Toronto police officials are holding a news conference about the service’s response plans for this weekend’s convoy protest at 2:30 p.m. ET. CBC News is carrying the news conference live in this story.
In advance of a planned convoy protest in Toronto this weekend, police say they are closing some roads in the downtown core to most traffic to ensure access to hospitals near Queen’s Park.
In a series of tweets, Toronto police said in order to “protect Hospital Row,” University Avenue between College Street and Queen Street, and College Street from University Avenue to Yonge Street, would be closed from 11:30 a.m. Friday onwards