Police arrest 170 people, retake Wellington Street from convoy protesters in downtown Ottawa
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Police have arrested 170 people over the past two days as officers moved in to clear "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators off Wellington Street for the first time in three weeks.
Officers moved protesters off the streets around Parliament Hill Saturday morning, a major step in their efforts to end the demonstration that began Jan. 28.
"We've made some very important progress in safely removing this unlawful protest from our streets," Ottawa police interim chief Steve Bell said.
"At every step in this operation, we've been upfront and clear with the unlawful protesters that they must leave the area."
As of 3:30 p.m., 47 people had been arrested as part of the police operation today. There have been 170 arrests since the operation began on Friday, and 53 vehicles have been towed from downtown streets.
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
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Another windstorm is headed to B.C.’s South Coast Friday, though Environment Canada says it will be weaker than the bomb cyclone event earlier this week.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year will be sentenced Friday.