Posted: Jan 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 6
Quebec Premier François Legault will announce Wednesday that the province s lockdown will extend beyond Jan. 11 by a further three or four weeks.(Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press)
Residents on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River will hear details today about further pandemic restrictions that could even include curfews, as the province tries to grapple with rising cases of COVID-19.
Premier François Legault will hold a news conference at 5 p.m. ET to announce he s extending the lockdown, which was set to end Jan. 11, by three or four more weeks, and will limit people s outdoor activities to their family bubbles. Schools will remain closed to in-person learning an extra week or two.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 11:17 AM ET | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
The vice-president of the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce says the shutdown starting Christmas Day will be tough to survive for some businesses in western Quebec.(Patrick Louiseize/Radio-Canada)