Canada protests sound common refrain: 'We stand for freedom'
Experts say antipathy toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a significant underlying force for the protesters.
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Experts say antipathy toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a significant underlying force for the protesters.
The in-your-face protests that have fueled frustrations around the country and world have been aided by publicity and support from far-right and anti-vaccine groups.
Canadians who have occupied downtown Ottawa, disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and inspired copycat protests from New Zealand to the Netherlands sound a
The crossing normally carries 25 percent of trade between the two countries, and the blockade on the Canadian side had disrupted business in both, with automakers forced to shut assembly plants.
WINDSOR, Ontario -- The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday after protests against covid-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials held back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa.