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Canada police use pepper spray, stun grenades to clear protesters

Ottawa police face off with demonstrators participating in a protest organised by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on Saturday [Alex Kent/Getty Images via AFP]

Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in a final push to clear the capital of trucks and demonstrators who occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions.

After clearing a portion of the blockade and making more than 100 arrests on Friday, 47 more arrests were made on Saturday morning as police moved quickly to disperse the main portion of the blockade in front of parliament and the prime minister’s office.

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