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Ottawa police say two people have been charged with mischief after a woman threw paint at the prime minister’s office and chained herself to the building Saturday.Police haven’t confirmed the identities of the people arrested, but a climate change advocacy group has identified the woman as the same person who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless.On2Ottawa has posted photos and video to its Twitter account of the woman tossing a bucket of what appears to be pink paint on the entranceway, then posing topless for a photo next to a sign saying, “Demand climate action now!”Casey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, came to national attention last month when she hopped on the Junos stage while Avril Lavigne was introducing a performance.She was topless and messages written on her upper body included “land back” and “save the Greenbelt,” referring to Ontario’s decision last year to open a protected area of land for housing.Ottawa police say they arrested and charged both the woman involved in Saturday’s incident as well as a man filming it.

Ottawa police are being criticized for their response to a student protest outside a Catholic high school over a dress code “blitz,” particularly in contrast to how they responded to the “Freedom Convoy” blockade earlier this year.

The Ottawa Police Service is preparing for a convoy demonstration in the city’s downtown this weekend by readying 831 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers to support local efforts.

Nearly two months after the so-called “freedom convoy” spent weeks encamped in Canada’s capital, another vehicle demonstration rolled through Ottawa on Saturday, the city’s police said.

One person is in custody amid an ongoing operation with a heavy police presence at the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa.

Police in Ottawa are continuing a crackdown to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that has been encamped for 23 days in the nation’s capital as of Saturday.

Ottawa police say they made multiple arrests and issued hundreds of tickets across the second weekend of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in the nation’s capital.

COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.First responders in Ontario who provide emergency medical care fall under the province’s Phase 1 vaccination rollout.An Ottawa Police Service (OPS) spokesperson said Tuesday that the local force has identified roughly 800 members who qualify for vaccination under these priorities. There are roughly 1,480 sworn officers in the OPS and an additional 620 civilian employees, according to the service’s website.

We thank @PoliceGatineau for their help.Investigation is ongoing at this time.#ottnews— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) December 18, 2020The Amber Alert was issued shortly after 3 p.m.Ottawa Const. Amy Gagnon told Global News on Friday afternoon that police are still investigating the circumstances that first led police to the scene, but said the pair had left by the time officers arrived.The OPS said the pair were last seen on foot at 12:08 p.m.

Abdirahman Abdi in 2016, according to a verdict read Tuesday.Ontario court Judge Robert Kelly said in his judgment that he was left with “reasonable doubt” that Montsion’s actions that day outside Abdi’s Hintonburg apartment led to the 37-year-old Somali-Canadian man’s death.He said the Crown had set out to prove that Montsion had committed an “unlawful act” during Abdi’s arrest, which saw the constable strike Abdi in the face and head multiple times with reinforced gloves.The “thread” running through all three counts Montsion was facing was the question of whether his actions constituted “unjustified assault,” Kelly said.If the Crown could not answer this key question beyond a reasonable doubt, Kelly could not find Montsion guilty, he

Ottawa police say a four-year-old boy was found safe in Toronto three hours after he was declared missing.Police said Tuesday the young boy was reported missing at 7:20 a.m. He was believed to be with his father, Jonathan Gray.Ottawa police issued a follow-up tweet at 10:23 a.m.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police says an operation that unfolded early Thursday morning at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Governor General Julie Payette, was the result of an armed man accessing the grounds.The police force said in a tweet that around 6:40 A.M. on Thursday, an armed man accessed the grounds of Rideau Hall which is located at 1 Sussex Drive.Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Payette live on the property: Payette in Rideau Hall and Trudeau at the nearby Rideau Cottage.

knelt on the ground at one point in solidarity with the anti-racism demonstrators gathered on Parliament Hill.Organizers posted a route for the demonstration Friday morning that began at Parliament Hill before heading east on Wellington Street to the Senate of Canada building and turning back down Elgin Street. But a portion march instead followed an earlier plan to turn left to Sussex Drive and demonstrate in front of the U.S.

Ottawa police are currently investigating hate-motivated incidents targeting residents of Asian descent that police believe may be motivated by the novel coronavirus pandemic.