After arresting at least two organizers of Freedom Convoy protests on Thursday, police in Ottawa, Ontario, stepped up their arrests on Friday in hopes of breaking up the three-weeklong disruption in the Canadian capital.
Early reports indicated that some protesters surrendered peacefully and were taken into custody, while others were taken away in handcuffs.
Police also sealed off parts of the downtown area that had been snarled by demonstrations and blockades to protest COVID vaccine mandates....