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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

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.

Bangkok Post

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…

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Blockade at Canada-U.S. border bridge must end, judge orders

Windsor police warned that anyone blocking the streets could be subject to arrest and their vehicles may be seized. The news was met with defiance by protesters.

Chicago Sun-Times

The occupation of Ottawa by the 'freedom convoy' has the potential for an urban siege

Ontario’s declaration of a state of emergency in response to the so-called “freedom convoy” and its occupation of public space in Toronto and Ottawa and at the U.S.-Canada border in Windsor is intended to end the disruptions caused by protestors.

The Conversation

The global ‘freedom movement’ is a carnival of crank and conspiracy – and very dangerous

I spent a year undercover in QAnon. Don’t let the ridiculousness distract from the threat

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters

Ontario court orders protesters to end blockade of intl bridge as province declares state of emergency.

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Ontario declares state of emergency over lorry blockades in Ottawa and US border

‘This is a pivotal, pivotal moment for our nation’ - Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Evening Standard

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Canada’s Ontario declares state of emergency over ‘illegal’ trucker protest

Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people.

France 24

Molecule Holdings Inc. Adds Communication Lead, Grows BC Sales Team and Announces Debt Settlement

Ottawa, ON – TheNewswire - February 11, 2022 – Molecule Holdings Inc. (CSE:MLCL) (OTC:EVRRF) ("Molecule" or the "Company"), a Canadian craft-focused cannabis beverage production company, is pleased to announce the company continues to expand with the addition of a National Communications Lead as well as an increased headcount on the Company's…

Benzinga

Is a MAGA "Freedom Convoy" coming?

Angry truckers have shut down Ottawa — but their U.S. counterparts dream of bigger things (on social media)

Salon

US conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest

Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have lined up in support of Canadian truckers who are protesting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in their country

The Independent UK

Maple leaf flags, conspiracy theories and The Matrix: inside the Ottawa truckers’ protest

What began as a protest against vaccine requirements for truck drivers has grown into a widening movement as Trudeau refuses to engage with demands

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Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Independent UK

A former Trump official has been spotted at Ottawa’s trucker convoy protest

Alexander told CBC people have been in touch about organising ‘massive’ version of protest in US

The Guardian - US

Paranoia and alarmism: Canada truckers’ ‘intelligence reports’ hint at mindset

Documents compiled by protest organisers give a glimpse into a conspiracy theory-drenched outlook

Reuters

Explainer-Ottawa protests: What you need to know about the anti-vaccine convoys

Horn-blaring demonstrations demanding an end to Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates have caused gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January. The protests by truckers and others are now spilling to key Canada-United States border crossings and disrupting trade.

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France 24

Inspired by Ottawa protests, French motorists join ‘Freedom Convoy’ bound for Paris

A French version of Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” hit the roads on Thursday, with hundreds of motorists headed for the capital. Most members oppose France’s vaccine pass, but some see the protest as a continuation of the Yellow Vest movement that rocked the country before the pandemic.

The Independent UK

When will Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest end?

Justin Trudeau tells Ottawa demonstrators: ‘It has to stop’

Al Jazeera

As US-Canada border closures block trade, governments eye action

Trucker blockade shuts auto plants as US Homeland Security warns of looming convoy from California to Washington, DC.

Reuters

U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption

Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday.

France 24

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy': Truckers stay put in Ottawa as crisis deepens

"Freedom Convoy" protests are still paralysing the Canadian capital Ottawa. The truckers are also blocking the busiest international crossing in North America. The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario carries a fourth of all trade between Canada and the US. Canadian lawmakers are becoming increasingly worried about the…

Radio France Internationale

Paris bans French 'Freedom convoys' vaccine pass protests from Friday

Paris police said Thursday they would ban the French "Freedom convoys" inspired by a truckers' protest against Covid rules that has paralysed the Canadian capital Ottawa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trudeau Slams Canada Trucker Protests, Police Threaten Arrests

Canadian police threatened Wednesday to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable." With more people joining the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and the US city…

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