Canadian police arrests protesters in Ottawa
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian police arrests protesters in Ottawa

India TV News  

Highlights Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks Canada had invoked Emergencies Act first time in 50 years Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions. Working slowly and methodically, police led protesters away in handcuffs through Ottawa's newly snow-covered streets, with at least one of those under arrest carrying a sign that read, “Mandate Freedom.” Tow truck operators - wearing neon-green ski masks, with their companies' decals taped over on their trucks to conceal their identities - arrived under police escort and set to work removing the big rigs, campers and other vehicles parked bumper to bumper. With police and the government facing accusations that they let the protests gain strength and spread, Trudeau on Monday invoked Canada's Emergencies Act, giving law enforcement extraordinary authority to declare the blockades illegal, tow away trucks, arrest the drivers, suspend their licenses and freeze their bank accounts. “We know where the trucks came from.” Ottawa police had made it clear on Thursday they were preparing to end the protest and remove the more than 300 trucks, with the city's interim police chief warning: “Action is imminent.” The operation Friday in Ottawa began in the morning with police arresting protesters a few blocks from Parliament Hill, the heart of protest zone, where trucks were parked shoulder to shoulder.

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US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC
2 years, 10 months ago

US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC

Al Jazeera  

The US convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protests which shut down Ottawa and the busiest US Canadian border crossing. Separate truck convoys have been planned through online forums with names like the People’s Convoy and the American Truckers Freedom Fund – all with different starting points, departure dates and routes. The convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protest which …

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canadian lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier that the powers were still needed despite police ending the occupation of the nation’s capital by truckers over the weekend and police ending border blockades …

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests

LA Times  

Canadian lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier that the powers were still needed despite police ending the occupation of the nation’s capital by truckers over the weekend and police ending border blockades before that. …

Canada’s truckers' protests settle down, but could echo in politics
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s truckers' protests settle down, but could echo in politics

India TV News  

The streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet now. “I think we’ve started something here,” said Mark Suitor, a 33-year-old protester from Hamilton, Ontario, speaking as police retook control of the streets around Parliament. “I don’t believe this is the end.” While most analysts doubt the protests will mark a historic watershed in Canadian politics, it has shaken both of …

Photos: Ottawa trucker protest peters out after police crackdown
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Ottawa trucker protest peters out after police crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – The downtown core of Canada’s capital was quiet on Sunday after police broke up a weeks-long occupation that began as a protest against pandemic restrictions and morphed into demands for the government to resign. The “Freedom Convoy” challenged Canada’s reputation for politeness and respect of authority, spawned similar actions in France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, and …

Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada’s besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Police “continue to push forward to take control of our streets,” he said, adding: “We will work day …

A “Freedom Convoy” that is turning into a roadblock to public safety
2 years, 10 months ago

A “Freedom Convoy” that is turning into a roadblock to public safety

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since January 28, truckers calling themselves the “Freedom Convoy” have been staging demonstrations in the Canadian capital of Ottawa and beyond, demanding an end to a vaccine mandate imposed by Canada’s federal government that requires them to be fully vaccinated when they return from the U.S. On Monday, the Prime Minister invoked the Emergencies Act, a …

Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. “We want this demonstration to end peacefully,” he said, but added: “If they do not peacefully leave, we have plans.” Many …

‘There’s no tow trucks that can touch us’: Canada truckers hold their ground despite threats of police crackdown
2 years, 10 months ago

‘There’s no tow trucks that can touch us’: Canada truckers hold their ground despite threats of police crackdown

Firstpost  

The truckers in the self-styled Freedom Convoy appear unmoved by days of warnings from police and the government that they were risking arrest and could see their rigs seized and bank accounts frozen Ottawa: Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday as police poured in, threatening to break up …

Photos: Ottawa police push to end weeks-long trucker occupation
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Ottawa police push to end weeks-long trucker occupation

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – Dozens of people have been arrested and several vehicles have been towed in downtown Ottawa, police said, as a large-scale operation to clear a weeks-long occupation of the Canadian capital was underway. Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell told reporters on Friday afternoon that 70 people had been arrested as of 3pm local time and that the …

Ottawa police arrest protesters to end Canadian trucker blockade
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa police arrest protesters to end Canadian trucker blockade

Al Jazeera  

At least 70 people arrested, interim police chief says, as officers clear weeks-long occupation of Canada’s capital. Ottawa police have arrested dozens of people and begun towing vehicles that have blockaded the centre of the Canadian capital for three weeks, as a large contingent of officers moved in to clear the area. “If you do not leave now, you will …

Ottawa protest leaders arrested as police ready to ‘take action’
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa protest leaders arrested as police ready to ‘take action’

Al Jazeera  

Police in the Canadian capital have arrested two leaders of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that has occupied the city for nearly three weeks, as they prepare to “take action” to end the protesters. Earlier in the day, two buses of police moved into the city’s central area as the Ottawa Police Service handed out leaflets warning the protesters that they …

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave
2 years, 10 months ago

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave

India Today  

A showdown appeared to be shaping up in Ottawa’s nearly three-week siege by truckers protesting the country’s Covid-19 restrictions as police in the capital warned drivers on Wednesday to leave immediately or risk arrest. Read | Canada's Ontario province declares state of emergency amid trucker protests Daniel Bulford, a protest leader who described himself as a former officer with the …

Will Freedom Convoy Protests End Soon? Canadian Minister Answers
2 years, 10 months ago

Will Freedom Convoy Protests End Soon? Canadian Minister Answers

News 18  

Canadian minister Marco Mendicino assured Ottawans late on Tuesday that things will return to normal as Ottawa police forces strengthened with the arrival of the RCMP will work together to restore order amid the Freedom Convoy protests. “The protests are by a very small organised group that is driven by an ideology to overthrow the government,” the minister was quoted …

Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s police chief was ousted Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while the number of blockades maintained by demonstrators at the U.S. border dropped to just one. “Like other residents in Ottawa, I have watched in disbelief as this carnival chaos has been allowed …

Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa’s police chief ousted amid truck protest in Canada

India TV News  

Highlights Ottawa’s police chief was ousted on Feb 15 amid criticism of his inaction against trucker protests Trucker protests have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks The twin developments came a day after PM Justin Trudeau invoked Canada’s Emergencies Act Ottawa’s police chief was ousted on Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed …

Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest

Al Jazeera  

Police in the Canadian capital have warned truck drivers blockading Ottawa’s downtown core that they must leave or face arrest, as authorities strengthen efforts to disperse an anti-government protest that has paralysed the city for nearly three weeks. “You must immediately cease further unlawful activity or you will face charges.” Police also began ticketing some of the hundreds of vehicles …

Curbs, Emergency: How Justin Trudeau is dealing with Covid protests in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Curbs, Emergency: How Justin Trudeau is dealing with Covid protests in Canada

India Today  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday enforced Emergency measures to quell protests by truck drivers and others who have paralysed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country's Covid-19 restrictions. SEE PICS | Canada scrambles to end protests against Covid measures as bridge blockades drag on Last week, dissenters blocked the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and …

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell truckers' protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell truckers' protests

India Today  

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers on Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s Covid-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods. “Send your rigs home.” Freeland, who is also the finance minister, said the government will also broaden its …

Ottawa police chief resigns amid criticism over trucker protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa police chief resigns amid criticism over trucker protests

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa’s police chief has publicly announced his resignation, after he faced days of widespread criticism over the force’s handling of an ongoing anti-government trucker protest in the Canadian capital. Peter Sloly on Tuesday afternoon confirmed earlier reports that he had stepped down as head of the Ottawa Police Service, saying in a statement posted on Twitter that he made the …

Canada invokes Emergencies Act first time in 50 years as protests against COVID restrictions intensify
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada invokes Emergencies Act first time in 50 years as protests against COVID restrictions intensify

India TV News  

Highlights The Act will give the federal govt extra powers to handle ongoing truckers blockades and protests Trudeau said the measures will be geographically targeted The protests have been ongoing against the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in 50 years to give the federal government extra powers …

Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act against truckers' protests in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act against truckers' protests in Canada

India Today  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday was expected to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to bring an end to trucker-led protests against Covid-19 health rules, as police arrested 11 people with a "cache of firearms" blocking a border crossing with the United States in Alberta. Trudeau will invoke the Emergencies Act to give the government extra powers in a national …

Canada Police clear key border bridge but trucker protests continue to cripple Ottawa
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada Police clear key border bridge but trucker protests continue to cripple Ottawa

Firstpost  

The truckers have also found support among conservatives and vaccine mandate opponents across the globe, even as COVID measures are being rolled back in many places Ottawa: Canadian police on Sunday cleared a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over COVID-19 restrictions, towing vehicles and making “several” arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has …

Ontario drops vaccine proof, Canada trucker protests persist
2 years, 10 months ago

Ontario drops vaccine proof, Canada trucker protests persist

Al Jazeera  

Ontario’s premier announced on Monday that Canada’s most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination requirements in two weeks — not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralysed Ottawa, he said, but because “it is safe to do so.” The busiest US-Canada border crossing, meanwhile, was open again on Monday after police removed the last of …

Protests grow across Canada as police struggle to end trucker bridge blockage
2 years, 10 months ago

Protests grow across Canada as police struggle to end trucker bridge blockage

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protesters have ramped up …

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
2 years, 10 months ago

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell

Associated Press  

WINDSOR, Ontario — Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge Saturday though access remained blocked while other demonstrations ramped up in cities across Canada, including the capital, where police said they were awaiting more officers before ending what they described as an illegal occupation. “The Prime Minister stressed that …

Canada: Protesters continue to block key border bridge to US
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada: Protesters continue to block key border bridge to US

India Today  

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge Saturday but still blocked access while other demonstrations ramped up in cities across Canada, including the capital, where police said they were awaiting more officers before ending what they described as an illegal occupation. Now.” Trudeau has called the protesters a “fringe” …

Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key US-Canada border bridge, though access remained blocked, while other demonstrations continued in cities across Canada. The tense standoff at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit in the United States with Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early on Saturday when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the …

Angry truckers paralyzed Canada’s capital. It could happen here too
2 years, 10 months ago

Angry truckers paralyzed Canada’s capital. It could happen here too

LA Times  

The pictures from Ottawa over the last two weeks have defied every American stereotype of Canadians. “We’ve seen Trump flags, QAnon flags, flags that say ‘Don’t tread on me.’ These are American symbols, not Canadian.” The admiration runs both ways. “The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the harsh policies of far left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has destroyed Canada with …

What is the Freedom Convoy? Trucker protests in Canada explained
2 years, 10 months ago

What is the Freedom Convoy? Trucker protests in Canada explained

Live Mint  

Since late January, downtown Ottawa has served as a parking lot for hundreds of heavy-duty trucks, pickup trucks and other vehicles, operated by individuals who say they are fed up with the social restrictions and vaccine mandates meant to contain the spread of Covid-19. Protesters also began disrupting traffic at Detroit’s Ambassador bridge, a major trade corridor between Canada and …

Ontario Declares An Emergency Over Truck Blockades In Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Ontario Declares An Emergency Over Truck Blockades In Canada

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TORONTO — Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people. Since Monday, scores of truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions and …

Behind Canada's trucker protest, disruptions and divides
2 years, 10 months ago

Behind Canada's trucker protest, disruptions and divides

The Hindu  

For nearly two weeks, Canada's unassuming capital city has been occupied by a convoy of unruly protesters who oppose the country's COVID-19 measures. Now, "Freedom Convoy" protests have spread beyond Ottawa, blocking traffic and disrupting trade at the busiest border crossing in North America.The protest movement has become a global rallying point for opponents of pandemic restrictions, inspiring copycat demonstrations …

How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy
2 years, 10 months ago

How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy

Live Mint  

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country -- shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread. Earlier this week, Tom Marazzo -- a former Canadian soldier -- spoke at a makeshift news conference alongside protest organizers about the convoy perhaps joining …

Canada's Ontario declares state of emergency amid trucker protests against Covid-19 mandates
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada's Ontario declares state of emergency amid trucker protests against Covid-19 mandates

India TV News  

Highlights Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa. Canada Covid-19 restrictions protests: Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the US border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free …

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters
2 years, 10 months ago

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters

Al Jazeera  

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a stern warning to protesters who have set up truck blockades to express their opposition to government mandates regarding COVID-19, saying, “We’ve heard you. It’s time to go home now.” Trudeau’s remarks came as Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency in reaction to the border blockade, and a judge in the province issued …

Canada's Justin Trudeau slams ‘unacceptable’ trucker protests, police threaten arrests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada's Justin Trudeau slams ‘unacceptable’ trucker protests, police threaten arrests

Firstpost  

The so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ began last month in western Canada – launched in anger at requirements that truckers either be vaccinated, or test and isolate, when crossing the US-Canada border, which snowballed into an occupation of Ottawa Ottawa**, Canada:** Canadian police threatened on 9 February, 2022, to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade …

‘Move on’: New Zealand police break up Wellington trucker protest
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Move on’: New Zealand police break up Wellington trucker protest

Al Jazeera  

Some 120 people arrested as officers move against protesters who converged on Wellington on Tuesday. Scuffles broke out and some 120 people were arrested in New Zealand on Thursday as police began forcefully removing a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic measures outside the parliament building in Wellington. The police moved in after parliament speaker Trevor Mallard took …

Photos: Canadian truckers protest against COVID measures
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Canadian truckers protest against COVID measures

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – Canadian long-haul truckers and their supporters, opposed to a government order requiring truckers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross the border with the United States, have been protesting in the capital, Ottawa, for nearly two weeks. While a vast majority of truckers are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protesters have vowed to …

Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis

Al Jazeera  

Many of the protesters work in industries other than trucking, but are joining in solidarity to oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates. The government is forcing this on people, it’s very wrong in my eyes.” McLaughlin said there were truckers in the protest earlier in the day, but many had to return to work. The Windsor protest was called into action by …

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators have paralysed the centre of the Canadian capital for more than a week, frustrating residents and businesses. The demonstration launched in January and billed as a “Freedom Convoy” began in western Canada and descended on Ottawa, arriving on the 28th, paralysing the city centre. The truckers have effectively shut down a swathe of Ottawa’s city centre, some 1.5km long, …

Canada truckers protest: ‘It has to stop,’ PM Justin Trudeau says
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada truckers protest: ‘It has to stop,’ PM Justin Trudeau says

Al Jazeera  

Protesters have brought Ottawa to a standstill for more than a week, with local authorities calling for federal support. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” and their supporters began arriving in Ottawa late in January to denounce an order requiring truckers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to cross Canada’s land border with the United States. “But Canadians know the …

Canada: Covid curbs protests besiege Ottawa, minister says US should 'stay out' of it
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada: Covid curbs protests besiege Ottawa, minister says US should 'stay out' of it

India TV News  

Canada Covid-19 restrictions protests: Canada's public safety minister said Monday that U.S. officials should stay out of his country's domestic affairs, joining other Canadian leaders in pushing back against prominent Republicans who offered support for the protests of COVID-19 restrictions that have besieged downtown Ottawa for more than a week. Embattled Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly called the demonstration an …

Ottawa Mayor Declares State Of Emergency To Deal With Trucking Blockade
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa Mayor Declares State Of Emergency To Deal With Trucking Blockade

News 18  

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital. “ reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support from …

Canada’s NDP leader says trucker convoy aims to ‘overthrow’ gov’t
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s NDP leader says trucker convoy aims to ‘overthrow’ gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Canada needs to investigate foreign interference and support for an anti-government protest in the country’s capital, said New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, as the convoy of truckers and their supporters continues to wreak havoc in Ottawa. Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Singh said the convoy’s stated intent is to “overthrow the government”. On Monday afternoon, Marco Mendicino, Canada’s …

Emergency in Ottawa over ‘out of control’ truckers’ protest
2 years, 10 months ago

Emergency in Ottawa over ‘out of control’ truckers’ protest

Al Jazeera  

Truck drivers have paralysed the city centre in a protest that began over COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The self-styled “freedom truck convoy” began as protests by truck drivers angry with vaccine requirements for crossing the US-Canada border, but have evolved into broader protests against COVID-19 health restrictions and the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Amid residents’ fury at the lack …

Ottawa to arrest anyone bringing fuel to Covid 'Freedom Convoy' truckers after state of emergency declared
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa to arrest anyone bringing fuel to Covid 'Freedom Convoy' truckers after state of emergency declared

The Telegraph  

The "Freedom Convoy" consisting largely of truckers began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border drivers, but it has since evolved into a rallying point against Mr Trudeau's strict measures to fight the pandemic. The liberal leader said he would not reverse the vaccine mandate and has refused to meet with members of the groups, which he …

Trucker protests: Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ‘serious danger’ as demonstrations spread
2 years, 10 months ago

Trucker protests: Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ‘serious danger’ as demonstrations spread

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mayor of Ottawa …

Thousands across Canada join truckers protesting COVID curbs
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands across Canada join truckers protesting COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Protesters rally in cities across Canada as Ottawa police chief calls for more resources to end truckers’ blockade in capital. “We just want to go back to normal without having to take into our veins the poison which they call vaccines.” The “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers but has turned into …

Ottawa residents decry anti-vaccine trucker ‘occupation’
2 years, 10 months ago

Ottawa residents decry anti-vaccine trucker ‘occupation’

Al Jazeera  

Tim Abray says the past week in Canada’s capital has been unlike any in recent memory. Abray, a communications consultant who lives in a residential neighbourhood not far from Ottawa City Hall, says these incidents and more have made the city of about 1 million people feel like “an occupation zone”. “The fact that people don’t feel safe in the …

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