quebec All employees at Quebec pork slaughterhouse to be tested for COVID-19 after possible outbreak Public health authorities in the Lower Saint Lawrence region are testing all the staff at a pork slaughterhouse after several positive cases of COVID-19 were reported. The slaughterhouse in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, owned by Aliments Asta, employs about 450 people. A statement from the regional health authority for the Lower Saint Lawrence says the screening will be done at clinics in La Pocatière and Rivière-du-Loup. Testing began Friday and is expected to be completed by the end of Saturday. All employees must self-isolate while awaiting their test results, as health authorities work to determine the scale of the outbreak. The region reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday morning, for a total of 234 cases since the start of the pandemic. It is currently in the "yellow" stage of Quebec's alert system, which means the public is asked to be extra vigilant, but no new restrictions are in place. ontario Premier limits gathering sizes provincewide as Ontario reports 407 new cases of COVID-19 Premier Doug Ford announced the province is lowering the number of people allowed at social gatherings across Ontario, as the province reported 407 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Starting immediately, private, unmonitored gatherings will be limited to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors for the next 28 days, Ford announced at a news conference at Queen's Park. The premier also said those who break these rules risk facing a minimum fine of $10,000 for the organizers and a $750 fine for guests. Events held in staffed facilities are excluded, such as movie theatres, places of worship, gyms and convention centres.

ont Ontario's COVID-19 cases surge past 400 for second straight day TORONTO -- Ontario is reporting another increase in COVID-19 cases, recording more than 400 new infections for the second straight day. Health officials reported 407 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which is the highest number since June 2 when 446 infections were added. Saturday's case count is also an increase from Friday when 401 new infections were reported.