- 14 November, 2024
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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…
New Zealand, Australia vaccination mandates protests gain in numbers
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Days-long rallies against COVID-19 vaccination mandates picked up in numbers in New Zealand and Australia on Saturday, with protesters blocking roads and disrupting life in the…
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…
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ protests from the capital
PARIS (Reuters) -French "freedom convoy" motorists protesting against COVID-19 restrictions will be blocked from entering Paris, the French capital's police authority said on Thursday. Protesters set out from southern France…
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…
Exclusive-Canadians see danger at home from U.S. political strife – poll
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians say they are concerned political strife in the United States will undermine security and economic growth at home, according to a new poll,…
Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade
By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA (Reuters) - Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars…
Sudanese march against military rule, fear return of Bashir-era officials
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of Sudanese marched against military rule on Monday in Khartoum and other cities, a Reuters reporter said, with some voicing concern about the return to government…
U.S. Republicans vow to probe GoFundMe decision halting Canada trucker donations
(Reuters) -Some U.S. Republicans on Saturday vowed to investigate GoFundMe's decision to take down a page accepting donations in support of protesting truckdrivers in Canada, although GoFundMe early Saturday already…
Thousands rally proclaiming ‘Kharkiv is Ukraine’ in city near Russian border
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Ukraine's second-largest city on Saturday carrying banners saying "Kharkiv is Ukraine" and "stop Russian aggression", as the country braced for…
Ottawans fed up with trucker blockade, blame police for inaction
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Frustrations are boiling over in Canada's capital as a protest by truckers against COVID-19 vaccine mandates has clogged downtown Ottawa for a week and…
