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Video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14

Here are the latest video plans & items as of 5:30 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14, 2022

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Feds will do whatever necessary to restore order: Blair

Candice Bergen, interim leader of the Conservatives, says in question period that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to invoke the Emergencies Act could escalate protests in Ottawa and at several border crossings. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to restore order and protect Canadian interests.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 4:32 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14


Robots spray disinfectant in Beijing's Olympic venues, hotels

Among the many robots working in Beijing's closed loop are ones that regularly spray disinfectant mist in hotels and Olympic venues to combat the COVID-19 virus.

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Category: News

Time Published: 4:00 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14


Truckers defiant in the face of federal Emergencies Act to battle blockades

Protesters who have been on Parliament Hill for three weeks say they are not budging until all COVID-19 mandates are lifted. Some decided to move their trucks to a more central location along the parliamentary buildings as police helped direct protesters’ traffic.

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Category: News

Time Published: 3:45 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14


Residents frustrated by protest near Ambassador Bridge

Some Windsor, Ont., residents say they're frustrated with the ongoing protest in their city that has caused some roadways to be blocked off and brought on a sense of uneasiness in the community. The protest, in solidarity with others against public health restrictions in the country, caused a blockade of the Ambassador Bridge for nearly a week. The bridge, which links Windsor to Detroit, reopened to traffic just before midnight on Sunday.

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Category: News

Time Published: 3:12 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14

 

Coming up later (subject to change on availability): 

 OTTAWA _ Coverage of the truck protest convoy on Parliament Hill. (video as available)

OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks on trucker protests. (expected late afternoon)

EDMONTON _ Students to hold protest walkout at Alberta Legislature. (video as available, expected this evening)


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Singh says NDP would back Emergencies Act

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers about using the Emergencies Act to quell demonstrations that have paralyzed Ottawa's downtown core and several border crossings, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would support the legislation if it is tabled. Singh says borders need to be reopened immediately and the "seige" on Ottawa needs to end.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 1:30 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14


Ontario announces vaccine certificate system to end March 1

Premier Doug Ford says the province is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, capacity limits in public settings will fully lift as well although masking requirements will remain. Ford says public health indicators have been improving, and the chief medical officer of health presented a plan to lift the COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine certificates.

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Category: News

Time Published: 12:45 p.m. ET Monday, Feb. 14


Police make additional arrests in connection to protest near Ambassador Bridge

More arrests have been made in connection to the days-long protest near Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. Windsor Police Service Chief Pamela Mizuno says police's focus is to reopen roadways and the bridge, but they are trying to do so in a “safe and sustainable” way.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 13

 

Frustrated Ottawa residents launch convoy counter-protest

Ottawa residents frustrated on the third straight weekend of protesters in their city decided to take matters into their own hands and block a convoy of demonstrators on their way downtown. Resident Sean Burgess says the spontaneous show by a community not known for such action should be a wakeup call for local, provincial and federal leaders.

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Category: News

Time Published: 3:55 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 13

 

Police make arrests, clear protesters from site near Ambassador Bridge

Police made multiple arrests and towed vehicles in relation to an ongoing protest near Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., on Sunday morning. Sgt. Steve Betteridge, with the Windsor Police Service, said arrests were made without any violence, which has been the goal of police officers all weekend long.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 1:50 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 13

 

Convoy demonstrators dig in, counter-protest staged during third weekend

Hundreds of people and dozens of trucks remained dug in along Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill and around downtown Ottawa, where many have been parked since the end of January. In another part of the city, hundreds of counter-demonstrators gathered in solidarity with Ottawa residents and frontline workers who have been affected by the occupation.

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Category: News

Time Published: 7:00 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 12

 

Anti-mandate protesters fill downtown Halifax

Protesters and counter-protesters gathered at several places in downtown Halifax to argue for and against public health mandates combatting COVID-19. Some protesters say they're against mandates for their effects on poverty, mental health and jobs.

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Category: News

Time Published: 5:40 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 12

 

Police look to resolve blockade of Ambassador Bridge

Jason Bellaire, deputy chief of operations for the Windsor Police Service, says multiple police forces have been called in to support officers as they respond to the ongoing protest against public health measures near the Ambassador Bridge. He says police are trying to negotiate with the demonstrators and protect public safety, their own safety and the safety of the demonstrators.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 3:16 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 12

 

Police move in on protesters near Windsor's Ambassador Bridge

Police in Windsor, Ont., started enforcement actions against protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions who blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge for days. They told protesters to leave and stop blocking traffic or face arrest for mischief. Some protesters stood their ground.

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Category: News

Time Published: 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 12


Trudeau tells protesters to go home or face severe penalties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says everything is on the table to bring illegal blockades to an end but he can’t say when that will happen because of fears of violence. He says protesters, some with children, are now breaking the law and they will face consequences.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 4:15 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Ambassador Bridge still blocked after clearing one lane from vehicles

The protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge say they won’t leave until both the provincial and federal government drop all pandemic-related mandates. They cleared vehicles from one lane of a street connecting to the bridge, but a few dozens of them stood blocking that cleared lane, waving Canadian flags and hoisting anti-vaccine mandate signs.

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Category: News

Time Published: 4:15 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Hundreds attend anti-mandate protest in Fredericton

A few hundred people honked horns and waved signs and Canadian flags near the New Brunswick legislature to protest COVID-19 public health measures. The convoy-style protest was inspired by the trucker demonstrations across the country.

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Category: News

Time Published: 3:00 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccines not punishment

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the worst of the latest wave of the pandemic is now behind Canada. But Duclos says vaccines are still needed despite the hesitancy of some.

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Category: News

Time Published: 11:30 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Manitoba to lift mask mandates, COVID-19 vaccine passports in March

Premier Heather Stefanson says Manitoba is accelerating its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions starting by lifting capacity limits next weeks. Proof of vaccination and mask mandates will be lifted in March.

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Category: News

Time Published: 1:00 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Ontario declares state of emergency in response to convoy protests

Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in Ontario in response to the ongoing protests against public health measures in Ottawa and Windsor, Ont. Ford said the province will enact measures to make it clear that it’s illegal and punishable to block and impede the movement of goods, people and services along critical infrastructure.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest-Border

Category: News

Time Published: 12:20 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

 

Scenes outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Day 15 of protests

Ottawa is relatively silent with a lack of horns as anti-vaccine mandate protests enter their 15th day. But the block of Wellington Street that abuts the downtown offices of the prime minister remains clogged with trucks of all sizes, including big rigs, pick-ups and at least one camper trailer, along with portapotties and numerous barbecues.

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Companion: Trucker-Protest

Category: News

Time Published: 10:45 p.m. ET Friday Feb. 11

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