Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada's capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions aren't budging and bracing for what could be a possible police crackdown.
The nearly three-week faceoff in Ottawa seems to be escalating as busloads of officers arrived Thursday near Parliament Hill.
The city's interim police chief says action is imminent.
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Protesters have besieged Ottawa for nearly three weeks in a demonstration that shaken Canada’s reputation for civility and rule-following.
Police did make at least three arrests just before nightfall Thursday around Parliament Hill, but officers were not moving in force on the demonstrators.