Ottawa Police Tractors, Arrest Freedom Convoy Protesters

OTTAWA — Police entered protesters here on Friday, towing heavy trucks and fabricating dozens of arrests when they started clearing a 22-day protest against Covid-19 vaccine missions Paralyze the center of the capital and inspired blockades of important border crossings between the United States and Canada.

Ottawa’s interim police chief, Steve Bell, said Friday afternoon that officers were taking control of the situation on the ground, and “will continue to push to clear our streets.”