Canadian Police Start Arresting Protesters in Ottawa – 9 & 10 News

The capital represented the movement’s last stronghold after three weeks of demonstrations and blockades that shut down border crossings into the U.S., caused economic damage to both countries and created a political crisis for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Over the past weeks, authorities had hesitated to move against many of the protesters around the country, in part […]

Canadian Police Arrest 2 Leaders of Protesting Truckers – 9 & 10 News

Busloads of police arrived near Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, and workers put up extra fences around government buildings. The biggest, most damaging of the blockades at the border took place at the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit. Before authorities arrested dozens of protesters last weekend and lifted the siege, it disrupted the flow of […]

Tensions Mount in Ottawa as Police Warn Truckers to Leave – 9 & 10 News

Authorities in yellow “police liaison” vests went from rig to rig, knocking on the doors and handing truckers leaflets informing them they could be prosecuted, lose their licenses and see their vehicles seized under Canada’s Emergencies Act. “It’s not for politicians to tell police when and how to do things. Since late January, protesters in […]

US Urges Canada to Use Federal Powers to End Bridge Blockade – 9 & 10 News

Ford said its Windsor engine plant reopened Thursday after being shut down on Wednesday because of a lack of parts. Trudeau continued to stand firm against lifting vaccine mandates, including a requirement that all truck drivers entering the country be fully vaccinated. But because an estimated 90% of the nation’s truckers are already inoculated, some […]