Feb 12 Canada border blockade clearing peacefully as police move in By Associated Press Many demonstrators drove away from the Ambassador Bridge spanning the river between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, as scores of police approached shortly after dawn. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 5:22 Canadian trucker blockades impact production on both sides of the border By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Truckers and protesters blocked a key border crossing between the U.S. and Canada for a fifth straight day. A court injunction issued late Friday ordered an end to that blockade. But for now trucks are blocking three border crossings, stopping… Continue watching
Feb 11 Canadian judge orders an end to 5-day blockade at border bridge protest By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Associated Press A Canadian judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll… Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade By Rob Gillies, Mike Householder, Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Amanda Seitz, Tom Krishner, Associated Press The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:51 Truckers, demonstrators paralyze Canada’s capital over COVID mandates By Stephanie Sy, Tommy Walters, Alexis Cox Canada is facing protests for a second week over vaccines mandates and other covid restrictions. Trucks and periodic demonstrations have jammed up the country' capital city ofOttawa. A judge on Monday granted a 10-day injunctions saying truckers must pull back… Continue watching
Feb 01 Swastikas and public urination: anti-vaccine protest draws outrage in Canada By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Some urinated and parked on the National War Memorial. One danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A number carried signs and flags with swastikas. Continue reading
Jan 31 Canadian prime minister tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19, but is ``feeling fine″ and will continue working remotely. Continue reading
Jan 21 Canada, U.S. and allies discuss aid for Haiti By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says immediate action is needed to fix the security situation in Haiti and he says additional aid is a central topic of a virtual conference that includes officials from Canada, the United States and France. Continue reading
Jan 21 Florida man charged with human smuggling as four people found dead at Canada-U.S. border By Associated Press The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota says 47-year-old Steve Shand has been charged with human smuggling after seven Indian nationals were found in the U.S. and the discovery of four bodies. Continue reading
Dec 08 Canada joins U.S. and allies in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada is joining the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. Continue reading