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Canada’s indigenous leaders expect Pope Francis to apologize for schools abuse scandal
Mar 28, 2022 08:06In upcoming meetings, Canadian indigenous leaders will seek a public apology from Pope Francis over the Catholic Church’s abuse of native children in boarding schools, in light of last year’s discovery of the remains of children at Canada’s largest indigenous residential institution.
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US National Guard troops to be deployed in DC as trucker convoy protests loom
Feb 24, 2022 04:58US protest to follow Canadian truckers’ demonstration against pandemic restrictions.
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Trudeau wins parliament vote on ending anti-vax protests with emergency law
Feb 22, 2022 10:47Canada's parliament has approved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end trucker-led anti-vaccine protests that have for weeks been held in the capital city Ottawa.
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Canadian PM defends crackdown, says emergency not over
Feb 22, 2022 02:04Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his use of emergency powers to end weeks-long protests and argued that the measures need to remain in force for now.
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Protesters vow not to give up as Canada police claim end to unrest
Feb 21, 2022 11:01Canadian police claim to have retaken the capital Ottawa which has been hit along with other cities by weeks-long demonstrations and seen the Emergency Act imposed for the second time in the country's history.
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US truckers plan own ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests following Canada’s model
Feb 20, 2022 05:18US truckers are reportedly planning their “Freedom Convoy” protests against what they refer to as “unlawful [COVID-19] mandates” after similar protests in Canada drew international support from anti-vaccine activists.
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Canada begins crackdown on protests with arrest of over 100 people
Feb 19, 2022 12:21Canadian forces have begun an unprecedented operation to remove protesters and their trucks and cars in Ottawa, arresting more than 100 protesters and towing their vehicles.
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Ottawa police chief resigns under pressure to quell protests
Feb 16, 2022 10:12Ottawa's police chief has been forced to resign under intense pressure from authorities for not being tough enough in handling days of mass protests that have paralyzed the Canadian capital and prompted the government to invoke a state of emergency for the first time in half a century.
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Time to end Canadian taxpayer subsidies for Israeli regime apartheid
Feb 14, 2022 11:15Most Canadian taxpayers would be shocked to learn they are subsidizing a group raising funds for a university enmeshed in Israeli regime colonialism and militarism.
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Key US-Canada border bridge remains closed as Canadian police clear protesters
Feb 14, 2022 10:06Canadian police have cleared protesters and vehicles that had blocked a key border crossing with the United States in protest against the government's COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.