The last big rigs were towed Sunday out of Canada's capital, where the streets were quiet for the first time in almost a month after a massive police operation ended a drawn-out siege by protesters opposing Covid health rules.
The Canadian police have secured the capital city Ottawa with fences as the city workers cleaned up trash and snow ploughs cleared streets on Sunday (February 20).
After a couple of days of tense standoffs and use of force by Canadian police, the three-week-long demonstrations in Ottawa ended.
Ottawa's Interim Police Chief Steve Bell told reporters: "We promised earlier this week that we would clear our streets and give them back to our residents."
Canada’s trucker protests against Covid-19 curbs end, police reclaims capital Ottawa - The Canada Police has finally reclaimed the city of Ottawa after the long trucker protests against Covid-19 norms ended in the country.