Ottawa police chief vows to stop biker rally as city braces for potential protests

Rolling Thunder' rally's organizer denies event is a protest but prominent anti-vaccine figure is advertised as a special guest'

Ottawa's police chief has vowed to stop an upcoming biker rally from reaching the city's downtown core as residents brace for a potential rerun of the so-called Freedom Convoy" anti-government protests that paralyzed the Canadian capital earlier in the year.

Thousands of bikers are expected to arrive in Ottawa on Friday for the Rolling Thunder" rally purportedly called in honour of military veterans.