Hundreds of people gathered at The Forks in Winnipeg on Saturday to protest Manitoba's public health orders, breaking gathering rules in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 as well as more contagious coronavirus variants. His congregation has been fined numerous times for holding large, in-person gatherings in violation of public health orders. Current public health orders only allow for 25 people to gather outside on public property. (CBC)Public health officials have refrained from lifting health orders further because Manitoba is in the midst of its third wave of COVID-19 cases, with highly contagious coronavirus variants on the rise. No police or public health officials were seen at the protest.

Source: CBC News April 17, 2021 19:31 UTC