Canadian police arrest activists at Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline camp

Royal Canadian Mounted officers arrested at least six people at a roadblock erected by Indigenous people to block construction

Canadian police have made a series of arrests in northern British Columbia as they enforced a court injunction to remove activists who have been blocking the construction of a controversial natural gas pipeline on Indigenous territory.

Before dawn on Thursday, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers backed by tactical teams and dogs arrested at least six people at a roadblock erected by the Wet'suwet'en people to stop construction of the C$6bn (US$4.5bn) Coastal GasLink pipeline (CGL).