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PM says Emergencies Act is 'last resort,' civil liberties group files court action

OTTAWA — The federal government faced a constitutional challenge Thursday over its historic invocation of the Emergencies Act, as police began to move on protesters with large trucks paralyzing the heart of the national capital.

The Canadian Press

Parliamentary budget office says homes are less affordable despite low interest rates

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is warning that home ownership has become even less affordable through the pandemic for the average buyer, who may find it even tougher to get into the market unless prices drop.

The Canadian Press

GOP's anti-vaxx goal: Jan. 6, round 2

Right-wing media and Trump are using anti-vaccine hysteria to stoke another January 6

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

Police descend on capital’s city centre after parliament debates use of emergency powers.

Al Jazeera

Black and Indigenous protesters are treated differently than the 'convoy’ because of Canada's ongoing racism

Since the beginning of the supposed “freedom convoy” in Ottawa on Jan. 28, there have been complaints about the failure of the police and government to protect its citizens from verbal harassment, noise pollution and, in some cases, hate speech. Experts have connected the convoy to white supremacist ideologies.

The Conversation

Canada was warned before protests that violent extremists infiltrated convoy

Exclusive: intelligence assessments warned in late January that it was ‘likely’ extremists were involved in protests

The Guardian - US

Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are driving cross-country to protest vaccine mandates

Lorry drivers dimissed as ‘small fringe minority’ by Justin Trudeau undertake epic journey to demonstrate against loss of federal exemption from inoculation rules

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Former Harper chief of staff to head Conservative leadership race rules committee

OTTAWA — The Conservative party is turning to a one-time chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper to head the committee setting the rules for the party's leadership race.

The Canadian Press

Canada police ready to move in to clear trucker-led protests

Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian police massed in the capital Thursday, readying to clear a trucker-led protest that has choked Ottawa's streets for three weeks and provoked the government to call on rarely used emergency powers.

AFP

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. All times eastern:

The Canadian Press

Video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17

Here are the latest video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022

The Canadian Press

Truckers brace for a police crackdown in besieged Ottawa

Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada's capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions are bracing for a possible police crackdown

The Independent UK

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 threatening public safety.

Reuters

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' protesters show no sign of backing down

The trucker-led protesters occupying the Canadian capital Ottawa show no sign of backing down, despite a newly invoked state of emergency that grants sweeping police powers to try to end the protest over Covid-19 rules. FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien tells us more about the standoff.

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The Canadian Press

Police ready to evict Ottawa protesters, vaccine exemptions : In The News for Feb. 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 17 ...

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Yes, truckers, get a vaccine

We’ve got protesting truckers in Ottawa, Canada, saying they’d rather wave signs, hang out in a parking lot with their loaded vehicles or block bridges and traffic than have the government do you know what: make them get COVID vaccines to just maybe save them and others they could infect…

The Canadian Press

Police make arrests as Ottawa blockade members defy orders to leave

OTTAWA — Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday, as large trucks continued to ignore demands they leave an ongoing blockade that has antagonized residents for weeks.

The Canadian Press

Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning

VANCOUVER — 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 at a moment of reflection for Canada.

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The Independent UK

US funds for Canada protests may sway American politics too

The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader

The Guardian - UK

Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened

Germany and Portugal preparing to axe most curbs as cases stabilise; Israel’s PM says ‘green pass’ system to be suspended as cases decline

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Issue Ultimatum to Protesters to Leave Canada Capital

Canadian police issued an ultimatum Wednesday to protesters who've been choking Ottawa streets for 20 days to leave the capital, as provincial and US state leaders called for an end to the cross-border vaccine requirement that sparked the trucker-led movement. Officials, meanwhile, announced a negotiated peaceful end to the last…

Los Angeles Times

Canada’s image of itself jolted by protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

OTTAWA, Canada — Andre Landry said he wasn’t worried about a threatened police crackdown on truckers whose rigs have blocked the streets of the Canadian capital, turning the stately government district into a boisterous protest strip and block party.

The Independent UK

Canada trucker protest - live: Convoy organiser arrested as police take action on defiant Ottawa occupation

Police promise action soon on Day 21 of protest as prospect of fourth weekend of demonstrations looms

AFP

Police issue ultimatum to protesters to leave Canada capital

Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian police issued an ultimatum Wednesday to protesters who've been choking Ottawa streets for 20 days to leave the capital, as provincial and US state leaders called for an end to the cross-border vaccine requirement that sparked the trucker-led movement.

The Guardian - US

Ottawa protests: ‘strong ties’ between some occupiers and far-right extremists, minister says

Public safety minister speaks after arrest of extremists accused of plotting to kill police officers in Canada border town of Coutts

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