Trucker Protests

Ottawa police began arresting Freedom Convoy protestors on Thursday, after threatening to do so earlier this week. Authorities first arrested Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Lich, who leads the Freedom Convoy, was said to be detained for "aiding and abetting...

Police in Ottawa threatened protestors with arrest on Wednesday if they continued to block off the downtown area of the city. "You must leave the area now. Anyone blocking streets, or assisting others in the blocking of streets, are committing...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in an attempt to end the Freedom Convoy protests in Canada's capital. The Emergencies Act, which is almost never used by the Canadian government, gives Trudeau the ability to cut the...