Truckers disrupted traffic for nearly a day in protest over Covid vaccine mandates and travel restrictions Canadian truckers forced the closure of the US-bound route from Ottawa to Michigan across Ambassador Bridge on Monday as part of ongoing Freedom Convoy protests in the region. Police in Ontario confirmed the next day that the route has […]
Etichetă: convoy
Freedom Convoy movement spreads across the globe
Canada-inspired Freedom Convoy movement is gaining momentum, with trucker demonstrations kicking off in multiple countries Canada-style Freedom Convoy protests against Covid-19 limitations and mandatory vaccination spilled into additional countries over the weekend as the movement gained traction globally. In Europe, where trucker convoys from multiple EU member states are expected to “besiege” Brussels on February […]
Ottawa police threaten arrests for sharing fuel with Freedom Convoy
Authorities want to deprive protesters of any ‘material support’ Anyone who attempts to provide “material support” to the Freedom Convoy truckers and other anti-Covid mandate protesters could be subject to arrest, Ottawa police announced, as mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in the city. Police issued the warning on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. […]
Canadian capital declares state of emergency over Freedom Convoy
Ottawa mayor calls emergency due to ongoing anti-Covid mandate protests Ottawa mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency, citing “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents,” as Freedom Convoy truckers and their pedestrian supporters continue to occupy the capital. The move comes after Watson lamented earlier on Sunday that […]
GoFundMe walks back ‘Freedom Convoy’ plans
Crowdfunding site has backtracked on its decision to give donations for the Canadian trucker-led protest to charities after official threats to investigate potential ‘fraud’ Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has reversed its decision to redistribute nearly $8 million (Can$10 million) in donations made to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest following backlash on social media and threats of investigations […]
Man plows SUV into Freedom Convoy protesters
The driver was arrested following a police pursuit and ‘brief struggle’ A 42-year-old Canadian man is facing multiple criminal charges after driving his Jeep Patriot through a group of protesters in Winnipeg on Friday night, injuring four people. The Winnipeg Police said that after plowing through the crowd, the suspect fled the scene at high speed, […]
Alternative fundraiser for Freedom Convoy claims ‘DDoS & bot’ attacks
Despite technical issues, GoFundMe competitor GiveSendGo has managed to raise over $1 million in just 12 hours Christian fundraising website GiveSendGo has blamed “heavy DDoS and bot attacks” for server downtime after taking over raising cash for the Canadian trucker convoy on Friday. The platform began raising funds for the truckers protesting against Covid-19 vaccine passports and […]
Prosecutors gear up as GoFundMe ‘redirects’ convoy donations
At least two state attorneys general have asked donors to the Canadian truck protest to come forward, after crowdfunding site seized their cash West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Ohio AG Dave Yost have urged citizens who donated to the anti-vaccine mandate ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada to come forward, after crowdfunding site GoFundMe seized […]
‘We want the Covid mandates removed’ – Freedom Convoy activist to RT
Canada’s protest movement spokesperson explains what the truckers are seeking to achieve The Freedom Convoy protest movement kicked off last week, with people decrying a vaccination mandate for truckers traveling between the United States and Canada. Scores of vehicles gathered at the border, while thousands of protesters descended on Canada’s capital Ottawa. “We want the […]
Freedom Convoy finds new crowdfunding platform & crashes it
Despite technical issues caused by a surge in traffic, the new campaign is growing quickly A website hosting a new fundraising effort to support truck drivers protesting vaccine mandates in Canada is experiencing major technical difficulties, with a wave of traffic crashing the platform after GoFundMe canceled a prior campaign that garnered millions of dollars. […]
GoFundMe shuts down Freedom Convoy fundraiser
The platform says a ‘peaceful demonstration has become an occupation’ Crowdfunding site GoFundMe has shut down a campaign in support of the anti-vaccine mandate movement in Canada, after it amassed nearly $8 million, claiming that the protest is no longer peaceful. Following a review of “relevant facts” and “multiple discussions with local law enforcement and […]
Trudeau reappears to denounce ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers
PM vows not to give in to ‘Nazi symbolism, racist imagery’ of protesting Canadian truckers Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reappeared in public after several days, criticizing the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers protesting his vaccine mandates in Ottawa as tainted by racist, Nazi extremists desecrating war memorials. After reports that he had been moved to […]
What Canada truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ is all about
The convoy of Canadian truckers and supporters undertook a cross-country journey to Ottawa to protest over Covid restrictions After a week-long drive from British Columbia province, a group of Canadian long-haul truck drivers – dubbed the ‘Freedom Convoy’ – made its way across the country to Ottawa, the national capital in the Eastern province of […]
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk react to Canadian trucker convoy
‘Freedom convoy’ derided by PM Justin Trudeau finds major attention south of the border Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and podcaster Joe Rogan have spoken about the Canadian truckers driving across the country to protest the government’s Covid-19 mandates, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced them as a “fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” “Canadian […]
Trudeau responds to trucker convoy protest against Covid-19 mandate
Tens of thousands of truckers set off to Ottawa to protest a Covid-19 vaccine mandate Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued on Wednesday that a convoy of up to 50,000 truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the country are a “fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” Trudeau made his comment ahead of a trucker protest scheduled […]