Police said a $2,800 ticket was issued to a key participant at a protest in Saskatoon after consultation with Crown and public health officials.

Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is urging people not to attend a rally on Saturday and wants the current public health measures enforced on those to do attend.

A photo circulating on social media appears to show the Mountie in a marked cruiser making the hand gesture as he drove past protesters in downtown Kelowna on Saturday.

The pastor is the fourth person to be charged in relation to the anti-restrictions rally after police laid charges against three London women earlier this week.

Police are reminding the public that hosting or participating in events exceeding the limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings could face charges.

According to police, officers notified the organizers beforehand that if they went through with the rally, they would be in breach of the Reopening Ontario Act.

London's medical officer of health says people participating in the anti-health measures rally scheduled for London this weekend are supporting COVID-19 rather than the community.

The rally comes one day after similar protests were held in Sarnia and St. Thomas, with the latter drawing a crowd of about 200.

St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston was blunt in his message to the organizers of the so-called Freedom Rally planned for his community this weekend: "We don't want you here … stay home."

With St. Thomas the next southwestern Ontario community on the list for a protest against coronavirus-related restrictions, some businesses are planning to close down in response.