Ottawa legal system to be burdened by 100+ convoy arrests, expert predicts
Police carrying riot gear, including gas masks and tear-gas guns, are on the ground making dozens of arrests in Downtown Ottawa. A Vancouver criminal lawyer is predicting if many people are charged at...
View Article‘For as long as it takes:’ Large police presence to remain in Ottawa as...
Despite the removal of the majority of trucks and protesters from the streets of Ottawa, residents can expect to see a large police presence in the city for the foreseeable future, according to police...
View ArticleHouse of Commons votes to approve use of Emergencies Act
The House of Commons has voted to approve the use of the Emergencies Act against the Ottawa convoy protests with a vote of 185-151. It will now move up to the Senate. The motion passed with support...
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Bail denied for Ottawa protest leader Tamara Lich, decision expected for Pat...
An Ontario court judge has denied bail for one of the two leading figures of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests in Ottawa. Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois, who issued the decision in an Ottawa...
View Article‘All of us suffered’: Ottawa lawsuit going ahead against protesters
The demonstration may be over but the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the “Freedom Convoy” in downtown Ottawa says she still is planning to hold participants to account. The lawsuit on...
View ArticleWhat will be the long-term impacts of the convoy protests?
In today’s Big Story podcast, both the occupation of Ottawa and the federal government’s use of the emergencies act were unprecedented. And it’s hard to see a future where neither one is used again. If...
View ArticleJudge dismisses ‘doomed’ bid to halt federal emergency orders
A judge has dismissed a group’s bid to halt federal use of the Emergencies Act, saying the matter is moot because the Liberal government has already revoked the powers used to quell protests. Federal...
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Ottawa man charged with arson in apartment fire during Freedom Convoy protests
An Ottawa man has been charged in connection to the alleged arson that took place in a downtown apartment building in early February in the heat of the anti-mandate protest. Police said that on...
View ArticleOttawa recovers over $500,000 after fraud scheme involving Salvation Army
The City of Ottawa’s treasurer says the municipality has recovered more than half a million dollars it lost in a fraud scheme carried out against the local Salvation Army homeless shelter. An earlier...
View ArticleJudge to decide if ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich heads back to jail
An Ottawa judge is expected to decide today whether “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich should return to jail. Moiz Karimjee, a Crown prosecutor, says Lich violated one of her bail conditions by...
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Ottawa citizens, police force brace for protests on Canada Day
Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city’s mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say...
View ArticleProtesters march for freedom as larger crowds celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa
Plans for a full day of protest events alongside Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa caused only minimal disruptions Friday as a few hundred people marched through downtown to voice their opposition to...
View ArticleDoug Ford to extend ‘strong mayor’ powers outside of Toronto, Ottawa
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built. Speaking on Monday at the...
View ArticleSix Ottawa youths charged in hate-motivated assault near high school
Six youths have been charged in Ottawa following what police call a hate-motivated assault near a high school last month. Ottawa police announced the charges Monday and said the assault took place near...
View Article‘Their actions were unlawful’: Answers sought into feds use of Emergencies...
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is looking for answers from the federal government as a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act during last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protest...
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