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Here's What We Know So Far About Yesterday's Amber Alert In Quebec

The Amber Alert issued across Quebec yesterday, searching for Dayana Di Menna, 7, and Liana Di Menna, 2 from Terrebonne, was quickly cancelled after an officer found the minors 35 minutes after the alert was sent out.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) published a tweet at 6:09 p.m. on Sunday evening notifying citizens of the cancellation, stating "The missing child[ren] were located safe and sound." 

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The Amber Alert Issued For 2 Missing Girls In Quebec Was Just 'Cancelled'

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) issued an Amber Alert on Sunday, December 13 to find two missing girls from Terrebonne.

Dayana Di Menna, 7, and Liana Di Menna, 2, were missing and believed to have been abducted by Jessica Kate Boulet, a 34-year-old woman.

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Quebecers Are Getting An Alert On Their Phones Today To Warn About Fines

In a press conference on December 9, Premier François Legault said Quebecers would be receiving an alert on broadcast TV and radio, as well as on wireless networks, to remind them of COVID-19 public health rules.

The alert will be issued by the province on December 9 at 2:30 p.m., he said. 

It will warn Quebecers that breaking the rules will result in fines between $1,000 and $6,000, as police and the province's health authorities gear up to crack down on Quebecers found violating public health protocols.

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Don't Panic When You Get An Emergency Alert Next Wednesday, At Least Not More Than Usual

Quebec's minister of public security, Geneviève Guilbault, announced that the ministry would be testing its Québec En Alerte emergency alert system in Quebec next week... so don't panic when you see the message even if it feels like a classic 2020 situation.

The alert is set to go off on November 25 at 1:55 p.m. 

The ministry has clarified the message will inform Quebecers that there is no real threat and the notification is being carried out as a test.

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Here's How Each Quebec Region Ranks In Terms Of COVID-19 Cases Per 100,000 People

As of October 28, COVID-19 cases in Quebec have surpassed 100,000, for a total of 102,814 cases in the province since the start of the pandemic.

New regions in Quebec are continually being designated red zones, so we looked at the data to compare.

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The SPVM Gave Out Almost 4x More Tickets Last Week Than The One Before

The SPVM's previous weekly update, showing data from October 4 to 11, reported that police received 765 calls about potential breaches of red alert rules in Montreal during this time.

As a result, 28 statements of offence or serious incident reports were issued during that week.

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3 More Municipalities In Quebec Will Be Entering 'Red Alert' As Of Monday At 11:59 p.m.

As the second wave of the pandemic continues to sweep across the province, the Ministry of Health and Social Services announced on Sunday, October 4, that three new municipalities will now also be entering Quebec's "red alert."

"Given the evolution of the epidemiological situation in certain sectors of the Gaspé Peninsula, it is announced today that three municipalities in the MRC d'Avignon will move to the red level (maximum alert)," reads a government press release.

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Here's What's Closing & Staying Open As Montreal Goes Into Red Alert

On Monday, Premier François Legault announced Montreal is going into red alert for 28 days starting on October 1, 2020.

The regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and the Capitale-Nationale, with the exception of Portneuf and Charlevoix, will also become red zones. 

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Montreal And Quebec City Are Expected To Move Into 'Red Alert' This Week

Health Minister Christian Dubé made an appearance on the Quebec talk show Tout le monde en parle during the evening of Sunday, September 27. During this time, he expressed the belief that Montreal and Quebec City will likely be moving from "orange alert" to "red alert" in the "upcoming days."

Dubé said that during the last week, we've seen an "explosion of cases" in Quebec.

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Here's What It Could Look Like If Quebec Regions Moved Into 'Red Alert'

The red zone has been called the "maximum" level of alert in Quebec's COVID-19 alert system.

Though specific red zone measures are subject to change and adaptation, the government has nevertheless outlined what they might entail.

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Laval & Outaouais Are Moving To ‘Orange Alert’

Health Minister Christian Dubé announced at a press conference Tuesday that two more Quebec regions, Outaouais and Laval, are moving to 'orange alert.'

This is a step up from the regions' previous yellow or 'pre-alert' levels, and is the second major announcement regarding shifting colour codes in the province in the past 48 hours. 

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Quebec's Health Minister Clarified The New Rules For Private Gatherings Using Emojis

Health measures are tightening again, with the second wave officially hitting the province. The rules for private gatherings in Quebec has decreased from 10 to six since September 21 in regions on "orange alert." With all the new regulations that have been created since the spring and all the changes that affect them, some citizens may no longer know what to think.

And there seemed to be some confusion with the new rule on private gatherings in orange zones.

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