Ottawa councillor calls for new leadership as convoy protest begins third weekend
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Ottawa police are expecting a surge of trucks, vehicles and people into the downtown core again today, as the demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health measures enters a 16th day.
Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency, saying it will give authorities more tools to help stop the "illegal occupation of Ottawa." The city of Ottawa will be seeking an injunction to address the "flagrant" bylaw violations in the so-called "red zone" on Wellington Street and downtown Ottawa.
After seeing fewer people and vehicles in the downtown core this week, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly says police are expecting the same number of vehicles and demonstrators this weekend as last weekend.
"We know more unlawful demonstrators are considering coming this weekend," Sloly said.
"Again our message to you is do not come. If you do and you commit unlawful acts, there will be consequences to the fullest extent possible."
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
Calgary is under a snowfall warning with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres expected.
Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.
An 81-year-old was killed in a dog attack this week in Bonfield, Ont. Police believe three dogs were involved.
An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.
Another windstorm is headed to B.C.’s South Coast Friday, though Environment Canada says it will be weaker than the bomb cyclone event earlier this week.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of another teen on Prince Edward Island last year will be sentenced Friday.