health officials green-lit the reopening of bars, clubs and casinos and the return of normal liquor service hours as the province moved into Step 3 of a four-step reopening plan. "[Nightlife is] really representative of the transitional period in life where you're moving into adulthood," Sheere said. She said nightlife can play an important role for this demographic as they transition typically out of high school and move toward adult independence. She said some young people tried hard to prove Horgan wrong, which cut them off further from social contact. "We're really trying to overcompensate, which then, you know, made the pandemic isolation and all of that a lot worse," she said.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2021 18:00 UTC