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Quebec Premier François Legault says the number of daily COVID-19 cases in Quebec appears to have peaked, allowing him to lift the curfew on Monday, January 17, 2022, that he imposed to protect hospitals from a record surge in infections.

The Quebec government said on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, it will not challenge a temporary court order granted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 that exempts the homeless from a provincewide curfew imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is criticizing the Quebec premier's refusal to exempt homeless people from the provincewide curfew.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he won't grant a curfew exemption for Montreal's homeless population, telling reporters on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, he has confidence that police will use their good judgment in dealing with cases.

Almost two-thirds of Canadians would support a nightly curfew if necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 — even though they're not convinced it would be effective, a new poll suggests.

Quebec's second opposition party is calling for people experiencing homelessness to be exempt from the government-imposed curfew.

When the Quebec government announced it was imposing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19, Ita Skoblinski posted a tongue-in-cheek message to her local community Facebook group, offering to let people borrow her dog for late-night walks.

Manitoba weighed imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while Ontario considered whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots on Monday, November 2, 2020, as both provinces continued to see hundreds of new infections.