Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures are holding demonstrations in cities across the country on Saturday, with some organizers saying they will continue the rallies until the federal government lifts all pandemic restrictions.
Municipal officials and police, meanwhile, say they have worked to ensure the protests remain peaceful and away from legislative buildings and hospitals.
Protesters in a convoy of trucks and cars have paralyzed Ottawa’s downtown core and rattled nerves with constant horn-blaring since they arrived in the capital about a week ago.
Since learning of plans to escalate the protest, police forces say they have developed strategies designed
