Police issue warnings in effort to control Freedom Convoy protests
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Police in Ottawa and other parts of the country, impacted by ongoing protests and blockades, are warning participants of increased law enforcement efforts as the country heads into its second straight week of Freedom Convoy demonstrations.
The Ottawa Police Service issued a notice to protesters on Wednesday, saying it may arrest those blocking streets in the downtown core and seize vehicles.
Demonstrators have flooded the city's downtown for nearly two weeks to protest vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions.
In the border town of Coutts, Alta., where truck drivers and others have set up a blockade in support of the Ottawa convoy, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was met with anger and chants of "Hell no, we won't go" as officers attempted to persuade protesters to move elsewhere.
Two blockades are in place — an original one immediately north of the border crossing and another near Milk River about 15 kilometres north of Coutts.
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