- 14 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityCanada
TD Bank freezes two accounts that received C$1.4 million in support of Canada protests
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) -Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting the Canadian government's pandemic…
Ontario court grants injunction to end U.S.-Canada border blockade
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - An Ontario judge on Friday granted an injunction to end the blockade of North America's busiest international land border by protesters opposed to coronavirus restrictions. The…
U.S.-based groups plan convoys in support of Canadian truckers
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -A variety of U.S.-based groups are organizing convoys of trucks and other vehicles for this weekend and early next month, emulating the protests against COVID-19…
Macron urges calm as French “Freedom Convoys” approach Paris
By Richard Lough and Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) -France mobilised thousands of police, armoured personnel carriers and water cannon trucks in Paris on Friday to keep out convoys of motorists…
Canada’s Ontario province declares state of emergency
(Reuters) - Canada's Ontario province declared a state of emergency on Friday, amid the ongoing trucker protests against COVID mandates, Premier Doug Ford told reporters. "I will convene Cabinet to…
Biden to discuss Russian buildup with transatlantic leaders-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will hold an 11 a.m. (1600 GMT) call with transatlantic leaders to discuss Russia's ongoing military buildup around Ukraine, the White…
U.S. presses Canada on border blockage, braces for potential Super Bowl disruptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday urged Canada to use federal powers to ease the disruption at the U.S.-Canada border caused by a protest against anti-coronavirus mandates that has…
Canada seeks to join EU challenge against China at WTO
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Canada will seek to join the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia to be included in consultations as part of the European Union's dispute…
Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry -White House
By David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Canadian truckers blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-authorities-scramble-end-anti-vaccine-mandate-protests-2022-02-09 is posing a risk to the auto industry's supply chain and U.S. officials were in close…
Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry -White House
By David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Canadian truckers blockade https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadian-authorities-scramble-end-anti-vaccine-mandate-protests-2022-02-09 is posing a risk to the auto industry's supply chain and U.S. officials were in close touch…
Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul
By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are…
Canadian govt ministers label bridge blockade from COVID protests as ‘illegal’
(Reuters) - Canadian federal ministers labelled the protests and blockade at the vital Ambassador Bridge linking Canada and the United States as "unlawful" and "illegal," urging demonstrators to bring the…
