This report will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA, Canada—Police advanced its front line further on Feb. 19, closing in on the main site of the protest area in downtown Ottawa. A heavy police presence remains in downtown Ottawa, a day after law enforcement escalated operations against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates in order to clear demonstrations around the area of Canada’s Parliament Buildings. Police have cleared many trucks and vehicles from the protest site, and more drove away on Feb. 19, but some still remain. Demonstrators also still remain in the area, with some new protesters joining on Feb. 19. The expanded police operations came following the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Police said they made over 100 arrests and towed 21 vehicles from the downtown core on Feb. 18. Mounted police and officers on foot advanced on protesters on Feb. 18, knocking down some people. Some …
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