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At least 100 arrests made at Ottawa protest

AM800-News-Ottawa-Protest-CTV-January-30-2022-1.17055800 AM800-News-Ottawa-Protest-CTV-January-30-2022 (Demonstrators with the "Freedom Convoy" protest against COVID-19 mandates and public health measures returned to Parliament Hill Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, for a second day of demonstrations. (Colton Praill/CTV News Ottawa))

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The police action, which includes the RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police, local officers and units from other cities, followed an initial round of arrests against key organizers.

Police officers descended on anti-government protesters in Ottawa on Friday, arresting at least 100 people and towing vehicles in a push to end a three-week occupation that has seen the city's downtown grind to a halt.  

Interim Police Chief Steve Bell says they have a well-articulated plan and will keep at it until the streets are given back to the people who live and work there.

The police action, which includes the R-C-M-P, Ontario Provincial Police, local officers and units from other cities, followed an initial round of arrests on Thursday against key organizers.