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Freedom convoys: legitimate Covid protest or vehicle for darker beliefs?

The blockade of Ottawa has sparked copycat action around the globe, and such disparate demonstrations of grievance may prove hard to shut down

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Guardian - AU

Police slowly move protesters from blocked bridge to US

Police in Ontario began to slowly clear out people who’ve been blocking the Ambassador Bridge between Canada and Detroit in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions. But freight traffic remained halted there.

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U.S. men’s hockey does not have long to savor win over Canada

BEIJING — David Quinn didn't want to minimize the moment. The U.S. men's hockey team had just earned a 4-2 victory over Canada, one of the pre-tournament favorites at the Beijing Olympics, and the coach recognized it was something worth savoring.

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Helene Elliott: U.S. strategy to go young pays off as men's hockey team beats Canada, 4-2

BEIJING — Building their roster around college kids, while giving those kids enough freedom to be creative and enough structure to feel secure, paid off again with a victory for the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team.

Los Angeles Times

Paris ‘freedom convoy’: Police fire tear gas as protesters defy ban

French protesters were inspired by the by ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers in Canada

The Independent UK

UK police save life of woman 3,000 miles away after she sent message by accident

Staff at a UK police control room picked up a Live Chat message from a distraught woman who said an intruder was attempting to break into her home in Durham, Canada

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French police tow ‘freedom convoys’ to prevent Paris blockade

PARIS — French police began removing demonstrators and towing away cars as they cracked down on attempts by protesters inspired by Canada’s “freedom convoys” from blockading Paris.

Tribune News Service

TD Bank freezes two accounts that received C$1.4 million in support of Canada protests

Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting the Canadian government's pandemic measures, a bank spokesperson said on Saturday.

Reuters

Latest Canada updates: Police clear protesters occupying bridge

Canada news from February 12: Police clear protesters blocking bridge to the US after a court order to end the blockade.

Al Jazeera

Truckers protest: Police begin removing protesters at US-Canada bridge border blockade

Disruption enters sixth day as protestors ‘stand tall’ and sing Canadian national anthem

The Independent UK

Defiant protesters remain at key US Canada border crossing

Protesters remain at the busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada despite new warnings to end the blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll back production

The Independent UK

Canada police in standoff with protesters blocking bridge to U.S.

Canadian police made the first arrest of a protester blocking a key bridge to the United States on Saturday, more than a day after authorities moved in seeking to end the blockade of the important trade corridor.

Reuters

Gao Wins China Its First Men’s Speed Skating Gold

Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. He set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15,…

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The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: golds for the snowboard olds

Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner become the oldest snowboarders to win any Olympic medal with mixed team victory

The Independent UK

Paris police thwart advance of virus protesters on capital

Paris police have intercepted at least 500 vehicles attempting to enter the French capital to take part in protests against virus restrictions inspired by Canada’s horn-honking “Freedom Convoy.”

Bangkok Post

Police attempt to clear Canadian protest blockade

WINDSOR, Ontario: Canadian police on Saturday started clearing protesters blocking a key bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect.

The Guardian - UK

Covid: Johnson sent police party questionnaire; anti-vaccine mandate protests hit Australia and New Zealand – as it happened

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Super Bowl prepares for anti-vax upsets

Truckers looking to stage a protest will be towed immediately, according to mayor James Butts

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fujisawa gives Japan thrilling win over Denmark in women's curling

BEIJING -- Skip Satsuki Fujisawa's super shot with the final stone gave Japan three points and a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Denmark in women's curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.

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West Criticizes Arrest of Politicians in Sudan

Sudan on Friday denounced Western criticism of the arrest of two high-profile former officials opposed to military rule and charged with corruption, saying it was contrary to "diplomatic norms and practices". Khalid Omer Yousif and Wagdi Salih were arrested on Wednesday, a move Norway, the United States, Britain, the European…

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Canada Truckers Defy Order to Clear Key Bridge

Truckers snarling a key bridge between Canada and the United States in protest at Covid rules defied a judge's order to leave Friday night, with the crowd getting even bigger two weeks into the snowballing protest movement. The days-long blockade of the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario and the…

Los Angeles Times

U.S. defeat Canada in men’s hockey 4-2

BEIJING — Building their roster around youth and speed paid off again with a victory for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team.

France 24

Canadian police start clearing protesters from crucial US-Canada bridge

Canadian police started clearing protesters opposing pandemic restrictions who were blocking a bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect, police said.

France 24

Police fire tear gas as anti-Covid restrictions ‘Freedom Convoy’ enters Paris

Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris on Saturday shortly after a "Freedom Convoy" protesting against Covid-19 restrictions made it into the French capital.

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