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.
Ottawa police, some bearing guns, moved to break up demonstrations Saturday that have snarled Canada’s capital for weeks using pepper spray as they made scores of arrests and towed away protesters’ trucks, sometimes after smashing their windows. Police said protesters were using their children as shields, warning that anyone who brings minors under 18 years old to the protest site could face fines up to 5,000 Canadian dollars ($3,925) and up to five years behind bars.
