On that day the 9:30 p.m. curfew will be lifted and restaurant terrasses can reopen. Dube hinted that some sort of vaccine passport is in the works for Quebec. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Legault said the woman was 54 years old, and "in good shape." Montreal police are still ticketing members of the public for not complying with the curfew, which came into effect into early January in a bid to discourage social gatherings that can spread the virus. As for Quebec's curfew, the premier suggested the situation is a bit more complex. 319 is the highest number of curfew tickets since January, when the province-wide curfew first began. Legault announced the changes during a news conference, joined by Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda and Health Minister Christian Dube. There are approximately three people still under surveillance for blood clotting, though its not confirmed whether those cases are a result of the AstraZeneca vaccine. All-Canadian playoff matchups reigniting historic rivalries, Intense wind gusts send B.C. Montreal and Laval's 8 p.m. curfew will return to 9:30 p.m. as of Monday, May 3, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday. The start time for Quebec’s COVID-19 curfew is moving 90 minutes earlier to 8 p.m. in Montreal and Laval starting Sunday and will remain at that hour until further notice. Schools switched to online learning only last week in Québec City, Lévis, Beauce and Gatineau. I've always talked about a “vaccination proof,” he said, adding that there will be another announcement on Friday with regards to the possibility of vaccine passports in Quebec. Updated throughout the day on … In Montreal and Laval, curfew goes back to 9:30 p.m. today. Business owners in Old Montreal, already struggling under public health restrictions, spent Monday morning patching up their shattered storefronts after being targeted by anti-curfew rioters the night before. There you go loads of people once coming to you live from the old port of Montreal. Quebec Premier Francois Legault walks in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec City and a few other cities in the province are also under an 8 p.m. curfew. The province will become the first in the country to impose such a drastic measure to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Premier Francois Legault said he was moving the curfew ahead from 9:30 p.m. as a precaution because of the rise of novel coronavirus variants of concern. 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Beginning Sunday, people in Montreal and its northern suburb of Laval will have to remain at home from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. or face fines of more than $1,000, Premier Francois Legault said in Montreal. MONTREAL - Quebec will bring back an 8 p.m. curfew in the Montreal area and extend a lockdown order in three cities and one region as it … The premier also attracted criticism earlier this week when he appeared to shift blame for that decision onto public health officials, including the provincial head of the division, Dr. Horacio Arruda. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. MONTREAL _ Quebec Premier Francois Legault is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to halt surging COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The curfew has been in place since Jan. 9. Quebec Premier Francois Legault, centre, speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. “We are getting out of the tunnel, but if we do … Travel are prohibited to regions at Level 2–Early Warning … MTL Blog reached out to Cara Zwibel, director of the Fundamental Freedoms Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), to learn more about the curfew and the delicate and intricate situations in … The Legault government had classified those areas as orange zones in mid-March, easing many of the strictest public health measures that had been in place. Rimouski-Neigette. "It's coming," he said, adding that he wasn't yet ready to make any promises. In Montreal and Laval, the “expected explosion” has not occurred, he said. See also: Montreal public transit won’t be affected by Quebec’s curfew … Lauren Reynolds, who lived in Montreal for six and a half years, is now under a nighttime curfew in Paris and says it's not so bad -- at least compared to the 24/7 lockdown order in … On Thursday, Legault sought to clarify how the decision was taken. The curfew, which is being justified as a public health measure, is straining decades of work by harm reductionists to curb HIV and hepatitis C, as well as overdose deaths. Fearing an explosion of new cases in Montreal and Laval, Quebec Premier François Legault announced he was rolling back the curfew in the two cities to 8 p.m., starting on Sunday. Comments are welcome while open. People take part in a demonstration opposing the Quebec government’s 8 p.m. curfew in Montreal, Sunday, April 18, 2021. On the day High schools will remain closed, and the curfew will remain at 8 p.m. in those areas. Starting from May 17, 2021 this territory will no longer be subject to the emergency measures and will go back to Level 4–Maximum Alert. “We are really finishing up in this tunnel, but we don’t want to be hit by the train on our way out.”. "Our challenge is finding a balance between mental and physical health," he said. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The curfew in that region currently starts at 9:30 p.m. Police patrol Old Montreal just before the 8 p.m. curfew April 12, 2021. At a press conference on Wednesday, Premier François Legault announced an expansion of the orange COVID-19 zone to five of the province's regions and promised to present a plan to gradually reopen sports. ", With files from Ben Shingler and Antoni Nerestant. The province will continue to administer the vaccine, since COVID-19 itself presents a higher risk of blood clotting. The COVID-19 curfew for the Montreal area will be 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting March 17, advanced from 8 p.m., Premier François Legault announced Tuesday afternoon. Montreal and Laval’s 8 p.m. curfew will return to 9:30 p.m. as of Monday, May 3, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday, Legault announced the changes during a news conference, joined by Public Health Director Dr. … See also: Montreal public transit won’t be affected by Quebec’s curfew … CTV News Montreal Digital Reporter. The SPVM also confirmed that Montreal police handed out 431 tickets, the same number as the previous week, including 319 (+89) for breaking curfew. Last week saw in an increase of curfew tickets by almost 40% from the previous week. Officials' considerations about the curfew, he said, will depend on a number … Legault is flanked by Horacio Arruda, Quebec director of National Public Health, left, and Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Hospitalizations have increased sharply outside Montreal in recent days. A Montreal family that was on their way back from New Brunswick says they were unfairly given over $3,000 in tickets on the first night of Quebec’s COVID-19 curfew. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. The curfew came into effect on Jan. 9. The province maintained its goal to vaccinate at least 75 per cent of the population by June 24 with at least one dose. The COVID-19 curfew for the Montreal area will be 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting March 17, advanced from 8 p.m., Premier François Legault announced Tuesday afternoon. Montreal police are still ticketing members of the public for not complying with the curfew, which came into effect into early January in a bid to discourage social gatherings that can spread the virus. Offices, working from home will be … The curfew in Montreal and Laval is now at 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. as of this past Monday May 3. In Montreal and Laval, schools will stay open. Infection rates have remained stable in the Montreal area since March. After back-and-forth week, Quebec signals willingness to play by new rules set by COVID variants, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Photo by John Kenney / Montreal Gazette Article content. Can having COVID-19 or getting the vaccine affect fertility? "It will be better than last summer, because of vaccination," said the premier. The 8 p.m. curfew came into effect Sunday night in Montreal and its northern suburb of Laval. Legault defended what many have derided as his "yo-yo" approach to applying restrictions, saying other governments around the world have been forced to do the same thing in response to the more contagious variants. Positivity rates in the Outaouais neared 20 per cent, well above the five-per cent threshold recommended by the WHO. Daniel Loureiro, who owns Helena restaurant on Notre-Dame Street West with his mother, says life was stressful enough without the fear of vandalism. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info.. On Sunday April 11th, in response to Legault’s re-instatement of the 8pm curfew, people took to the streets in Montreal to enjoy the spring weather and express joyous rage at this shit world that continues to steal our lives away … The curfew in that region currently starts at 9:30 p.m. Legault said he is imposing the health order on Montreal and Laval as a preventive measure despite the … Fearing an explosion of new cases in Montreal and Laval, Quebec Premier François Legault announced he was rolling back the curfew in the two cities to 8 p.m., starting on Sunday.Â. Travel between regions and cities. The situation is so bad in those areas, Legault said, that on just about every street, or every neighborhood, there is someone with the virus. In other parts of Quebec, including Montreal, the curfew will continue to run from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. across the province. WATCH | Epidemiologist Prativa Baral on the COVID-19 situation in Montreal: He added there was a possibility that in-person learning would have to be halted at schools in Montreal and Laval if the case load worsens. For two consecutive nights, protestors gathered to denounce the latest curfew in Old Montreal and downtown. "We work together," he said of Arruda and his team. Today, Santé Québec reported that there are 551 new cases across the province. NOTES FROM A FORMER MONTREALER UNDER CURFEW. The four-week curfew will require residents in Gatineau and across Quebec to remain at home between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. People who violate the overnight curfew … The curfew in red zones, such as Montreal, is from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. Quebec is lifting its curfew and easing restrictions on outdoor activities as part of Premier François Legault's much-awaited COVID-19 reopening plan. Add some “good” to your morning and evening. “There really is no leeway in the Outaouais region,” he said, adding that lockdown measures will be extended there by one week, to May 9. Quebec to start vaccinating essential workers, people with chronic illnesses. "Unfortunately, I dont have the answer yet.". Elementary schools, as of next Monday, and most service centres in the Quebec City region and Chaudiere-Appalaches regions will reopen, with the exception of the Beauce-Etchemin and Bellechasse area. Luca Caruso-Moro Shortly after the new 8 PM curfew was reinstated by Francois people are clearly very vocal about the fact that they don't support it. At a press conference on Wednesday, Premier François Legault announced an expansion of the orange COVID-19 zone to five of the province's regions and promised to present a plan to gradually reopen sports. Quebec extends lockdown in COVID-19 hot spots, brings back 8 p.m. curfew for Montreal, Laval “We checked with the people in charge of the public health, and even then they were not sure,” he said. Critical notes and reflection on recent riots that have broken out in Montreal against curfews. Officials' considerations about the curfew, he said, will depend on a … The stricter measures come as Quebec and much of Canada see spiking COVID-19 case numbers and a vaccine rollout that's much slower than here in the U.S. More than half of the 3,200 new cases over this past weekend were among Quebecers who are younger … People take part in an anti-curfew protest in Montreal on Sunday, April 11, 2021. "I would like to present my sincerest condolences and sympathies to the family," said Arruda. “This makes us optimistic, but prudently so,” said the premier. But Legault said government experts believe it is only a matter of time before cases rise in Montreal as well. MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada’s Quebec province will impose a curfew starting on Saturday and extend an existing lockdown through Feb. 8, … Given the level of concern about the situation outside Montreal, it came as little surprise the Legault government decided to extend the emergency lockdown measures in the Quebec City, Chaudière-Appalaches and Outaouais regions. The move back to 9:30 curfew tonight isn't coming soon enough for many people. Officials faced several questions on what vaccinated people will be able to do, and whether pandemic restrictions will still apply to them. When asked why to allow kids in physical school Montreal and Laval, Legault replied that Montreal is stable, and before they closed down schools, the situation was severe. “There are [SCS] in Montreal, but people are afraid to use them, especially after 8 pm,” she said. The curfew in red zones, such as Montreal, is from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. "The level of contagion is very high and we expect it to accelerate even more," the premier said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot. Legault said the situation is improving, as cases in several regions continue to trend downwards. People take part in an anti-curfew protest in Montreal on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Guilbault said there would be an “increased police presence” throughout the province, and members of the police force will use their “judgement to assess” specific situations of people outside at night. Guilbault said there would be an “increased police presence” throughout the province, and members of the police force will use their “judgement to assess” specific situations of people outside at night. Today, Santé Québec reported that there are 551 new cases across the province. "But at the end of the day I am the one who makes the decision. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. What did come as a surprise, however, was the decision to move the curfew from 9:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Montreal and Laval. How do I get the coronavirus vaccine in Montreal? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot. Arruda said he would not confirm where in the province she lived. The province is in a sprint to the finish to administer the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, so Quebecers should continue to obey the curfew and other rules until then, Health Minister Christian Dubé told a television audience on Sunday evening as an earlier curfew went into effect in Montreal and Laval and protesters in Old Montreal set fires and smashed store … Audience Relations, CBC P.O. As well, elementary schools will reopen in Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches, though secondary schools and some service centres — in Beauce, Lac … SCS have been especially empty since the start of the curfew. 319 is the highest number of curfew tickets since January, when the province-wide curfew first began. Several measures were also lifted in Montreal, including returning older high-school students to class full-time, but the government backtracked less than a week later. The curfew will stay in effect, banning non-essential travel between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., in 11 regions, including Montreal. Projections released Thursday by provincial experts suggested hospitals would reach capacity in the next three weeks unless current infection rates diminish.Â, Dr. Alexis Turgeon, a critical care physician at the CHU de Québec–Université Laval, a large Quebec City hospital, said they have beds available in their ICU, but stressed the situation is "fragile.". Health Director Arruda also announced that a Quebecer has died due to a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Special emergency measures apply to this municipality. 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Non-essential businesses were closed there and the curfew brought back to 8 p.m. A curfew of 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. is in effect for regions in both Quebec's red and orange (Level 3 - Alert) zones right now, with the explicitly written exception of Montréal … There is little argument that the provincial government can under Article 123 (8) of the Quebec Public Health Act order any measures necessary to protect the health of the population, such as imposing as curfews or even ordering compulsory vaccinations, said Denis Gallant, a Montreal criminal lawyer with Roy Bélanger Avocats LLP. Legault maintained his optimism, though, without getting too specific. Prativa Baral discusses the outlook for Montreal in light of the government's tightened restrictions in some other Quebec regions. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. There is no end date for the latest 8 p.m. curfew, and young Montrealers have grown increasingly frustrated over the lack of scientific data that prove the effectiveness of curfews on the spread of the virus. Please visit the “Special emergency measures ” page for more information. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. family's trampoline airborne, Three bear cubs found wandering in Ont. He also announced the added lockdown measures in place in Quebec City, Lévis, Beauce and Gatineau — where variants of COVID-19 are spreading rapidly — will be extended until April 19. MONTREAL -- Quebecers having least difficulty paying monthly bills amid pandemic, poll suggests. Montreal and Laval's 8 p.m. curfew will return to 9:30 p.m. Montreal woman slain, partner faces 2nd-degree murder charge in latest suspected femicide, Cyclist dead after being hit by car in West Island. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Last week saw in an increase of curfew tickets by almost 40% from the previous week. The curfew has been in place since Jan. 9. What did come as a surprise, however, was the decision to move the curfew from 9:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Montreal and Laval. "We are, obviously, very concerned and it's been a very rapid spread in the region," he said. On Thursday, Quebec reported more than 1,600 new cases, its highest total since Jan. 23. "It's everywhere and people of all ages have it," he added. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. How will new language law impact human rights? As for Quebec's curfew, the premier suggested the situation is a bit more complex. As police across the province hand out tickets in line with the Quebec curfew order, there has been a lot of talk about whether some fines have been fair. ... That is the same day the majority of regions including Montreal and Laval will … There have been 129,071 known infections of COVID-19 in Montreal since the beginning of the pandemic. Quebec curfew is meant to crack down on those ignoring COVID-19 rules, Guilbault says [Montreal Gazette] Update : January 9, 2021, 1:03 p.m.: This post has been updated to include new information provided to Eater by the ARQ. Earlier this week, Montreal's public health director, Dr. Mylène Drouin, said the city had been successful so far at containing the spread of variants. Protests in Montreal turned raucous Sunday night as the city pushed up its curfew from 9:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.