Winnipeg police have charged five more people after dismantling a protest camp on the north lawn of the Manitoba legislature. Police say the four men and one woman are charged with obstructing a peace officer and occupying a structure in the legislative precinct. Police had charged seven others Monday after stopping protesters from bringing in large poles to construct a teepee. Officers moved in Tuesday, made more arrests and dismantled the camp. Protesters have said there were no weapons on-site and they only had materials to chop wood and build teepees. Police say they recovered axes, body armour, a spear, a machete and a metre-long club. The camp was adorned with signs and flags highlighting a variety of issues, from the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools to COVID-19

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