Author and activist Yves Engler, who recently confronted Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly at a public event, has told RT that Ottawa only makes the Russia-Ukraine conflict worse by sending weapons to Kiev. Engler interrupted Joly’s speech at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, accusing the minister of “escalating …
Read More »Ottawa mayor wants to sell confiscated Freedom Convoy trucks
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has praised the police crackdown on anti-mandate Freedom Convoy protesters in the Canadian capital. With the demonstrations cleared, he told state media that trucks, campers, and vehicles seized from the protesters should be sold off, claiming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s controversial emergency powers allow him to …
Read More »Ottawa police chief declares ‘occupation over’
Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell declared on Saturday that the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests in Canada’s capital were over after nearly 200 protesters were arrested and many others left the area. “This unlawful occupation is over. We will continue with our mission until it is complete,” Bell declared, noting that …
Read More »Dozens arrested as Ottawa police crack down on Freedom Convoy (VIDEOS)
Ottawa Police went on the offensive against ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters in Canada’s capital on Friday, using the stocks of their guns, horses, and pepper spray to disperse crowds, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers. Armed riot police moved in on the protesters after repeatedly declaring the protests …
Read More »Ottawa police move in on protesters (VIDEOS)
Rows of police faced off against rows of anti-mandate protesters in Ottawa, Canada on Friday. The demonstration has been fenced off, the media told by law enforcement to “keep a distance,” and arrests and vehicle seizures have begun. Ottawa Police announced on Friday morning that they had arrested 15 people …
Read More »Ottawa cops crack down on protesters
Police have started to erect fencing around the Freedom Convoy protest in downtown Ottawa, Canada, and have brought in extra officers in a push to clear the demonstration. The move comes after the truckers were threatened with arrest under emergency powers enacted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Video footage captured …
Read More »‘The whole world’s watching’ – Ottawa protesters speak to RT
RT America spoke to several protesters on Monday involved in the Ottawa trucker demonstration against Covid-19 restrictions as some politicians likened the protest to an occupation that needs to be lifted. RT America’s John Huddy spoke to truckers at the scene of the protest as the demonstration entered its tenth …
Read More »Ottawa police threaten arrests for sharing fuel with Freedom Convoy
Anyone who attempts to provide “material support” to the Freedom Convoy truckers and other anti-Covid mandate protesters could be subject to arrest, Ottawa police announced, as mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in the city. Police issued the warning on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. Asked whether “material support” …
Read More »Ottawa under ‘siege’ amid nationwide ‘insurrection’ – authorities
Ottawa police services board held an emergency meeting on Saturday afternoon, but failed to devise a clear plan of action against truck drivers and their supporters protesting the country’s Covid-19 mandates for over a week now. “We are on day eight of this occupation. Our city is under siege. What …
Read More »Ottawa condemns Beijing after court upholds death penalty for Canadian drug trafficker
Robert Schellenberg’s defense team has lost an appeal against his death sentence, marking the latest turn in a protracted court battle over the 2014 drug charges. The Higher People’s Court of Liaoning Province ruled on Tuesday that his “conviction was accurate, the sentence was appropriate, and the trial procedures were …
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