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Ontario’s Conservative premier is calling for demonstrators to end of the “occupation” of Ottawa  and police are sending  150 officers to the areas most affected by the protest against COVID-19 mandates that has been going on for day

Ottawa (AFP) - Ottawa's police chief vowed Friday to crack down on an "unlawful" occupation of the Canadian capital by protesters opposed to vaccine mandates, as the trucker convoy's clogging of the city enters a second week.

Ottawa police announce 150 more officers will be deployed as 400 more trucks and 2,000 protesters expected to arrive

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

TORONTO — A protest expected outside the Ontario legislature this weekend started to disrupt Toronto's downtown core on Friday as police blocked off roads and beefed up security in what they described as moves to ensure public safety.

Ongoing protest led by some far-right activists brings intimidation, violence and fear to Canada’s capital, locals say.

Ottawa police vowed on Friday to crack down on an "increasingly dangerous" protest by hundreds of truckers who have shut down the center of the Canadian capital for eight days to demand an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last…