Mar 15 WATCH: Ukrainian President Zelensky pleads for help from Canada in speech to parliament By News Desk and Rob Gillies, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Canadians to imagine bombs landing in their communities as urged the nation to apply great economic and military pressure on Russia — including a no-fly zone over his country. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Iran says progress made toward reviving talks on 2015 nuclear deal In our news wrap Monday, Iran's foreign ministry says negotiators are making headway in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former President Trump, daily COVID infections fell to about 100,000 over the weekend, Canada's government tries to… Continue watching
Feb 21 Truck blockade leaves Canada’s capital, but Trudeau says emergency powers still needed By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Lawmakers in Parliament will vote later Monday whether to allow police to continue to use emergency powers. Opposition New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will support it, ensuring Trudeau has enough votes. Continue reading
Feb 19 Canada police clear Parliament street in bid to end siege By Rob Gillies, Robert Bumsted, Associated Press Police aggressively pushed back protesters in Canada’s besieged capital on Saturday, seizing control of trucks and clearing the streets in front of Parliament, the heart of the protests. Scores of trucks left under the increasing pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for… Continue reading
Feb 17 Trudeau says protests must end, truckers brace for crackdown By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada's capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions are bracing for what could be a possible police crackdown. Continue reading
Feb 17 How American right-wing funding for Canadian trucker protests could sway U.S. politics By Richard Lardner, Michelle R. Smith, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader. Continue reading
Feb 16 Truckers end U.S. border blockade, protest in Ottawa goes on By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press Police in Canada's capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it's time to leave. Continue reading
Feb 15 Ottawa police chief resigns as trucker protests paralyze Canada’s capital By Rob Gillies, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press A Canadian official says the police chief in Ottawa has resigned amid criticism of inaction against COVID-19 protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 2:50 Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers as demonstrations persist By John Yang, Alexis Cox, Tommy Walters The government of Canada declared an emergency Monday, targeting demonstrators who have tied up the capital city of Ottawa and critical border crossings. After weeks of obstruction, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to halt the anti-vaccine protests. John… Continue watching
Feb 14 Busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing re-opens but protests continue in Ottawa By Rob Gillies, Corey Williams, Associated Press The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persists as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets. Continue reading