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Police arrest Ottawa protesters, tow vehicles in massive operation
Police, including some clad in riot gear, descended upon anti-government protesters in downtown Ottawa and arrested 70 people and towed at least 21 vehicles. The protesters, who are demanding an end to COVID-19 restrictions, have been occupying the downtown core of the national capital for weeks.
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Category: News
Time Published: 5:00 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 18
Convoy organizers say the police actions in Ottawa are ‘sad’
Organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy held a news conference as police descended on the weeks-long occupation of the national capital and arrested numerous protesters. Thomas Marazzo says police actions are "sad," before criticizing a reporter who asked whether protesters with children should leave the area.
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Category: News
Time Published: 4:00 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 18
Coming up later (subject to change on availability):
OTTAWA _ Coverage of the truck protest convoy on Parliament Hill. (video as available)
OTTAWA _ News conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, Justice Minister David Lametti and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. (via livestream, expected late afternoon)
OTTAWA _ News conference by Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell. (expected early evening)
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Top doctor says Canada is past peak of Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19
The country’s top doctor says Canada is past the peak of the COVID-19 wave caused by the Omicron variant and is ready to move past a crisis response. Dr. Theresa Tam, chief public health officer, added that easing restrictions could lead to a resurgence of infections.
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Time Published: 1:30 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 18
Civil liberties group files court action against Emergencies Act
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is seeking a judicial review of the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act. The group says it does not want to minimize the impacts that the protests are having across the country, but it is unclear that the demonstrations endanger the lives, health or safety of Canadians so seriously that they constitute a national emergency.
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Time Published: 7:32 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Ottawa police begin enforcement against protest
Ottawa police told a news conference that enforcement against protesters camped outside Parliament Hill and downtown streets was "imminent." Interim chief Steve Bell said police from Quebec and elsewhere in Ontario had arrived to help and over 100 checkpoints would be established to ensure the downtown area was limited to people who live and work there. Soon after, police began making arrests.
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Category: News
Time Published: 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Parliament Hill protesters defiant in face of heavier police presence on Parliament Hill
Protesters decrying COVID-19 measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government refused to move from Parliament Hill as the police presence grew in anticipation they would begin to clear out the downtown. Metal fencing was installed along the parliamentary buildings, the Senate and Supreme Court of Canada.
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Category: News
Time Published: 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Freeland says some protesters' bank accounts frozen
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says law enforcement is sharing information with financial service providers and some have already frozen accounts of people associated with the convoy demonstrators. The changes have come since the government invoked the Emergencies Act on Monday. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says blockades at all ports of entry between Canada and the United States have been cleared.
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Companion: Trucker-Protest
Category: News
Time Published: 2:00 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada
Health Canada has approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, adding a fifth option to Canada’s vaccination arsenal. The vaccine called Nuvaxocid, which is protein-based, is the first of its kind to get approval in the country.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Trudeau says Emergencies Act needed to end illegal blockades
The House of Commons is debating the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time since its introduction in 1988. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s necessary to bring an end to illegal and undemocratic blockades, but interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen says the government has not proven the demonstrations pose a serious threat to Canada’s sovereignty, security or territorial integrity.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:00 p.m. ET Thursday Feb. 17
Canada back atop the Olympic podium in women’s hockey
Canada reclaims Olympic women’s hockey gold in Beijing with a 3-2 win over the United States four years after losing in a shootout to the Americans. Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin led Canada with a pair of goals in the final.
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Category: Sports
Time Published: 9:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17
Feds cite risk of violence, extremist elements in defence of invoking Emergencies Act
Justice Minister David Lametti, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair talk about the logistics and reasons for using the Emergencies Act to quell protests that have paralyzed downtown Ottawa. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the NDP is giving provisional support because this is a national crisis.
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Category: News
Time Published: 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 16
Conservatives question why Emergencies Act was necessary
Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen questioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons about the legal justification for invoking the Emergencies Act when border blockades have all been cleared and the only protest that remains is in downtown Ottawa. Trudeau says the decision was not taken lightly but it was necessary to give local police the tools to restore order.
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Category: News
Time Published: 4:45 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 16
Golden trio makes differences work for team gold in Beijing
Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valérie Maltais are different women who made their contrasting personalities work for gold in speedskating’s team pursuit. With medals in her individual races, Weidemann takes home a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals from Beijing.
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Category: News
Time Published: 10:00 a.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 16
B.C. to lift most COVID-19 restrictions
British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs starting tomorrow. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. is one of the most vaccinated jurisdictions in the world, and the decisions to lift the restrictions are based on the best science and data on what's happening in the province.
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Category: News
Time Published: 7:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Feds need extraordinary powers to end blockades: cabinet order
The cabinet order invoking the Emergencies Act says the government needs temporary but extraordinary powers to end blockades because they are threatening Canada's supply chains, economic security and trading relationships in a bid to achieve political or ideological goals. The order was published one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Emergencies Act would be invoked for the first time since it was passed in 1988.
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Category: News
Time Published: 6:45 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Trucker blockade in Alberta ends
Trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring have rolled out of Coutts, Alberta, ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing near the town since January 29th. The exodus of vehicles came one day after RCMP arrested 13 people and seized a cache of firearms and ammunition.
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Category: News
Time Published: 5:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
First Nation says 54 potential graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
Keeseekoose First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan says 54 potential graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools. Project lead Ted Quewezance says he believes many of them were children.
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Category: News
Time Published: 5:13 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Government lightens travel restrictions in time for March break
Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a molecular COVID-19 test to enter Canada starting Feb. 28, which comes as sunny news to some business groups and travellers looking forward to a March break getaway. Rather than a molecular test, travellers can instead opt for a rapid antigen test approved by the country in which it is purchased, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Tuesday. However rapid tests will have to be administered by a laboratory or health care, or telehealth provider.
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Time Published: 4:45 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Conservative MP asks what else PM Trudeau tried first
Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri says invoking the Emergencies Act should not be taken lightly and asks what else Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried in response to the blockades in Ottawa and across Canada. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the federal government has worked with municipal and provincial partners to make sure they had what they needed to keep people safe.
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Category: News
Time Published: 4:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Ford says world is ‘done’ with COVID-19
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says everyone is “done” with COVID-19 and it’s time to move forward from public health restrictions. Ford says he’s eager to lift public health measures next month, when the vaccine certificate and capacity rules for businesses and gatherings are set to end.
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Category: News
Time Published: 1:40 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 15
Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to combat 'illegal' blockades
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the never-before-used Emergencies Act to bring an end to the blockades on Parliament Hill and several border crossings. He says the legislation will be time-limited and not impact Canadians' civil liberties.
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Time Published: 8:15 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Feds will do whatever necessary to restore order: Blair
Candice Bergen, interim leader of the Conservatives, says in question period that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to invoke the Emergencies Act could escalate protests in Ottawa and at several border crossings. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to restore order and protect Canadian interests.
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Time Published: 4:32 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Robots spray disinfectant in Beijing's Olympic venues, hotels
Among the many robots working in Beijing's closed loop are ones that regularly spray disinfectant mist in hotels and Olympic venues to combat the COVID-19 virus.
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Category: News
Time Published: 4:00 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Truckers defiant in the face of federal Emergencies Act to battle blockades
Protesters who have been on Parliament Hill for three weeks say they are not budging until all COVID-19 mandates are lifted. Some decided to move their trucks to a more central location along the parliamentary buildings as police helped direct protesters’ traffic.
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Category: News
Time Published: 3:45 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Residents frustrated by protest near Ambassador Bridge
Some Windsor, Ont., residents say they're frustrated with the ongoing protest in their city that has caused some roadways to be blocked off and brought on a sense of uneasiness in the community. The protest, in solidarity with others against public health restrictions in the country, caused a blockade of the Ambassador Bridge for nearly a week. The bridge, which links Windsor to Detroit, reopened to traffic just before midnight on Sunday.
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Time Published: 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Singh says NDP would back Emergencies Act
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers about using the Emergencies Act to quell demonstrations that have paralyzed Ottawa's downtown core and several border crossings, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would support the legislation if it is tabled. Singh says borders need to be reopened immediately and the "seige" on Ottawa needs to end.
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Category: News
Time Published: 1:30 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
Ontario announces vaccine certificate system to end March 1
Premier Doug Ford says the province is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, capacity limits in public settings will fully lift as well although masking requirements will remain. Ford says public health indicators have been improving, and the chief medical officer of health presented a plan to lift the COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine certificates.
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Time Published: 12:45 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14
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