The province has announced that restaurants outside the Montreal area can open on June 15, with those in the metropolis following a week later on June 22.

In a news release Friday, the province said "most" of the new cases are connected to travel or a known case of COVID-19.

Guelph police are thanking university students for their restraint in celebrating St. Patrick's Day amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

Shamrocks are popping up in communities all over Calgary but these ones have as much to do with St. Patrick's Day as they do with spreading joy during what has been a trying time for many.

In light of social-distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19, pubs across the province cancelled St. Paddy's Day plans and closed indefinitely.

So how do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day when you are required to practice social distancing?

There were no crowds in downtown Halifax on Tuesday morning, making for a conspicuously quiet St. Patrick's Day as the city hunkers down due to the novel coronavirus.

“Everyone’s a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” Ken Doran said. “We’re all welcome to be — we might just be a little further away from each other.”

"Just stay home and drink your Guinness, listen to the Pogues, and next year, we can all celebrate together," said Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart late Monday.

Dr. Chris Mackie says he's recommending the temporary closing of dine-in restaurants, bars, nightclubs and theatres as soon as possible.