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COVID-19: Quebec bar owners don't understand why last call is still midnight
July 20, 2021 - 3:18 PM

MONTREAL - Quebec bar owners say they don't understand why the COVID-19 health order preventing alcohol sales after midnight is still in effect, and they say the rule is hurting business and leading some patrons to drink irresponsibly.
Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus
July 05, 2021 - 9:45 AM

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher.
B.C. business operators cautiously excited about return to near-normal
July 01, 2021 - 3:00 AM

VANCOUVER - The buzz of full restaurants and tills ringing will start to become familiar on Thursday as British Columbia largely returns to the rhythms of pre-pandemic life.
Labour shortages, closed borders major obstacles to B.C. restaurant, tourism restarts
June 15, 2021 - 5:02 PM

VICTORIA - Progressive easing of pandemic health restrictions in British Columbia are welcome steps to bring back normal life, but tourism and restaurant sector representatives say operators face daunting COVID-19 related barriers of worker shortages and border closures.
Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants
May 15, 2021 - 10:30 AM

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles pulled off their masks, hugged their friends and made toasts to their regained freedom as restaurants, bars and pubs reopened for the first time in seven months and the government dropped a requirement for people to cover their faces outdoors.
Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit
May 11, 2021 - 5:21 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking selfies with the Charging Bull statue near Wall Street.
'We're buzzing!' Brit Awards to welcome back music fans
April 22, 2021 - 4:18 AM

LONDON - British music's leading prize night next month will feature an audience of 4,000 people, in what will be the first major indoor music event in the country to welcome back a live audience since the coronavirus pandemic erupted more than a year ago.
UK economy grows 0.4% amid confidence from vaccine rollout
April 13, 2021 - 8:47 AM

LONDON - The U.K. economy grew 0.4% in February, rebounding from a sharp drop the previous month, as the rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines boosted confidence in a recovery from the pandemic.
Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
April 12, 2021 - 4:25 AM

LONDON - People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown.
What's in a name? Experts confused by terms like lockdown, shutdown, circuit breakers
April 02, 2021 - 1:00 AM

From lockdown to shutdown to circuit breaker to emergency break, jurisdictions across the country have been using different buzzwords to describe periods of tightened COVID-19 restrictions.
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COVID-19: Quebec bar owners don't understand why last call is still midnight

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

B.C. business operators cautiously excited about return to near-normal

Labour shortages, closed borders major obstacles to B.C. restaurant, tourism restarts

Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants

Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit

'We're buzzing!' Brit Awards to welcome back music fans

UK economy grows 0.4% amid confidence from vaccine rollout

Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing

What's in a name? Experts confused by terms like lockdown, shutdown, circuit breakers

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