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Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.

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Conservative MP Alain Rayes steps down as deputy leader to focus on leadership race

OTTAWA — A Quebec Conservative has quit his post as the party's deputy leader because he says he wants to play a role in shaping who will next lead the party.

The Canadian Press

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police crackdown on convoy supplies

OTTAWA — The mayor of Canada's national capital declared a state of emergency in his city on Sunday in the face of ongoing protests that have overwhelmed local resources shortly before police moved to choke the convoy's supply chain.

The Canadian Press

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Canada Protests against Covid Measures Gain Steam

More demonstrators poured onto the streets of Ottawa and other Canadian cities on Saturday demanding an end to Covid vaccine mandates, as protests against pandemic restrictions entered their second week. In the capital, demonstrators huddled around campfires in bone-chilling temperatures and erected portable saunas and bouncy castles for kids outside…

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Thousands across Canada join truckers protesting COVID curbs

Protesters rally in cities across Canada as Ottawa police call for more resources to end truckers’ blockade in capital.

Al Jazeera

Race for the next Conservative leader begins as Poilievre announces his bid

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre, the Conservatives' high-profile finance critic, launched his bid Saturday to become the party's next leader, with many fellow members of Parliament already endorsing his run.

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Canada police act to rein in protests against COVID measures

Protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions held rallies in cities across Canada in a show of solidarity with a week-long demonstration in the national capital

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Top News from The Canadian Press for Saturday, Feb. 5

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.

The Canadian Press

Canada protests against Covid measures gain steam

Ottawa (AFP) - More demonstrators poured onto the streets of Ottawa and other Canadian cities on Saturday demanding an end to Covid vaccine mandates, as protests against pandemic restrictions entered their second week.

AFP

More protesters against Covid measures enter Canada capital

Ottawa (AFP) - Protesters again poured into Canada's capital early Saturday to join a convoy of truckers whose occupation of Ottawa to denounce Covid vaccine mandates is now in its second week.

AFP

GoFundMe removes Ottawa truckers’ fundraiser as Ontario premier tells protesters to end ‘occupation’

The fundraising platform says the previously peaceful demonstration ‘has become an occupation’, with police reports of violence and unlawful activity

The Independent UK

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

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:

The Canadian Press

U.S. Republicans vow to probe GoFundMe decision halting Canada trucker donations

Some U.S. Republicans on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe's decision to take down a page accepting donations in support of protesting truckdrivers in Canada, although GoFundMe early Saturday already said it would simply refund all donations.

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Thousands protest vaccine mandates in Canada, further fraying nerves

Thousands of people demonstrated in Canadian cities, including the financial hub Toronto, on Saturday as mostly peaceful but noisy protests against vaccine mandates spread from Ottawa, the capital.

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

The Canadian Press

Ottawa, other cities act to rein in escalating protests against COVID-19 measures

Protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions held rallies in cities across Canada on Saturday in a show of solidarity with a week-long demonstration in the national capital, while the effort to end the newly re-energized protest in Ottawa shifted gears to the legal arena.

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Pandemic fatigue leaves Canada in 'tricky moment', Freeland says

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is at a "tricky moment" as we near the two-year mark of a global pandemic that has left everyone tired, grouchy and grasping for signs of hope.

The Canadian Press

Ottawa locals hit the streets in a 'community safety walk' amid convoy demonstration

OTTAWA — On a frosty Friday morning, a few dozen masked people gathered on the corner of Bank and Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa.

The Canadian Press

Nunavut senator quits Conservative caucus over support for Ottawa protests

Nunavut's senator says he has left the Conservative caucus over its support for protests in Ottawa against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Canadian police expect COVID-19 protests to ramp up again

Ontario’s Conservative premier is calling for demonstrators to end of the “occupation” of Ottawa and police are sending 150 officers to the areas most affected by the protest against COVID-19 mandates that has been going on for day

The Canadian Press

How the truckers' convoy might show where the Conservative party is headed next

OTTAWA — A convoy of protesters against COVID-19 restrictions that has settled into downtown Ottawa has provided a test for the Conservative party as it rolls into a leadership race.

The Canadian Press

Feds to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including online abuse: minister

OTTAWA — The government is poised to press ahead with a law combating racial and religious hatred, including online hate, according to Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen.

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