police in the canadian capital, 0ttawa, have cleared a main protest site in front of parliament that had been occupied by demonstrators for over three weeks. they ve defended the use of pepper spray and stun grenades, saying officers faced aggressive resistance from protesting truck drivers. for their part, the demonstrators who object to covid manadates claim the police were heavy handed. dozens of people have been arrested. downtown residents, we re focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. we are working with our partners and we will remove these protesters peacefully from your area. this operation is still moving forward. it is not over and it will take more time until we have achieved our goals. the family of a british man who was killed by a shark in australia last week have paid tribute to him,
earlier this week. china says a top un human rights official can visit its province of xinjiang. it s alleged hundreds of thousands of uyghur muslims are living there under detention. but the chinese foreign ministry says it would not welcome an investigation. rescue teams have continued to work in the brazilian city of petropolis, which was devastated by flash floods and mudslides on tuesday. 146 people are now known to have died and almost two hundred have been reported as missing. the emergency services were forced to suspend their work several times during the day because of torrential rains. police in the canadian capital, 0ttawa, have used stun grenades as they continue to remove protesters near the federal parliament building. 0fficers said they d been met with aggression by those who remain. for their part, protesters who object to covid manadates claim the police have been heavy handed. dozens of arrests have been made.
police in the canadian capital ottawa have used stun grenades as they continue to remove protesters near the federal parliament building. officers said they d been met with aggression by those who remain. for their part, protesters who object to covid manadates claim the police have been heavy handed. dozens of arrests have been made. let s hear from the acting chief of police in ottawa. residents, we re focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. we are working with our partners and we will remove these protesters peacefully from your area. this operation is still moving forward. it is not over and it will take more time until we have achieved our goals. let s speak to steve scherer,
parliament building. officers said they d been met with aggression by those who remain. for their part, protesters who object to covid manadates claim the police have been heavy handed. dozens of arrests have been made. downtown residents, we re focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. police in the canadian capital, ottawa, have used stun grenades as they continue to remove protesters near the federal parliament building. officers said they d been met with aggression by those who remain. sean o shea, of canada s global news, is at the protests in ottawa. we area we are a couple blocks up from parliament. that is the peace tower behind me and you can see that result to my right. the
police in the canadian capital, 0ttawa, have cleared a main protest site near parliament, which had been occupied by demonstrators for over three weeks. they ve defended the use of pepper spray and stun grenades, saying officers faced aggressive resistance from protesting truck drivers. for their part, the demonstrators who object to covid manadates claim the police were heavy handed. dozens of people have been arrested. downtown residents, we re focused on your safety. we are not going anywhere until you have your streets back. we are aware of protesters leaving the parliamentary precinct moving to surrounding neighbourhoods. we are working with our partners and we will remove these protesters peacefully from your area. this operation is still moving forward. it is not over and it will take more time until we have achieved our goals. well, earlier we spoke to mackenzie grey who s a journalist with ctv national news who told us police in ottawa had finally managed to take control o