Edmonton police arrested one man and two women Wednesday as they dismantled a homeless encampment, including a reporter who had been covering the issue.
They were arrested for obstructing police during cleanup of the encampment, police said in a news release, adding that charges are pending.
Ethan Cox of Ricochet Media said the reporter, Brandi Morin, told him from police custody that she was at the encampment during the police action. Cox said she was arrested after she refused to leave an exclusion zone.
“She was conducting an interview with one of the leaders when the police arrived,” Cox said Morin told her.
“[Police] put up a huge
