Police in Canada make New Year’s Eve arrests after confrontation over private gathering

Published January 2, 2021 10:24pm ET



Police in Gatineau, Quebec, are under scrutiny on social media after a video purporting to show officers arresting a person for violating coronavirus restrictions went viral.

Gatineau police said that two people were arrested and fines were given out after they received a call notifying them of a six-person gathering on New Year’s Eve. Both indoor and outdoor private gatherings are banned as part of Quebec’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CTV News.

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