Quebec is delaying the reopening of schools in the greater Montreal area until September. Several school boards in the Montreal area had expressed concern that it was too soon to bring students back to class safely. The greater Montreal area, which includes Laval and both shores of the St. Lawrence, has a population of 4.2 million people and is made up of 82 municipalities, including three of Quebec's four biggest cities: Montreal, Laval and Longueuil. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)Retail stores outside of the greater Montreal area have already begun reopening, and stores were set to reopen in the Montreal region on May 25. But the premier said the metropolitan Montreal region is too interconnected to allow businesses in some parts of the region to reopen while elsewhere they remain closed.

Source: CBC News May 14, 2020 16:37 UTC