Hundreds of truckers pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

People gather along the trans-Canadian highway near the Quebec city of Rigaud to support a cross-country convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions

Hundreds of trucks and thousands of people blocked the streets of central Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.

The protest originated last week in western Canada, where dozens of truckers organized a convoy to drive from Vancouver to Ottawa to demonstrate against Covid-related restrictions, particularly a vaccination requirement for truck drivers.