Emma Jacobs
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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The official residence of Canada's prime minister is obsolete and has been vacant for years. Parliament has no interest in paying to make it habitable.
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Three weeks into a protest over Canada's COVID-19 rules, authorities have begun to arrest protesters and clear trucks parked around the parliament building in Ottawa.
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The chief stepped down after extended demonstrations demanded an end to all COVID-19 measures. The resignation follows the federal government assuming emergency powers to help end the protests.
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Three weeks after truckers occupied downtown Ottawa, Canada's prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act. It grants the federal government special powers to address security issues.
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The key U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. But, protesters in trucks remain in the center of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
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Canadian authorities moved to clear protesters who had blocked a key international crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Ontario.
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Big-rig trucks and other vehicles have shut down at least three border crossings between Canada and the U.S. The Ontario government is trying to open up the trucker's blockade of a key trade route.
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In Ottawa, hundreds of large trucks and other vehicles have blocked streets in central districts of the Canadian city. The protest of vaccine rules is in its second week with no sign of a resolution.
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In the Canadian capital Ottawa, truckers and other opponents of vaccine mandates, as well as mask mandates, have paralyzed the city center for more than a week. Protesting for hours at a stretch.
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Huge protests involving trucks and other large vehicles have been disrupting life in Ottawa and other Canadian cities. The protesters are calling for an end to COVID-19 public health mandates.