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Canada, US business groups call for end to trucker trade route blockade

Ottawa (AFP) - US and Canadian business groups on Tuesday demanded truckers protesting against Covid restrictions end their blockade of a vital trade route between the two countries.

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Canada provinces move to ease Covid rules as trucker protest hardens

Ottawa (AFP) - Truckers paralyzing the Canadian capital in anger at Covid rules showed no sign of backing down Tuesday, as several of the nation's provinces announced it was time to roll back restrictions that count among the world's toughest.

AFP

Roughly 100 kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa convoy protest: police

OTTAWA — Roughly 100 kids are living in the trucks idling on the streets of downtown Ottawa during the cold, noisy and prolonged protest that has grabbed hold of the capital, police say.

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Conservatives split on whether convoy protest should stay or vacate Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Conservatives appear increasingly split over whether a protest against COVID-19 health restrictions in the nation's capital should stay or go.

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Child care deal with Ottawa 'may take some time,' Ontario education minister says

Ontario's education minister says it "may take some time" to reach a deal with Ottawa on $10-a-day child care.

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Canada province lifts all Covid restrictions amid protests

Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's Saskatchewan province announced Tuesday the lifting of all Covid restrictions including wearing of masks and proof of vaccination for indoor dining -- as truckers continued occupying Ottawa with similar demands.

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Top News Advisory for Tuesday, Feb. 8

Here are the latest Top News stories from The Canadian Press. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops.

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Tow-truck companies refuse to haul away large trucks gridlocking Ottawa

OTTAWA — All tow-truck companies on contract with the city have refused to haul away the big rigs that have gridlocked Ottawa's downtown for the second week in a row, the city's manager says.

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The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

OTTAWA — The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern:

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Federal ministers blast Ottawa protesters seeking to join opposition 'coalition'

OTTAWA — People might be frustrated with COVID-19 but they don't share the extreme views of the anti-vaccine mandate protesters who have choked the national capital for over a week with large trucks, federal cabinet ministers said Tuesday.

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‘I had to do something’: 21-year-old silences trucker protest honking in downtown Ottawa

Class action lawsuit seeks damages for local community as horn noise dragged on into tenth day

The Independent UK

Trudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest

Ottawa (AFP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring an end to a trucker protest still paralyzing the Canadian capital Tuesday -- in a movement against Covid restrictions fast becoming a rallying cry for far-right and anti-vaccine groups.

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Tucker backs Canadian trucker protest

As truckers block border crossing, Fox News star calls it "a peaceful, political protest. It's not al-Qaida"

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Liberal MP breaks ranks with party on COVID-19, says government is dividing Canadians

OTTAWA — The federal government must reassess its divisive and stigmatizing approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, Liberal member Joël Lightbound said Tuesday in a rare public display of internal dissent within the governing party.

The Independent UK

‘It has to stop’: Trudeau demands end to trucker protest saying ‘people waving swastikas’ don’t represent Canada

Some angry at Trudeau labelling protestors as far-right fringe group

The Guardian - UK

The whole world should be worried by the ‘siege of Ottawa’. This is about much more than a few anti-vaxx truckers

How did this ‘grassroots’ rebellion paralyse the Canadian capital? With funding from the far right and a boost from Facebook misinformation, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Ottawa increases warnings about Ukraine, urges Canadians to leave over Russia threat

OTTAWA — The federal government is now warning against any travel to Ukraine and urged all Canadians currently in the country to leave Monday as concerns about war with Russia escalate.

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First Thing: talks between Macron and Putin fail to produce breakthrough

French president says both sides need to work quickly to avoid escalation after five-hour session at the Kremlin. Plus, Will Arnett on his weird period

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Ottawa asks for more police, Canadians call protest "selfish": In The News for Feb. 8

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb 8 ...

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Trudeau: Protests are not the way to get through pandemic

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives."

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Two-thirds oppose Ottawa protest, but many sympathize with frustration: survey

OTTAWA — Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll suggests.

Tribune News Service

Tyler Cowen: What happens in Ottawa may not stay in Ottawa

The nationwide truckers’ protest in Canada, known as the “Freedom Convoy” and centered in Ottawa, reflects so many global trends that it’s hard to say what it means. But the movement may well end up as the most consequential story of the year.

Al Jazeera

Canada truckers protest: ‘It has to stop,’ PM Justin Trudeau says

Protesters have brought Ottawa to a standstill for more than a week, with local authorities calling for federal support.

The Guardian - US

5G and QAnon: how conspiracy theorists steered Canada’s anti-vaccine trucker protest

Ottawa’s occupation was a result of unrivaled coordination between anti-vax and anti-government organizations

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