Canada truckers: Arrests as police warn of ‘volatile’ protesters
Craig TaylorOttawa police have warned of ‘determined’ and ‘volatile’ protests amid an all-out effort to remove them. BBC News – US & Canada
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Canada trucker protest: Ottawa declares emergency
The Canadian capital’s mayor says the city is out of control, with more protesters than police. BBC News – US & Canada
Freedom Convoy: GoFundMe seizes funds of Canada ‘occupation’
The crowdfunding website cites reports of “unlawful activity”, a claim rejected by protest organisers. BBC News – US & Canada
US jobs growth stronger than expected as economy shrugs off Omicron
Employers added 467,000 jobs in January, far better than most analysts had predicted. BBC News – US & Canada
Freedom Convoy: GoFundMe pauses donations to Canada truckers
The protest could require military intervention, the police chief of Ottawa meanwhile suggested. BBC News – US & Canada
Freedom Convoy: Blockade at Alberta border crossing ‘unlawful’
The anti-vaccine mandate ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest has spread to the US-Canada border BBC News – US & Canada