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Canada: 'Freedom Convoy' Ottawa blockade ongoing as protest organiser Chris Barber arrested02:42
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The so-called 'Freedom Convoy' protesters continued their blockade of downtown Ottawa on Thursday amid a heavy snowstorm and as protest organisers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were arrested by the Canadian police on Thursday night.

Police are starting to carry out arrests under new Emergencies Act powers as they seek to dislodge the convoy.

Protesters have been blockading Ottawa for weeks as they seek an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Canada: 'Freedom Convoy' Ottawa blockade ongoing as protest organiser Chris Barber arrested

Canada, Ottawa
February 18, 2022 at 06:25 GMT +00:00 · Published

The so-called 'Freedom Convoy' protesters continued their blockade of downtown Ottawa on Thursday amid a heavy snowstorm and as protest organisers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were arrested by the Canadian police on Thursday night.

Police are starting to carry out arrests under new Emergencies Act powers as they seek to dislodge the convoy.

Protesters have been blockading Ottawa for weeks as they seek an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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The so-called 'Freedom Convoy' protesters continued their blockade of downtown Ottawa on Thursday amid a heavy snowstorm and as protest organisers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were arrested by the Canadian police on Thursday night.

Police are starting to carry out arrests under new Emergencies Act powers as they seek to dislodge the convoy.

Protesters have been blockading Ottawa for weeks as they seek an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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