WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE - Police in Canada's capital said they are cracking down on fuel and funding to end an 11-day protest against COVID-19 measures, while a judge granted an interim injunction against deafening honking that has irked residents
The protest, which has gridlocked Ottawa, has been largely peaceful but ear-splitting horn blaring by protesters saw a court on Monday grant an interim injunction preventing people from sounding horns in the city's downtown.
Trudeau and his family left Ottawa to an undisclosed location as the convoy started rolling into the city due to security concerns. The protests last week included some Confederate and Nazi flags. "We are turning up the heat in every way we possibly can," Sloly told reporters, days after he said there may not be a "policing solution" to the occupation. "We are asking for a major push of resources to come in the next 72 hours."
Deputy Police Chief Steve Bell told city councillors on Monday police had received "active threats to public figures throughout this occupation," which they continue to investigate.Trucks sit in a staging area east of downtown after police raided the truckers' stockpile of fuel, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against coronavirus disease vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 6, 2022.
One sign showed a poster of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees rights including that of life, liberty and security of the person - subject to "reasonable limits."Packets of water bottles, briquettes and diapers were piled high beside open-sided white tents with tables of food.
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