Truckers in Ottawa block a key border crossing, as their protest morphs and drags on
The so-called "Freedom Convoy" began last month as a caravan of truck drivers who planned to drive to Ottawa to voice their opposition to the government's cross-border vaccine mandate.
by Joe Hernandez
Feb 08, 2022
3 minutes
A massive protest in Ottawa that began with truck drivers opposing a cross-border vaccine mandate continues to snarl traffic and disrupt everyday life in the Canadian capital more than a week after it began.
Officials from the mayor to Canadian have called on the protesters to leave, saying residents in the city of just over 1 million don't deserve to be harassed. Yet the protesters show no signs of relenting, and some have moved into other areas of the city,.
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