A rally Sunday afternoon in downtown Montreal came at a hefty cost for hundreds of demonstrators protesting against recently announced holiday gathering restrictions.

Police say a business requested help to remove a man who refused to wear a face mask in accordance with COVID-19 public health orders.

Revelstoke RCMP said they explained the current COVID-19 regulations to the 43-year-old woman, but she still refused to comply with public health orders.

“These irresponsible idiots need to look in the mirror...They are the problem...they don’t have the right to endanger the health of the public," said Mike Farnworth.

Opponents of masks and COVID-19 restrictions gathered in Vancouver Saturday, despite a surge in case numbers and hospitalizations from the virus.

Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini took to Twitter Friday in response to media reports the Canucks' anthem singer would perform at the rally.

Face coverings will continue to be mandatory in indoor public spaces in Lethbridge until at least Feb. 23, after city council extended the temporary bylaw on Monday.

Video posted to Reddit and shared by police shows a man who refused to wear a mask standing face-to-face with a group of employees, calling them 'psychopaths.'

It was reported a man was asked to leave a Regina store for not wearing a mask and returned with a knife and threatened to harm staff.

City councillors in Chestermere, Alta., passed a mandatory face-covering bylaw on Tuesday night.