A protest against COVID-19 restrictions, billed as a freedom rally by organizers, drew crowds to the front steps of Kelowna City Hall Saturday, as it has for months. Despite public health orders and warnings from the mayor and Kelowna RCMP this week, approximately 250 mostly maskless protesters gathered, carrying signs that read "Freedom is essential" and "My rights don't end where your fears begin." The Saturday rally against public health orders has started in Kelowna. pic.twitter.com/2oRLeVT0YN —@BradyStrachanA verbal confrontation between the two sides ended with a freedom rally protester trying to knock a bullhorn from the hands of a masked counter-protester. Mark Burley, executive director of the Downtown Kelowna Association, says he has been reminding member businesses to be aware of the rallies.

Source: CBC News February 14, 2021 02:17 UTC