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Oka National Park in Quebec announced on Facebook that it would be limiting its maximum capacity to 750 people today after evacuating masses of beach-goers on May 19.

Simon Boivin, media relations manager for the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ), told Narcity Québec that while the official opening of the beach was scheduled for May 22, the park was able to provide supervision and open earlier.

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Premier François Legault is facing off with a growing number of opponents on the issue of giving homeless people a Quebec curfew exemption following the tragic death of Raphael André, a homeless man who passed away outside during curfew hours in the night of January 16.

After Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante publicly requested such an exemption, the premier shut down the idea during a press conference on January 19. 

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Quebec has reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last two days, which were both new records for the highest daily case counts in the province since the beginning of the pandemic.

On December 18, the province reported 2,038 new cases, and on December 19, 2,146 new cases. That brings the total over the two days to 4,184.

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The holidays are around the corner, with Christmas in Quebec just days away. If you're looking for a last-minute gift option, or you're stuck on what to get that distant relative, quirky friend or significant other in your life, we've rounded up gifts you can choose from for each astrological sign.

There are two options, one cheaper (save) and one more lavish (splurge) — so no matter your budget, you can get that last-minute shopping done.

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December is generally a month spent with loved ones, wrapping up the past year while setting intentions for the new one. But with holiday gatherings cancelled in Quebec red zones, it's bound to be different this time around.

Since 2020 was a rollercoaster shitshow — complete with a global pandemic, devastating wildfires, mass protests and murder hornets — it's safe to assume the world is ready to throw this year into the trash where it belongs.

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On November 16, the SPVM announced that the Organized Crime Section "put an end last Thursday to the activities of traffickers suspected of selling narcotics mixed with fentanyl."

We're told by the SPVM that "The suspects were active in the Rosemont, Plateau Mont-Royal and South Central sectors of Montréal" and they're believed to have been "linked to several cases of opioid overdoses that occurred in different sectors of the city."

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On October 31, MTL Blog reported that COVID-19 cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 per 100,000 people were notably higher than other age groups. 

The same was true on November 9 when young people aged 10 to 19 saw the highest number of cases — per 100,000 people as well as in total — in Montreal in the last two weeks, according to Santé Montreal data.

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New data updated by Santé Montreal on October 29 breaks down the city's recent COVID-19 cases by age group, sex and borough. 

While Quebecers aged 20 to 29 make up the largest proportion of cases in the province, cases in Montreal youth aged 10 to 19 have been notably high for the past couple of weeks.

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The public health authority has updated its COVID-19 case count by Montreal borough and on-island municipality.

According to the data, 193 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the region in the past 24 hours. The CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal reported the biggest increase, with 51 new cases. 

The borough of Saint-Laurent was the jurisdiction with the most new cases in the previous day, with 26 added to its tally. 

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