COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in much of Quebec Monday and Ontario announced that its reopening plan will be moved ahead as health indicators there continue to improve. The Ontario government said it will begin loosening restrictions on businesses and outdoor gatherings as of Friday. It had originally planned to begin the first step of the reopening plan on June 14. The new rules will allow gatherings of up to 10 people. Some outdoor dining, as well as outdoor fitness classes, outdoor religious services and camping will also be allowed to resume. As the province reported 525 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths, Premier Doug Ford thanked residents in a statement for their “enormous sacrifices’’ and credited the success of the province’s vaccine campaign for the early reopening. The Ontario government said 72 percent of adults in the province had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine …