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‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest Continues Into Sunday

OTTAWA—The “Freedom Convoy” protests continued overnight and into Sunday in Ottawa, with trucks and vehicles still parked in Ottawa’s downtown core, and people gathered on Parliament Hill, with some firing fireworks. In a statement, Ottawa police said, “There have been no incidents of violence or injuries reported.” After some people put up Canadian flags and signs…


Thousands Continue Protest at Canadian Parliament for 2nd Day Over Mandates

OTTAWA—The “Freedom Convoy” protests continued overnight and into Sunday Jan. 30 in Ottawa, with trucks and vehicles still parked in the city’s downtown core, and people gathered on Parliament Hill, with some setting off fireworks. Protest organizers say they will stay in Ottawa until their demands for lifting COVID-19 mandates are met. Truck horns continue…


Thousands Protest Against Mandates at Canadian Parliament for 2nd Day

OTTAWA—The “Freedom Convoy” protests continued overnight and into Sunday Jan. 30 in Ottawa, with trucks and vehicles still parked in the city’s downtown core, and people gathered on Parliament Hill, with some setting off fireworks. Protest organizers say they will stay in Ottawa until their demands for lifting COVID-19 mandates are met. Truck horns continue…


Massive Crowds Gather on Parliament Hill as Trucker Convoy Arrives in Ottawa

This article will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA—The Parliament Hill area is filled to the brim as legions of truckers and other demonstrators protesting COVID-19 mandates and restrictions converge in Ottawa, their final destination after driving throughout the week in a convoy from all parts of the country. “It’s vibrating here,” said Terri Haydar,…


Video: Massive Crowds Gather on Parliament Hill as Trucker Convoy Arrives in Ottawa

This article will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA—The Parliament Hill area is filled to the brim as legions of truckers and other demonstrators protesting COVID-19 mandates and restrictions converge in Ottawa, their final destination after driving throughout the week in a convoy from all parts of the country. “It’s like a Canada Day, but…


‘We Have Uplifted People With This Movement,’ Says Truck Convoy Organizer

“We have uplifted people in this country,” says an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” heading to Ottawa to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other pandemic-related restrictions. “We uplift not only the people, we not only uplifted the country, the whole world is watching upon us,” said Martin Broadmann, vice president of Canada Unity, which…


Suicide Car Bomb Targeting Convoy in Somali Capital Kills at Least 8: Official

MOGADISHU—A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people in the Somali capital on Saturday at a street junction near the president’s palace, police said, and Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab said it was behind the attack which targeted a convoy going into the palace. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden Hassan told reporters at the scene of…


Animal Shelter Convey Led by Former UK Marine ‘Stuck’ at Kabul Airport

The former Royal Marine who is trying to get some 68 people and 200 animals out of Kabul says he is “stuck” with his convoy outside the airport, where he has arranged for a charter plane. Paul Farthing, also known as Pen, runs an animal shelter in Kabul. After the fall of Kabul, he refused…


Animal Shelter Convoy Led by Former UK Marine ‘Stuck’ at Kabul Airport

The former Royal Marine who is trying to get some 68 people and 200 animals out of Kabul says he is “stuck” with his convoy outside the airport, where he has arranged for a charter plane. Paul Farthing, also known as Pen, runs an animal shelter in Kabul. After the fall of Kabul, he refused…