Tag: Ottawa
Ottawa cleanup and final evacuations after weeks of protest
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police evacuated the last abandoned vehicles from the federal capital’s downtown area on Sunday as city workers got down to picking up trash after weeks of…
Canada: Ottawa police at work to dislodge protesters
by Carlos Osorio and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Police pushed through crowds of protesters in central Ottawa on Friday to dislodge them, making more than 100 arrests and moving…
Police operation ends Ottawa blockade
Hundreds of police officers have cleared downtown Ottawa. It became increasingly clear that the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” was not just about truck drivers tired of Corona, but a well-organized and…
in Ottawa, clashes between police and the last protesters against health restrictions
Face to face between police and protesters in Ottawa, Canada, February 19, 2022. COLE BURSTON/AP Tension rose on Saturday, February 19, between the last demonstrators, who have been blocking the…
In Canada, the police launch their operation against the protest in the streets of Ottawa
A protester is arrested by police in Ottawa on February 18, 2022. ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP Canadian police announced on Friday, February 18, that they had launched a major operation…
police deploy to the streets of Ottawa
A police vehicle drives past a blockage near the Canadian Parliament, February 17, in Ottawa. ROBERT BUMSTED / AP After almost three weeks of blocking by demonstrators opposed to sanitary…
resignation of the Ottawa police chief, status quo in the streets of the capital despite the state of emergency
Police in front of a Canadian flag near Parliament in Ottawa during protests against health measures on February 7, 2022. DAVE CHAN / AFP Much criticized for his handling of…
Trucker blockade in Ottawa – Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau declares a nationwide state of emergency – News
contents With the unusual step, Justin Trudeau’s government is primarily targeting the financing of the Corona protesters. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau puts special powers in place in the face…
From Ottawa to Paris: the origins of the “freedom convoys”
How was this movement born, which is spreading to several countries around the world? Hélène Jouan, correspondent for Le Monde in Montreal, went to Ottawa, the federal capital of Canada,…
Dispute in Canada: strategic border bridge reopened to traffic, deadlock in Ottawa
Police intervention on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada, on February 13, 2022 (AFP/JEFF KOWALSKY) The Ambassador Bridge, a strategic axis between the United States and Canada, reopened after seven…
Ottawa: the movement of Canadian truckers is spreading
Vincent Hervouet 1:14 p.m., February 09, 2022modified to 1:23 p.m., February 09, 2022 EDITORIAL Demonstrations by Canadian truckers who have blocked the capital Ottawa for ten days are shaking Canada.…
Corona demonstration: Ottawa besieged by truck drivers
In the Canadian capital Ottawa, truck drivers continue to demonstrate against the corona measures. They meet with great international interest from like-minded people and are already finding imitators. Truck drivers…