to head off an outbreak of the deadly disease.

The Montérégie Public Health Department confirmed to Global News that three people have received what is known as post-exposure prophylaxis after exposure to a cat with rabies. 

Quebec health officials say three more people have received emergency preventative treatment after possible rabies exposure.

'Childhood vaccination continues to be one of our most powerful tools to prevent illness and support child health in Canada,' the agency wrote.

Quebec's measles outbreak has grown to 27 confirmed cases, with the majority linked to the Quebec City area and new exposure sites identified west of the provincial capital.

Another six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic for hantavirus, according to provincial health officials.

After Canada lost its measles elimination status on Nov. 10 2025, there have been 907 reported measles cases in the country since the start of 2026.

Gladu stole the show at the Liberal convention after she stunned political circles by unexpectedly crossing the floor from the Tories earlier this week.

'She will vote with the government if there are votes relating to any aspect of that issue as well as the rights of Canadians to be their whole selves,' Carney said.

Liberal party national director Azam Ishmael boasted Thursday that the party expects a "record-breaking number" of supporters to attend the convention — around 4,500 members.

Marilyn Gladu, the former Conservative MP from Sarnia—Lambton–Bkejwanong, crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

Prince Edward Island announced it's changing its screening age eligibility to 45, but other provinces say they're still investigating whether to do so.

Two Quebec mothers say they can no longer volunteer at their children’s schools because they wear hijabs.

During the week of Christmas, Health Canada said the percentage of positive tests for influenza reached a three-year high of 33.3 per cent.

The province is asking Quebecers who are sick to contact the 811 health hotline to seek advice before heading to the emergency room.

For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.

People who visited the UP pediatric emergency centre in St-Eustache, Que., during the afternoon and evening of Nov. 28 may have been exposed.

Dr. Deborah Money, senior author of the paper published Monday in JAMA, said having such a large study "robustly" confirms the benefit of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women.

The city of Calgary and surrounding area have become one of several hot spots for flu outbreaks across the country in recent weeks according to Health Canada.

It's flu season in Canada, and as the number of infections and hospitalizations start to rise, medical experts are urging Canadians to get their flu shots.