Police begin to remove checkpoints as Ottawa cleanup continues following weeks-long protest

Ottawa police are starting to remove some of the more than 100 checkpoints in the city, as cleanup efforts continue following police action that cleared protesters and vehicles, including transport trucks, from a large area around Parliament Hill.

By Monday afternoon, police had announced all checkpoints surrounding the ByWard Market had been removed.

City transit is reopening many of its routes, and a sense of normalcy is starting to return after thousands of demonstrators rallying against COVID-19 public health measures occupied the streets for more than three weeks, terrorizing some residents.

Ottawa police say businesses that closed during the protest, which began on Jan. 28, should now feel safe to reopen.