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Trucks stuck in queue border at crossing with Ukraine, as Polish truckers protest

World Dec 09

Polish truck drivers’ border blockade causes ripple effects on the battlefield in Ukraine

By Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

World Feb 16

A parked truck with a Canadian flag upside down is seen, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2022. Photo by Lars Hagberg/REUTERS
Truckers end U.S. border blockade, protest in Ottawa goes on

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.

By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press

World Feb 14

Truckers and their supporters continue to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Ottawa
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Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers as demonstrations persist

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…

By John Yang, Alexis Cox, Tommy Walters

World Feb 14

People carry canoe paddles with Canadian flags, as truckers and supporters continue to protest the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2022. Photo by Lars Hagberg/REUTERS
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell COVID restriction protests

Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada's COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods.

By Rob Gillies, Ted Shafrey, Associated Press

World Feb 12

CANADA-HEALTH-VIRUS-PROTEST
Canada border blockade clearing peacefully as police move in

Many demonstrators drove away from the Ambassador Bridge spanning the river between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, as scores of police approached shortly after dawn.

By Associated Press

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