Second day of protests seize Ottawa, police investigating 'desecration' incidents

Ottawa is weathering the second day of the trucker convoy’s rally against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, as the nation’s capital remains nearly impassible due to protesters' vehicles.

The city was filled with the sound of honking for the second day in a row, and fireworks were let off as the evening progressed.

Ottawa Police said in a statement Sunday evening that the financial toll in policing costs alone is more than $800,000 per day.

“We have seen multiple cases of disruptive, inappropriate and threatening behaviour from demonstrators,” the statement read.

Earlier on Sunday, police said on Twitter that “several” criminal investigations are underway in relation to acts described by police as “desecration” to several monuments in the capital as well as “threatening/illegal/intimidating behaviour to police/city workers and other individuals and damage to a city vehicle.”