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How white Christian nationalism is part of the 'freedom convoy' protests

Part of the “freedom convoy” occupying Ottawa are white Christian nationalists.

The Conversation

Top News Advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 16

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

The Canadian Press

Police issue warning to protesters to leave Canada capital

Ottawa (AFP) - 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.

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‘Carnival of chaos’: Ottawa police face growing flak for failure to end protests

Failure to prevent protests initially, and to rid the city of the trucks over three weeks have baffled and angered residents

The Guardian - US

Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest

Warning comes days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to disperse anti-government protesters.

Al Jazeera

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 Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. All times eastern:

The Canadian Press

Here's a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 5.1 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets):

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Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracy

After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens at home, work and in school.

The Conversation

Canada police threaten protesters with arrest; government links blockade to extremists

Police in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Wednesday warned truck drivers blockading the downtown core to depart or face arrest in crackdown seeking to end a three-week-old protest over COVID restrictions.

Reuters

Emergencies Act still needed as border blockades fall, Ottawa preps to act: ministers

OTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers defended the sweeping temporary powers now afforded to police under the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, even as major border blockades they decried for disrupting the economy have already been cleared.

The Canadian Press

Ottawa police chief resigns amid anti-mandate protests

Ottawa’s police chief Peter Sloly has resigned over criticism of his handling of anti-vax protests that have swept the city.

Evening Standard

Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

There’s no solidarity in ‘sovereign citizen’ protests — only incoherent rage

Protests such as the Ottawa truck blockade are sweeping rich nations. But the movements are based on capitalist delusions , says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Hot tubs, hapless police and a bridge too far for Canada’s Trudeau

Frustration with the failure of Canadian police to lift blockades at the border and in the capital, along with scenes of protesters lounging in hot tubs near Parliament, ultimately drove Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to seek emergency powers, three sources said on Tuesday.

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Convoy protesters pursue new funding, including own crypto token, as feds swoop in

OTTAWA — Figures behind the protests blockading Parliament Hill and various border crossings are championing new ways to finance their movement — including through their own crypto token — as Ottawa invokes sweeping powers to crack down on their cash flow.

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The Independent UK

As Canada protests persist, so do challenges for Trudeau

Canada has endured bitter divisions in its past, but the current wave of protests over COVID-19 restrictions is unprecedented in some respects

The Conversation

Protecting infrastructure from the 'freedom convoy' could forever silence legitimate dissent

Invocation of emergency measures may succeed in breaking the “freedom convoy” siege of Ottawa and restoring the flow of people and goods across the Canada-United States border (estimated to be $300 million a day at the Ambassador Bridge alone).

AFP

'Hold the line': Canada truckers dig in despite new police powers

Ottawa (AFP) - Trucker-led protesters occupying the Canadian capital showed no sign of backing down Tuesday, despite a newly invoked state of emergency granting wide new powers to end their weeks-long protest over Covid rules.

Al Jazeera

Canada’s Emergencies Act: What power does it give Justin Trudeau?

Prime Minister Trudeau invoked never-before-used measures in response to anti-government trucker protests and blockades.

The Canadian Press

Former CF Montreal winger Ballou Tabla signs with CPL's Atletico Ottawa

OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa has signed Canadian international winger Ballou Tabla to a three-year contract.

The Canadian Press

Top News Advisory for Tuesday, Feb. 15

The Guardian - US

Saunas, haircuts, hot meals: Ottawa protesters set up for the long haul

Those protesting Covid-19 restrictions seem unfazed by possible police action as prime minister invokes emergency powers

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