Trucker protests: Ottawa police says majority of calls flooding 911 lines are coming from U.S.

Ottawa police on Thursday provided an update on their ongoing enforcement measures against trucker protests demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates throughout parts of the city. Police reported a “concerted effort” to tie up 911 phone lines on Thursday and chief Peter Sloly said a “significant” amount of those calls came from the U.S., but not all of them exclusively.

• Ottawa police say ‘flood’ of false 911 calls came ‘significantly’ from U.S. sources