'Tis the season for Christmas at the movies, but check local COVID-19 restrictions
CTV
Canadians hoping to continue their long tradition of heading to the movies on Christmas Day will have to mask up and check their local restrictions.
No fewer than seven new Hollywood films are opening this holiday weekend, including "The Matrix Resurrections," spy prequel "The King's Man" and family musical "Sing 2," but depending on where you live, COVID-19 guidelines could affect the experience.
Most provinces have introduced tighter measures for large gathering spaces in hopes of slowing the spread of the highly contagious Omnicron variant.
In Ontario, that means moviegoers will have to skip the usual popcorn and drinks as snacks can't be sold for the theatres.
The province joins most of the country in introducing 50 per cent capacity measures, with variations of the rules in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.
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