Members of the Mohawk community of Kanesatake have blocked access to the Oka Provincial Park despite the government allowing it to reopen today.
Quebec Premier François Legault said the province is in talks with a Montreal AI institute, which has developed a contact-tracing app.
The city of Montreal is set to begin to lift some of the economic restrictions of the lockdown next week as the heath crisis has improved.
Premier Legault noted that the area has not seen a large enough drop in coronavirus deaths or hospitalizations for schools and daycares to begin reopening.
Daycares and elementary schools in Quebec reopen today for students to return today, with the exception of schools in Montreal.
Premier Francois Legault announced on Thursday that the reopening of Businesses, schools and daycares is being pushed until May 25.
Montreal has pushed back the reopening of the city's stores by one week after 75 new coronavirus deaths were reported in Quebec.
Legault has asked Quebeckers to "deprogram" in an attempt to adapt to a continuation of social distancing practices as the province gradually reopens.
Doctors and nurses do not have to pass a French-language exam in Quebec in order to help with the fight against coronavirus.
Canadian Armed Forces members who have medical training are being dispatched to long-term care homes in Quebec.
The government of Quebec has announced that they will be extending certain businesses to be deemed essential.
"For the children asking, I can confirm that the tooth fairy now is on the list of essential service and is immune to the coronavirus."
Quebec premier Francois Legault is ordering grocery stores and businesses to be closed on Sundays during the pandemic to give employees a break.
Quebec is the largest consumer of red wine in Canada, falling behind only British Columbia for whites.
When asked why Trudeau would propose a bill to broadly tax and spend without parliamentary approval until 2021, Trudeau said that it was an "exceptional situation that requires extreme flexibility."
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