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New Zealand's New Weapon: Barry Manilow Songs

Government blasts them on a loop to annoy anti-mandate protesters in the capital

(Newser) - Canada has brought out the police in force to try to disperse protesters angry over COVID mandates. New Zealand is trying a different tactic for its copycat protesters : Barry Manilow's greatest hits. The government has been blasting songs such as "Mandy" and "Could It Be Magic" on...

Cops Show Up at Dawn at Ambassador Bridge

Trucker protest seemed to dissolve peacefully as police moved in to enforce injunction

(Newser) - A tense standoff at a US-Canadian border crossing crucial to both countries' economies appeared to be dissolving peacefully Saturday as Canadian police moved in to disperse the nearly weeklong blockade, and demonstrators began leaving without resistance. Many protesters drove away from the Ambassador Bridge spanning the river between Detroit and...

Ontario Judge Orders Truckers to End Blockade of Bridge

Premier declares state of emergency in the province

(Newser) - Updated: This file has been updated with the injunction issued in Ontario. After nearly two full weeks of protests in Ottawa and other Canadian cities, Ontario's premier has a message for the protesters. "It's time to end these occupations and go home," Doug Ford said in...

US Urges Canada to End Bridge Blockade

Trudeau is willing to 'respond with whatever it takes' to end COVID protests

(Newser) - 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 to shut down or scale back production. For...

Trucker Blockade Hits Auto Industry in US, Canada
Canada Calls
Border Blockade
'Very Grave'
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 10, 2022 7:32 AM CST

Canada Calls Border Blockade 'Very Grave'

Ford says auto industry is suffering

(Newser) - Protesters are continuing to blockade North America's busiest border crossing—and the auto industry is starting to suffer. The Ambassador Bridge, which carries around 25% of the traffic between the US and Canada, has been blocked for days by protesters—most of them in pickup trucks but some in...

Canada's Trucker Protest Inspires a Copycat

Vehicles clog streets near Parliament in New Zealand

(Newser) - The Canadian trucker protest over COVID rules shows no sign of letting up, and it's now inspired a copycat protest in New Zealand. NDTV reports that trucks and campervans clogged streets near Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday. Protesters in the vehicles and on foot objected to vaccine mandates and...

Judge to Protesting Truckers: Stop Honking

10-day injunction issued

(Newser) - With 400 to 500 trucks honking near-constantly for nine days in Ottawa, the sound able to be heard blocks away, residents were not happy. But now, a judge has ordered the honking to cease for at least 10 days, the BBC reports. "Tooting a horn is not an expression...

Ottawa Police Chief: City Is Under 'Siege'

Mayor declares a state of emergency

(Newser) - As protests spread across Canada , a state of emergency has been declared in Ottawa, where they started. The police chief in the capital city described it as being under "siege" Saturday, and by Sunday, the mayor had declared it "the most serious emergency our city has ever faced"...

Protests Spread Across Canada
Protests Spread Across Canada
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Feb 5, 2022 5:55 PM CST

Protests Spread Across Canada

Rallies are held in Winnipeg, Quebec City, and Vancouver

(Newser) - Protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions held rallies in cities across Canada on Saturday in a show of solidarity with a weeklong demonstration in the national capital. Officials in Ottawa and numerous provincial capitals worked to ensure that the escalating protests remained peaceful, the AP reports. By midday...

GoFundMe Suspends Campaign That Raised Millions for 'Freedom Convoy'

Crowdfunding campaign is under review

(Newser) - A GoFundMe campaign benefiting the "Freedom Convoy" of truckers protesting COVID-19 health measures in Canada raised more than $10 million CAD before it was suspended by the crowdfunding site. "This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to ensure it complies with our terms of service and applicable...

Canadian Conservative Leader Ousted by Party

Opposition party might swing further right after departure of Erin O'Toole

(Newser) - The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party was ousted Wednesday. Erin O'Toole, who failed to defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in last year’s election and angered his party’s lawmakers by moving the party to the center, is the third main political rival Trudeau has helped bring down,...

New Rx From Canadian Docs: Date With Mother Nature

Canadian doctors can prescribe free yearlong pass to 80 national parks, historic sites to boost health

(Newser) - Just what the doctor ordered: a stroll through your local national park. That's the new prescription that patients in several Canadian provinces might now receive from health care professionals, thanks to a program being backed by Parks Canada. The Squamish Chief reports the government agency has joined PaRx: A...

Anti-Vax Mandate Truckers Harassed Soup Kitchen. Donations Poured In

Police say they are investigating allegedly 'illegal' acts by truckers

(Newser) - Some of the drivers from the convoy of anti-vaccination mandate truckers that descended on Ottawa to protest COVID-19 measures allegedly harassed a soup kitchen in the Canadian capital—but donations have been pouring in ever since the bad behavior made headlines. The Shepherds of Good Hope shelter said on Sunday...

Canada's Trudeau Tests Positive Amid Protests

Prime minister says he's doing fine

(Newser) - It's safe to say that COVID is front and center on the mind of Canada's Justin Trudeau these days. The prime minister said Monday that he has tested positive but is "feeling fine," in a tweet . "I'll continue to work remotely this week while...

Protest Convoy Reaches Ottawa
Trudeaus Leave
as Protest Begins
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Jan 29, 2022 6:20 PM CST

Trudeaus Leave as Protest Begins

Convoy reaches Ottawa, objecting to more than pandemic restrictions

(Newser) - A convoy that started out to protest mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for truckers reached Ottawa on Saturday, after picking up demonstrators and causes as it crossed Canada. The "Freedom Convoy," which began its trip in British Columbia, now includes people opposed to all pandemic restrictions, many who want Prime...

As Canada's Truckers Fight Vax Mandate, Musk Picks Sides

'Canadian truckers rule' was Tesla CEO's tweet as drivers headed to Ottawa protest

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been inserting himself lately into conversations about crypto , but the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shifted gears late in the week to lend support to an entirely different cause. "Canadian truckers rule" was his thumbs-up tweet Thursday, directed toward big-rig drivers headed toward Ottawa for an anti-vaccine...

Family That Froze Trying to Cross Border Identified

Family from India included boy, 3, and girl, 11

(Newser) - Update: The four people who died of exposure while trying to walk into the US from Canada during a blizzard last week have been identified as a family from India. Investigators believe smugglers brought Jagdish Patel, 39; Vaishailben Patel, 37; and their children, 11-year-old girl Vihang and and 3-year-old boy...

Veteran Gets Unexpected Gift From Long-Dead Friend

Edmonton Oilers T-shirt belonged to his best friend and fellow medic, killed in Afghanistan in 2008

(Newser) - A Canadian veteran whose best friend and fellow service member was killed 13 years ago serving in Afghanistan got a surprise Christmas gift this year that drew out a cascade of feelings: his pal's Edmonton Oilers hockey T-shirt. The CBC reports on the emotional story of the friendship between...

Woman Rescued After Driving Onto Frozen River, Taking Selfie

Witnesses say she was speeding along for as many as 18 miles before ice cracked

(Newser) - A woman drove onto a frozen river in Canada on Sunday, a move that perhaps predictably ended up with a rescue. Witnesses say the woman sped onto the frozen Rideau River near Ottawa, Ontario, and her vehicle cracked the ice. She climbed out and was seen taking smiling selfies atop...

Lawmaker&#39;s Tweet About Wife Shoveling Snow Goes Viral
Lawmaker's
Tweet About Wife
Shoveling Snow
Goes Viral
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Jan 15, 2022 12:40 PM CST

Lawmaker's Tweet About Wife Shoveling Snow Goes Viral

'After a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel'

(Newser) - Canadian lawmaker Jon Reyes is taking a lot of flak over a tweet he shared Saturday morning: "Even after a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel the driveway," he said, sharing a photo of Cynthia Reyes hard...

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