Quebec eases COVID-19 restrictions, including alcohol serving times and capacity limits
Bars and restaurants are now permitted to serve alcohol until 1 a.m. with closing time pushed to 2 a.m.
In indoor auditoriums and stadiums, the capacity is now 7,500 people with assigned seating , with sections divided into a maximum of 250 people per section. Mask-wearing is still mandatory inside while not seated. The CFL's Montreal Alouettes play its first game in Montreal on Aug. 27 against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.The Alouettes announced that individual tickets will be sold to the general public starting Monday morning.
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, released modelling on Friday that indicates cases are beginning to rise as a result of the more contagious Delta variant, but there is still time to flatten the curve.
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