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Trucker vaccine rule brings polarizing protest to Canada’s capital

OTTAWA, Canada — A convoy of truckers and others who oppose vaccine mandates has rolled into Ottawa for a weekend of rowdy protests, putting Canada’s capital city on edge amid warnings from police that they don’t know how large the crowds will get.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

Hundreds of truckers pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

Ottawa (AFP) - Hundreds of trucks and thousands of people blocked the streets of central Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.

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Top News from The Canadian Press for Saturday, Jan. 29

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.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations on the decline in Ontario, Quebec as protest jams Ottawa

COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking down in Canada's two most populous provinces, as thousands swarmed Ottawa Saturday in trucks and on foot to protest public health restrictions and the Liberal federal government.

The Canadian Press

Canadian trucker convoy protests cause vigil honouring victims of 2017 mosque shooting to go online

Six were killed in the terrorist attack

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Thousands protest COVID mandates and restrictions in Ottawa

Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns

The Independent UK

Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

Ottawa (AFP) - Hundreds of truckers drove their giant rigs into the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.

AFP

Justin Trudeau and family move to secret location as Canada trucker protests spark security fears, report says

The PM’s office hasn’t confirmed the report

The Independent UK

The latest on the anti-vaccine mandate protest happening on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — The latest developments on Saturday's planned protest by truckers of COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. All times Eastern.

The Canadian Press

Thousands stage peaceful protest in Ottawa against Canada's vaccine mandates

Thousands held a loud but peaceful protest in Canada's capital Ottawa on Saturday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's COVID-19 vaccine mandates, on the streets and snow-covered lawn in front of parliament.

Reuters

Thousands gather on Parliament hill for massive protest against vaccine mandates

OTTAWA — Trucks jamming Ottawa streets shut down the core of the national capital on Saturday as a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd packed Parliament Hill to demand the federal Liberal government end vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, promising to stay for as long as needed to fulfill their goals.

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The Independent UK

Police warn of potential for ‘lone wolf’ threats as anti-vaccine protests converge on Ottawa

The protests were inspired in part by a change in vaccine rules at the border

The Independent UK

Ottawa police get reinforcements as anti-vax convoy arrives

Police in Canada’s capital have called in reinforcements as a planned anti-vaccine mandate protest began to swell in numbers

AFP

Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate

Montreal (AFP) - Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa Friday for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-US border.

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The Canadian Press Top News Advisory for Friday, Jan. 28, 2022

Al Jazeera

Why are anti-vaccine Canadian truckers converging on Ottawa?

Experts raise concerns about far-right, racist views arising from protest against vaccine mandate for truck drivers.

The Canadian Press

Trudeau concerned trucker convoy converging on Parliament Hill could turn violent

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's concerned about the potential for violence during this weekend's planned protest on Parliament Hill by truckers and others joining the crowd to vent their anger about public health restrictions to combat COVID-19.

Reuters

Beleaguered Trudeau rival embraces trucker protest despite concerns of violence

Canada's beleaguered Conservative opposition leader is backing a trucker protest against the Liberal government's strict COVID-19 vaccine mandates, with critics warning the movement is led by far-right activists with a history of trying to incite violence.

The Independent UK

Canada convoy – live: Ottawa residents ‘prisoners’ in their own homes as truckers vow to stay

Follow all the latest news as the Canadian truckers convoy protest continues

The Independent UK

Trucker convoy - live: Musk, Trump Jr back vaccine passport protest barrelling to Ottawa as GoFundMe earns $6m

Follow all the latest news as the Canadian truckers convoy protest continues

The Guardian - US

Canada truckers’ vaccine protest spirals into calls to repeal all public health rules

Ahead of Saturday’s protest in Ottawa, Trudeau dismisses the group as a ‘small fringe’ that holds ‘unacceptable views’

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