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Inspired by Ottawa protests, French motorists join ‘Freedom Convoy’ bound for Paris

A French version of Canada’s “Freedom Convoy” hit the roads on Thursday, with hundreds of motorists headed for the capital. Most members oppose France’s vaccine pass, but some see the protest as a continuation of the Yellow Vest movement that rocked the country before the pandemic.

France 24

When will Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest end?

Justin Trudeau tells Ottawa demonstrators: ‘It has to stop’

The Independent UK

Vaccine mandate protesters block U.S.-Canada border crossing in Manitoba

Three U.S.-Canada ports of entry are now either temporarily closed or delayed by several hours.

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As US-Canada border closures block trade, governments eye action

Trucker blockade shuts auto plants as US Homeland Security warns of looming convoy from California to Washington, DC.

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Whitmer urges resolution to reopen traffic on Ambassador Bridge

DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on Canadian authorities Thursday to resolve a dispute over COVID-19 vaccination mandates that have led truckers in Windsor to block traffic into Canada over the Ambassador Bridge.

Tribune News Service

Super High Troopers: Cops In Calgary Authorized To Consume Marijuana Off Duty

By Franca Quarneti, Via El Planteo. The Calgary Police Department in Alberta, Canada, lifted the ban on cannabis use for its officers.

Benzinga

Canada blockade escalates, shutting auto plants and two-way traffic around US border

At least six auto plants near the U.S.-Canada border have temporarily halted work as the impact from a protest blocking truck traffic into Detroit begins rippling through both nations’ economies.

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Windsor mayor says authorities prepared to physically remove trucker protesters if needed

The mayor of Canada's Windsor said on Thursday the authorities were prepared to physically remove protesting truckers if needed, as the shutdown of a crucial U.S.-Canada trade route threatened to damage the economies of both countries.

Reuters

How The Canada Trucker Protest Could Impact Auto Production

Protests by truckers in Canada could have a major impact on trade between the United States and Canada and are now impacting the automotive industry.

Benzinga

Trudeau should have withdrawn Canada from the 2022 Beijing Olympics after reports of Chinese residential schools

Last June, Canada’s delegation to the United Nations was part of an international effort calling for UN inspectors to have free and unfettered access to China’s Xinjiang region to assess reports of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.

The Conversation

Michigan governor urges Canada to reopen key bridge, resolve blockade

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called on Canada to reopen a key bridge to traffic that has been snarled by large protests by truckers.

Reuters

Truck blockade at U.S.-Canadian border shuts auto plants

The truck blockade at the U.S. border by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production

The Independent UK

Toyota says trucker protests are disrupting Canadian car production

Supply chain issues as well as severe weather and Covid-related challenges are affecting Toyota’s production across North America

The Independent UK

GM, Toyota, Ford cut production following Canadian trucking protests

Toyota Motor Corp , General Motors Co, Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis said they had been forced to cancel or scale back some production at North American plants on Thursday because of parts shortages stemming from Canadian trucker protests against pandemic mandates.

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Canada trucker protests hurting auto industry

Ford and Toyota have already halted some production.

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Kim and Chen soar for US

Chloe Kim and Nathan Chen deliver impressive victories, but still no medal ceremony for the figure skating team event won on the day by ROC

Reuters

U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption

Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday.

France 24

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy': Truckers stay put in Ottawa as crisis deepens

"Freedom Convoy" protests are still paralysing the Canadian capital Ottawa. The truckers are also blocking the busiest international crossing in North America. The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario carries a fourth of all trade between Canada and the US. Canadian lawmakers are becoming increasingly worried about the…

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Ford Forced To Halt Some Production As Key US-Canada Crossing Blocked By Protesters

Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) and Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) are halting some production as anti-COVID-19-mandate protesters blocked key U.S-Canada border crossings, Reuters

Daily Mirror

EE customers told to check accounts after glitch leaves woman with £25,000 bill

The EE payments glitch started last week - affecting customers abroad in America, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. In some cases, it resulted in people being sent statements amounting to thousands of pounds

Evening Standard

Paris bans Covid ‘freedom convoy’ descending on French capital as trucker protests flare around world

Anybody caught taking part in the convoy in the French capital risks two years in prison and fines equivalent to some £4,000

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trudeau Slams Canada Trucker Protests, Police Threaten Arrests

Canadian police threatened Wednesday to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable." With more people joining the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and the US city…

The Independent UK

Paris police ban threatened blockades by virus protesters

Paris police are banning road blockades threatened by groups organizing online against COVID-19 restrictions

Evening Standard

New Zealand: Police arrest anti-lockdown convoy protesters outside parliament

The protest began on Tuesday after more than 1,000 people driving cars and trucks converged on parliament in a convoy inspired by protests in Canada and elsewhere

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

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