While police is quashing the protest against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa, thousands held demonstrations in other parts of Canada on Saturday, Feb. 19, to call for an end to the pandemic restrictions. In British Columbia, protesters opposed to the federal COVID-19 mandates forced another shutdown of the Pacific Highway border crossing on Feb. 19, after the RCMP closed off to all traffic the area around the intersection of 8th Avenue and 176 Street in Surrey. This development followed the arrest of 16 people on Feb. 13 and 14 as police took action to clear the previous demonstration at the border crossing to Washington State. “It’s been a very busy day for our teams on the ground, and those supporting operations from behind the scenes,” said Sgt. Elenore Sturko, a media relations officer for the Surrey RCMP, in a statement. “Our work here is not done though, and the public can expect a …
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