Toronto police have arrested three participants in two separate anti-lockdown protests downtown Saturday afternoon, the same day the province saw 3,056 new COVID-19 cases and a record number of 420 patients in intensive care units. Videos surfacing on social media show hundreds of protestors gathered at Nathan Phillips Square and Yonge-Dundas Square defying public health measures and denouncing the provincial stay-at-home mandate. Lamont Daigle, 49, and Kelly Anne Farkus (Wolfe), 38, were arrested at Nathan Phillips Square and Yonge Dundas Square. A 22-year-old man was also arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer. Police later confirmed in another statement that 18 fail-to-comply orders were issued at Yonge and Dundas Square.

Source: thestar January 17, 2021 01:23 UTC