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The Ottawa protests and border blockades put a spotlight on extremism in Canada – one that experts who track extremist groups and work to counter them say is long overdue. David Common speaks with Barbara Perry, the director of Ontario Tech University's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism in Oshawa, Ont.; Canadian Anti-Hate Network researcher Étienne Quintal; and National Council of Canadian Muslims CEO Mustafa Farooq about the groups behind the protests, the line between populism and extremism, the state of counter-extremism efforts, and what needs to happen now that police are moving ...

Hundreds of vehicles jammed downtown Vancouver and Victoria's streets Saturday, decked out with signs on their rooftop and Canadian flags, honking their horns to show their support of the cross-Canada “Freedom Convoy” simultaneously rallying in Ottawa.

A convoy of thousands of truckers and other protesters converged on Parliament Hill Saturday to call for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions — a raucous demonstration that has police on high alert for possible...

Demonstrations against vaccine mandates and public health measures have entered their second full day in downtown Ottawa, as police investigate incidents at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Terry Fox statue.

CBC's David Common provides an update on the state of protests in Ottawa on Saturday as thousands called for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions.