Canada emergency powers still needed, PM says, citing signs of new blockade
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said his government still needed temporary emergency powers in the wake of a truckers’ blockade, citing “real concerns” about threats in the days ahead. Trudeau told a televised news conference there were signs some truckers were regrouping outside the capital Ottawa and might come back to […]
Canadian police arrest dozens to sweep protesters from parliament area
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades, and made dozens of arrests as they cleared demonstrators from the street in front of parliament, where they have been camping for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic restrictions. There have been a total of 170 arrests in two days, Ottawa’s […]
GiveSendGo back online after hack targeting Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
RNS Controversial Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo is back online after being hacked over the weekend, with digital attackers leaking the names and emails of people who donated to the ongoing protest against pandemic restrictions in Canada spearheaded by truck drivers. GiveSendGo addressed the hack in a tweet Tuesday morning, saying the website was “attacked by malicious […]
Updated: Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests
Updated: 10.30am (AEDT)Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he will activate rarely used emergency powers, including cutting off financing, to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralysed parts of the capital. The government, saying the protests were damaging the economy and Canada’s reputation as a reliable trading partner, […]