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The Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) was a series of protests and blockades across Canada in early 2022, initially organized to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers. The movement quickly expanded to protest all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have nearly 200,000 encounters with migrants at the northern border this fiscal year, data shows. August was the busiest month, when Border Patrol reported almost ...
Dec. 13—Canadian officials are reportedly planning a major investment in border security, as the incoming U.S. President threatens the country with tariffs if they can't manage to cut the number ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has invoked emergency powers to try to quell the protests by truck drivers and others who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger ...
The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
The protest was the start of a convoy of protesters that later proceeded to Ottawa. [4] The protest blocked the border crossing to the United States. [ 4 ] After hearing reports that protesters were planning to bring firearms to the protest and prepare for "war", police deployed undercover officers. [ 1 ]
Announcing details of the plan, Canada's minister of finance and intergovernmental affairs said the federal government would devote C$1.3bn ($900m; £700m) to the plan.
The northern border is more than 5,000 miles long, double the length of the southern border, and is experiencing a record surge in migrant encounters. US border with Canada faces crisis amid ...