An increasingly prominent Canadian anti-restriction activist drew a crowd at his Kelowna rally, inciting his supporters to violate COVID-19 health orders.

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At one point, Saccoccia invited some local business owners on stage. Dynamic Tattoos owner Ryan Scarpino briefly took the mic to proudly proclaim he香蕉视频直播檚 been tattooing people without a mask on and doesn香蕉视频直播檛 require his clients to wear masks.

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The appearance is one of many on Saccoccia香蕉视频直播檚 cross-country 香蕉视频直播淔reedom Convoy,香蕉视频直播� which has earned him condemnation from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, who said Saccoccia is not welcome in the province.

In recent months, Saccoccia has managed to get himself charged for breaking the Quarantine Act, banned from and placed on the no-fly list, all the while making a name for himself among anti-restriction crowds across the nation.

The has revealed past comments Saccoccia made denying the holocaust and some that tout anti-Semitic, anti-Black, homophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric.

Also on Thursday, health officials announced 1,006 new cases of COVID-19 across B.C.

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