Tagged: ottawa

18th February 2022

Police warn Canada protesters of ‘imminent’ action to clear them

Police warned protesters occupying central Ottawa of “imminent” action to clear them from the capital and began making some arrests on Thursday to end a crisis that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned was...

North America

17th February 2022

Police issue warning to protesters to leave Canada capital

Canadian police on Wednesday warned demonstrators opposed to Covid rules who have been clogging Ottawa streets for nearly three weeks to leave or face arrest, fines and seizure of their trucks. Federal authorities, meanwhile,...

North America / United States

14th February 2022

EXPLAINER: A look at what’s behind the protests in Canada

For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful of commercial trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are...

North America

10th February 2022

Explainer: How Ottawa’s anti-vaccine mandate protests are spreading globally

Horn-blaring demonstrations demanding an end to Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers have caused gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January. The protests are now spilling to key Canada-United States border...