As the lockdown rules ease across the country, the public seems to relax attitudes to physical distancing. Do they think the danger is over, don’t they care, or do they even think about it? “It’s warm and sunny how can it be dangerous – besides I’ve been good for weeks? I’m owed some fun.” Wrong folks, Covid-19 is still with us and it’s still a killer.

So, if you’re interested, here’s what’s happening throughout Canada:

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Newfoundland and Labrador is now permitting outdoor games of tennis to resume, though players must bring their own equipment, and not share it.

• The province is in “alert level four” in its five-level reopening plan, allowing some businesses such as law firms and other professional services to reopen along with regulated child-care centres, with some restrictions.

• Municipal parks, golf courses and driving ranges can open and recreational hunting and fishing are permitted. But officials say parties or other social gatherings are still banned.

• Overnight camping will be permitted when the province moves to level three, though there’s no word yet when that will happen.

• At Level 3, private health clinics, such as optometrists and dentists, will be allowed to open, as well as medium-risk businesses such as clothing stores and hair salons. At Level 2, some small gatherings will be allowed, and businesses with performance spaces and gyms are to reopen. Level 1 would represent “the new normal.”

Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia has eased some public health restrictions, however, directives around physical distancing and social gatherings remain in place.

• Trails and provincial and municipal parks can now reopen along with garden centres, nurseries and similar businesses, but playground equipment is still off limits.

• Public beaches also reopened along with outdoor activities like archery, horseback riding, golf, paddling, boating and tennis, with the proviso that social distancing and hygiene be maintained.

• Sportfishing is permitted and people can attend boating, yacht or sailing clubs for the purpose of preparing boats for use. Drive-in religious services are now allowed, if people stay in their cars, park two metres apart and there are no interactions between people.

Prince Edward Island

• PEI is accelerating its Renew PEI Together plan. Phase two of the plan began May 22 as scheduled, but the third phase will now begin June 1 instead of June 12.

• Under phase 2, indoor gatherings of up to five people are allowed, as well as outdoor gatherings of no more than 10 people from different households. Non-contact outdoor recreational activities are permitted, while retail businesses can also open when they are ready. Precautions, such as physical distancing remain in place.

• Phase three will allow gatherings of up to 15 people indoors and 20 people outdoors, organized recreational activities and the opening of child-care centres and in-room dining.

• Screening also continues at points of entry into the province and all people coming into PEI are required to isolate for 14 days.

New Brunswick

• New Brunswick moved to the “yellow phase” of its COVID-19 recovery plan on May 22, allowing barbers and hair stylists to reopen as well as churches and fitness facilities. Dental care, massage, chiropractors and other “close contact” businesses and services were also allowed open their doors.

• Non-regulated medical services along with personal service businesses such as beauty salons and tattoo parlours can reopen as well, and more businesses and services will resume in waves over the next few weeks.

• Starting May 29, swimming pools, saunas, water parks, yoga and dance studios, rinks, pool halls and bowling alleys will be able to reopen.

• As of that date temporary foreign workers will once again be allowed to enter the province. But the workers will still have to be quarantined for 14 days once they arrive in New Brunswick.

• As the final part of the yellow phase, overnight camps will be allowed to open on June 19.

• Retail businesses, offices, restaurants, libraries, museums and seasonal campgrounds were earlier allowed to reopen providing they have clear plans for meeting public health guidelines. The resumption of elective surgeries was also part phase two of the province’s reopening plan.

• Phase one, which started on April 24, allowed limited play on golf courses as well as fishing and hunting. Post-secondary students were allowed to return if it was deemed safe by the school, and outdoor church services were again permitted, providing people remain in their vehicles and are two metres apart.

• The final phase, which will probably come only after a vaccine is available, will include large gatherings.

Quebec

• As of today, May 25, some retail businesses are set to reopen in the greater Montreal area. Quebec reopened retail stores outside Montreal on May 11.

• Meanwhile, checkpoints set up to slow the spread of COVID-19 came down on May 18 in various parts of Quebec, including between Gatineau and Ottawa.

Ontario

• Thousands of mainly young people descended on Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on Saturday flouting pandemic distancing rules, drinking alcohol, partying and even urinating on people’s property. On Sunday Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said an increased police presence found the park was sparsely attended.

• Ontario began its first stage of reopening May 19 including lifting restrictions on retail stores and surgeries.

• The province says workplaces can begin to reopen but working from home should continue as much as possible.

• Most retail stores that have a street entrance can reopen with physical distancing restrictions, such as limits on the number of customers in a store and providing curbside pickup and delivery.

• Golf courses can reopen though clubhouses can only open for washrooms and take-out food. Marinas, boat clubs and public boat launches can also open, as can private parks and campgrounds for trailers and RVs whose owners have a full season contract, and businesses that board animals.

• This summer’s Honda Indy Toronto has officially been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 as cases continued to mount in Ontario and officials criticized thousands of people crowding in a Toronto park. The premier said mass testing is the province’s best defence against the virus, and said the only way for the province to reach testing capacity is for people to go to provincial assessment centres.

Manitoba

• Boeing says it plans to cut 400 positions at its Winnipeg facilities due to the impact of COVID-19. The company says the reductions will come from voluntary and involuntary layoffs and normal attrition. According to Boeing’s website, the company employs approximately 1,600 people in two locations in the city. The cuts “reflect new market realities” from the pandemic. Boeing failed to sell a single commercial airplane in April and also saw orders for 108 planes cancelled last month as a sharp drop in air travel erased any demand among airlines for new jetliners.

• Restaurants can reopen patios and walk-up service. Retail businesses can reopen at half occupancy providing they ensure physical spacing.

• Museums and libraries can also reopen, but with occupancy limited to 50 percent.

• Playgrounds, golf courses and tennis courts reopened as well, along with parks and campgrounds.

• A second phase is to begin no earlier than June 1. That’s when restaurants would be allowed to open indoor dining areas and non-contact children’s sports would resume.

• Cinemas, theatres and concert venues, will remain closed. But bars, tattoo parlours, dine-in restaurants, fitness clubs and pools would be allowed to open their doors again under limited capacity.

• Youth and adult sports would resume along with film productions. Religious services could be conducted outdoors with no crowd limits if people remain in their vehicles.

• Mass gatherings such as concerts and major sporting events will not be considered before September. Meanwhile, Manitoba has extended a province-wide state of emergency until mid-June, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Saskatchewan

• The Saskatchewan government’s five-phase plan to reopen its economy started May 11 and included reopened golf courses and campgrounds.

• Under phases 2 and 3 the province says restaurants, gyms and nail salons can start reopening on June 8. Restaurants will be allowed to operate at half capacity and restrictions.

• Phase 4 could see arenas, swimming pools and playgrounds opening.

Alberta

• The province allowed stores, restaurants, daycares and hair salons to reopen across much of the province on May 14. Those businesses in Calgary and Brooks can reopen on May 25.

• Restaurants can only open at half capacity.

• Premier Jason Kenney says if the first stage of reopening goes well, the next phase – which includes movie theatres and spas – could go ahead on June 19.

• Golf courses reopened May 2, though pro shops and clubhouses remain shuttered.

British Columbia

• The provincial government allowed a partial reopening of the B.C. economy starting May 19.

• The reopening plans are contingent on organizations and businesses having plans that follow provincial guidelines to control the spread of COVID-19. Hotels, resorts and parks will follow in June.

• Conventions, large concerts, international tourism and professional sports with a live audience will not be allowed to resume until either a vaccine is widely available, community immunity has been reached, or effective treatment can be provided for the disease.

Northwest Territories

• The Northwest Territories announced on May 12 a reopening plan that contains three phases, but the government didn’t say when it would be implemented.

• The plan includes more gatherings and the possible reopening of some schools and businesses. However, the territory’s borders remain closed indefinitely to non-residents and non-essential workers.

• There are several requirements that must be met before any measures are relaxed: there must be no evidence of community spread until today; travel entry points in the territory are strong and secure; risks are reduced from workers coming into the territory; and expanded community testing is available.

Yukon

• The territory’s reopening plan outlines five phases including a period after a vaccine is available.

• The plan’s “restart” phase began May 15, with businesses that were ordered to close allowed to reopen as long as they submit an operational plan.

• Bars and restaurants that offer dine-in services won’t be allowed to reopen until the chief medical officer of health lifts restrictions.

• The territory’s borders also remain closed but residents are allowed to travel throughout Yukon more easily.