Thirteen people in Gatineau, Que., have been given $1,500 fines after they tried and failed to hide from police officers investigating an illegal gathering. Police were called to the home on boulevard de l'Amérique-Française at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday after getting a call from a concerned citizen. The woman who answered the door initially told officers she was alone, police said. The officers returned with a warrant and entered the residence, where they found 13 people, all between the ages of 20 and 30, hiding in various locations. Under the current COVID-19 rules, private gatherings across the Outaouais — aside from those involving one person living alone and one other household — are banned.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2021 21:56 UTC