COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know Monday
CBC
The new cases are those reported to the Quebec government only. They are believed to be an underrepresentation of the virus's spread, given the limited availability of PCR tests and use of home testing kits.
Venues across Quebec's cultural sector are set to partially reopen today after being shut down since December.
Cinemas, theatres, concert halls and sports venues are allowed to reopen at 50 per cent capacity or a maximum of 500 people (1,000 for outdoor events) and proof of vaccination is required for entry.
Places of worship can also reopen with a cap of 250 vaccinated people.
As the province enters the second phase of its reopening plan amid an ongoing decline in hospitalizations, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is calling on the government to provide a concrete reopening plan for the spring and summer to protect the city's reputation and economic development.
"Other provinces have this plan, they have this predictability, but not Quebec," she said. "Montreal, as a cultural metropolis, economic locomotive, needs this plan to support its entire [cultural] industry."
Plante says the city is entering a crucial phase for booking big tourist events like festivals and conventions, and the unpredictability is putting many events planned for the city at risk.
The first phase in the province's reopening plan began last week when restaurant dining rooms reopened to patrons and school sports were allowed to resume.
The next phase will see restrictions lift for all indoor sports, gyms and spas as of Feb. 14, while bars and casinos will remain closed until further notice.
Quebec City police made one arrest after crowds of protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions converged in front of the National Assembly Saturday.
Officers arrested a 31-year-old man for blocking traffic with his vehicle.
Police issued 11 tickets to protesters for disturbing the peace and 10 for violating the Highway Safety Code.
Since Thursday evening, trucks and smaller vehicles poured into the city from across the province.
Convoys of drivers came from different parts of the province including the North Shore, Lower St-Lawrence, Saguenay and Beauce regions.
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Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is alleging the former CEO of Alberta Health Services was unwilling and unable to implement the government's plan to break up the health authority, became "infatuated" with her internal investigation into private surgical contracts and made "incendiary and inaccurate allegations about political intrigue and impropriety" before she was fired in January.
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