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Freedom Convoy: Police arrest almost 200 protesters and tow more than 50 vehicles in Ottawa
Headline from The Week, on the newest of 2 developments
Ottawa police officers have begun arresting leaders of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa — with police doing a massive sweep of the bridge this morning.
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Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest
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Freedom Convoy: Police arrest almost 200 protesters and tow more than 50 vehicles in Ottawa
Police told anti-government "freedom convoy" protesters gathered in Ottawa to disperse or face "imminent arrest." The House of Commons cancelled its parliamentary session due to police operations.
Police began arresting scores of demonstrators and towing away vehicles Friday in Canada's besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities' hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country's COVID-19 restrictions.
Police in Canada say they have made dozens of arrests and progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions
Ottawa police announced Friday that some protesters "are being arrested" during an operation to clear out those who have been demonstrating against Canada’s coronavirus restrictions in the country's capital.
The Ottawa Police Service is starting to crack down on the Canadian truck drivers who have been protesting in the capital for weeks against the country's COVID-related restrictions and mandates.
OTTAWA, Ontario — Two organizers of the Freedom Convoy along with a dozen others have been arrested in downtown Ottawa, as authorities took their first major step to end the demonstrations that have stretched on for three weeks in Canada's capital.
Ottawa police announced Friday that some protesters “are being arrested” during an operation to clear out those who have been demonstrating against Canada’s coronavirus restrictions.
After a three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Ottawa, police have moved in to arrest protesters angry over the COVID-19 restrictions and tow away trucks.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — More than 100 protesters, including four organizers of the Freedom Convoy, have been arrested as law enforcement and tactical teams from multiple Canadian jurisdictions worked Friday to clear demonstrations in the capital city.
Police in Canada say they have made more than 100 arrests and progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s
Ottawa Police have begun arresting protesters and towing trucks as efforts to clear Canadian truckers blocking thoroughfares in the capital city hit a tipping point Friday in the nearly three-week standoff over COVID-19 mandates.
Ottawa police on Friday announced the arrests of more than 100 protesters participating in demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates in Canada that have been ongoing for weeks.
Canadian police on Friday arrested at least 70 protesters in Ottawa associated with the "Freedom Convoy" protests, a demonstration that dragged on for about three weeks as truckers protested a vaccine mandate and COVID-19 restrictions.
Arrested protest leader threatens livelihood of tow-truck operators sent in to clear area; police say protesters deliberately put kids in middle of the confrontation
Ottawa police made 47 arrests Saturday and towed away 38 vehicles that protesters of the government’s anti-Covid measures had used to block downtown streets for weeks.
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