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Ottawa police fear for safety of kids in trucker convoy anti-vax-mandate protest
Ottawa police say 23 people have been arrested in the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in the city's downtown, and there are 85 ongoing criminal investigations related to the nearly two-week-long demonstration.
Supreme Court of Canada innovated during the pandemic and chief justice hopes to carry on
"I think that the excellence of our justice system, whether it be criminal or civil, will depend on more use of the technology," said Chief Justice Richard Wagner, specifically citing technology that permits the virtual hearings
Protests won't see us through the pandemic, Prime Minister Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives."
Many Canadians believe Ottawa protests a 'selfish display' – 30 percent disagree, 44 percent 'sympathize'
Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll suggests.
Government flood recovery plan on the way for B.C. agriculture industry
A recovery package is expected to be announced today, February 7, 2022, for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November.
Judge silences annoying horn-honkers at Ottawa protest, at least for now
OTTAWA — Ontario Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean has granted a 10-day injunction to prevent truckers parked on city streets in downtown Ottawa from honking their horns incessantly.
Protesting truckers score a win as Alberta and Sask prepare to end COVID health restrictions
Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, as well as a phased approach to ending almost all COVID-19 health restrictions by the end of the month, provided the pressure on hospitals continues to decline.
Ottawa mayor calls out Conservative MPs who posed with truckers at protest
A photo shows MPs Warren Steinley, Kevin Waugh, Andrew Scheer, Fraser Tolmie, Rosemarie Falk and Sen. Denise Batters grinning -- some giving the thumbs-up -- in front of one of the protest trucks, which have been barricading roads and honking horns in the city almost non-stop since Saturday.