OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the principal organizers of the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks, has been granted bail on a $25,000 bond.
Ottawa's interim police chief Steve Bell has promised to rebuild the community's trust in the municipal force after a protest that filled the capital's
Another weekend of protests against Canada s COVID-19 mandates saw around 200 arrests in the nation s capital as authorities moved to end the weekslong demonstration, towing vehicles and going after protesters pocketbooks with financial penalties.
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."