Quebec Police Fine Residents Protesting Against New Curfew Measure

Quebec Police Fine Residents Protesting Against New Curfew Measure
Police arrest two men in Quebec City for breaking a new curfew in the province of Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 9, 2021. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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Quebec police issued more than 150 tickets to residents who did not comply with the province’s newly enacted curfew measure that began Saturday night, police said.

The curfew, which mandates Quebecers other than exempt groups to stay off from the streets between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. until Feb. 8, is the latest measure imposed by Quebec Premier Francois Legault, which he says will serve as an “electroshock” for Quebecers to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.