As Ottawa police begin their operation in the city’s downtown core to end the trucker protest, which has occupied the city for weeks, Global’s Sean O’Shea walks through the sealed-off area where demonstrators are gathered.

He reports police have created around 100 checkpoints in the downtown area to ensure only those who live or work in the core can enter.

At a press conference Thursday, Ottawa’s interim police chief, Steve Bell, says this weekend the downtown will look “very different” from the past three.

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