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Convoy protests: Lich appears in court as King hearing moved to Tuesday
Pat King, one of the leading figures behind an anti-government protest on Parliament Hill, will be appearing in court for his bail hearing on Tuesday.
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‘Friendships have been torn up’: Coutts trucker protest may have left a community divided
A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there’s some concern it has created a different kind of …
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Ottawa police operation to end blockade continues as MPs resume debate
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Live: Police continue to remove Ottawa’s trucker convoy blockades
Police in Ottawa are continuing a crackdown to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that has been encamped for 23 days in the nation’s capital as of Saturday.
19 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Parliament axes Friday plans to meet over Emergencies Act amid ‘police operation’
Friday meetings of the House of Commons and the Senate over the invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the so-called “freedom convoy” demonstrations have …
18 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Canadian flag at truck protests: a collective symbol with individual meaning
The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf’s prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes …
17 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Significant gaps, data at risk in government systems, says security committee
The committee of MPs and senators which oversees federal security policy has uncovered gaps in Canada’s cyberdefences that could leave many agencies vulnerable to s…
15 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Ottawa mayor made a ‘backchannel’ deal to remove convoy from ‘residential’ areas
Ottawa’s mayor says he’s reached a “backchannel” deal with convoy organizers to limit the three-week occupation’s to the area immediately surrounding Parliament Hil…
13 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Trudeau government actively considering emergency powers to end blockades: Blair
Canada’s minister of emergency preparedness says the Trudeau government is actively considering invoking emergency powers to bring an end to the blockades that have…
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Canadian military members pulled out of Ukraine amid threats of Russian invasion
The Canadian Armed Forces announced Sunday it’s in the process of temporarily relocating members of its Joint Task Force – Ukraine (JTF-U) to elsewhere in Europe am…
13 Feb 2022 | Politics -
‘Swift and severe costs’: Biden warns Putin against Ukraine invasion
President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end …
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No Canadian politicians should be promoting blockades, says Alberta’s Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says no politicians should be supporting or promoting anyone who is breaking the law, no matter how frustrated Canadians are with COVID…
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Windsor police begin clearing out Ambassador Bridge convoy protesters
Police have commenced enforcement near the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.
12 Feb 2022 | Politics -
46% of Canadians sympathize with trucker convoy, but disagree with their tactics: poll
The trucker convoy protest movement against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions that has paralyzed the Canadian capital and spilled over to key Canada-U.S. b…
11 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Convoy ‘intel reports’ accuse police, politicians of creating ‘space’ for violence
In the version of events being shared among the Ottawa protest organizers, the convoy is the real victim.
10 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Kenney apologizes after comparing those who don’t have COVID-19 vaccine to AIDS victims
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has apologized for comparing the stigma of being unvaccinated for COVID-19 to the plight of HIV-AIDS patients in the 1980s.
09 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Highway 4 blockades near Coutts border crossing continues into 11th day
Traffic is flowing slowly through the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta this morning after protesters against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restricti…
08 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Trucker convoy: Here’s what the 10-day injunction against horns includes
For Ottawa residents living downtown, Tuesday may mark their first taste of relief in 12 days as a temporary court injunction takes effect that orders truckers in t…
08 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Federal government asked Canadians about radical changes to mail delivery
Weeks after being named the minister in charge of Canada Post, Filomena Tassi polled Canadians to see how they felt about making some radical changes at the Crown c…
06 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Ottawa trucker convoy ‘not above the law,’ says public safety minister
People participating in the trucker convoy that dug into downtown Ottawa over the past week — in what some municipal leaders are calling a “siege” — are not above t…
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Poilievre can be a ‘strong’ leader but uniting Tories is a challenge: former minister
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre’s announcement Saturday to run for the party’s leadership and Canada’s next prime minister is being widely endorsed by fellow Tory …
06 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre says he is running for prime minister
Pierre Poilievre has launched his bid to become the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, with other members of Parliament already pledging their support.
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson names new chief of staff after top staffers resign
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday hired a new chief of staff as he rebuilds his top team following a series of scandals and resignations among staffe…
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Trucker convoy: U.S. Republicans vow probe into GoFundMe’s decision to cut funds
Some U.S. Republicans on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe’s decision to take down a page accepting donations in support of protesting truck drivers in Canada,…
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Ottawa facing ‘real risk’ of violence as trucker convoy digs in: ex-police chief
The nation’s capital is facing a “real risk” of violence as the trucker convoy digs in, setting up infrastructure and heavy machinery in what Ontario Premier Doug F…
05 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Trucker convoy: What options do police have amid ‘illegal,’ ‘unlawful’ conduct?
Listen carefully, and beneath the blaring horns of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” downtown Ottawa, you hear it — shifting language that the protest is becoming “unl…
04 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Canada’s closed dairy market keeps prices high for consumers, exporters say
Canadian consumers are paying artificially high prices for milk and cheese because U.S. exporters are being deliberately shut out of the market, despite promises ma…
04 Feb 2022 | Politics -
‘No forbidden areas’ in Russia-China friendship when it comes to defying U.S.
China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China’s Pre…
04 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Liberals say new online streaming bill won’t hurt free speech — but some remain skeptical
The Canadian government is promising Bill C-11, which is aimed at regulating online streaming platforms, won’t hurt Canadians’ free speech.
04 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Canadian military ‘not a police force,’ Anand says amid frustration over Ottawa protest
The Canadian military is not meant to act as a law enforcement body, says the country’s defence minister.
03 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Biden has eased up on Facebook over COVID-19 misinformation. Here’s why
When U.S. President Joe Biden accused Facebook of “killing people” by spreading vaccine lies in July, many experts and researchers hoped it marked the beginning of …
03 Feb 2022 | Politics -
Trudeau: Ottawa residents need their ‘lives back,’ won’t commit to negotiate with truckers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the people living in Ottawa deserve to get their lives back, as the so-called “freedom convoy” continues to occupy downtown stree…
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‘Stories of Black excellence’ missing from Canadian history: educators
The most important part of Jay Williams’ identity, especially in a school setting, is that he’s a Black male — a Black educator for Grade 8 students, a speaker, and…
02 Feb 2022 | Politics