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The COVID-19 protests in Canada are protests that began in April 2020, with protests in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa against the Government of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures. [1] [2] In Alberta, a group called "Walk for Freedom" ran anti-mask protests from at least April 2020 to February 2021.
The most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history was the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played between the United States and Canada in Vancouver, with an average minute audience of 16.6 million Canadians watching the game, roughly one-half of Canada's population in 2010.
Calgary: About 100 protesters initially assembled in Fish Creek Park on 31 May, [5] with subsequent protests each over 1,500 in Downtown Calgary on 1 June, 3 June, and 6 June. [6] Edmonton: On 5 June, a protest organized by an Edmonton anti-racism group 'A Fight For Equity' was held near the Alberta Legislature with over 15,000 attendees. [7]
The last few protesters said, without evidence, that the protest was legal, citing, but misunderstanding Canadian law. [317] [318] CBC News on the front lines reported protesters in the red zone, who could leave, chose to stay and be arrested. [318] There were 70 arrests and 21 vehicles were removed by mid-afternoon. [318]
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Protests against old-growth logging in the southern Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, Canada escalated through later 2020 and into 2021.These events, many coalescing around the Fairy Creek watershed northeast of Port Renfrew, represent a critical moment in BC's recurring history of conflict related to ecological values and the forest industry, recalling the Clayoquot Protests (or ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the country’s emergency powers act to quell the protests of truckers seeking an end to COVID protocols and vaccine mandates.
Speculation about a full-fledged American trucker convoy has been bubbling up in the conservative media ecosystem over the past week.