Canadian police appear to end protesters' siege of Ottawa
Share
Tweet
February 20, 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada's capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing to end the siege of Ottawa after three weeks of protests.
Protesters, angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions and policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, retreated from the largest police operation in the country's history, with police arresting or driving out demonstrators and towing away their trucks.
In Ottawa, Interim Police Chief Steve Bell said that some smaller protests continued but "this unlawful occupat...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)