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Letters to the editor: Are the 'Freedom Convoy' truck drivers heroes or heretics? Post readers weigh in
Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account When the freedom convoy was rolling into Canada’s capital this week, Arshdeep Singh Kang was more than 4,440 kilometres away in Los Angeles making a delivery. The 30-year-old long-haul trucker followed the news of the convoy on his phone …
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January 29, 2022 11:56 UTC
Rex Murphy: Should Justin Trudeau be deciding what views are 'acceptable'?
Rex Murphy: Should Justin Trudeau be deciding what views are 'acceptable'? Try refreshing your browser, or Rex Murphy: Should Justin Trudeau be deciding what views are 'acceptable'? Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content So, directly, I ask — who is Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, to declaim on what is “acceptable” thinking? Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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January 29, 2022 11:39 UTC
Sweden, Finland on edge as old anxieties grow over Russian expansionism
Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. They have noted increasingly bold Russian military movements — with heavier equipment — in wider and wider swaths. Russia may feel additionally emboldened to move west, as neither Finland nor Sweden are NATO members. Russia wrested control of Finland from Sweden in 1809, ruling it until Finland declared independence in 1917. It’s psychological.”Share this article in your social networkAdvertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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January 29, 2022 07:12 UTC
Star releasing huge bursts of energy may be 1st of its kind ever discovered
This is a variety of a neutron star — the compact collapsed core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova — that is highly magnetized and rotates relatively slowly, as opposed to fast-spinning neutron star objects called pulsars that appear from Earth to be blinking on and off within milliseconds or seconds. (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Reuters)It is located relatively close to Earth in cosmic terms, roughly 4,200 light years away. A neutron star with an extreme magnetic field, a magnetar, could potentially power the radio pulsations, the researchers said. "This is more likely to be the 'first of its kind' rather than 'one of a kind," Anderson said. It also perhaps could be another type of dead star called a white dwarf or something completely unknown, Hurley-Walker said.
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January 29, 2022 04:01 UTC
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Toronto to shift to living with COVID-19 like it does with the flu, says public health
Toronto is moving from trying to eradicate COVID-19 to learning to live with the virus while minimizing its negative impacts — just as we do every year with influenza, says public health chief Dr. Eileen de Villa. She told reporters at a Friday briefing that public health officials around the world are concluding that, given how many people are being infected with COVID-19’s Omicron variant, a “COVID zero strategy” no longer makes sense. You may see some flare-ups over time,” that will strain the health system and kill some people, she said. Limiting publicly funded PCR tests to high-risk individuals, such as health-care workers, who are symptomatic or at high risk of severe illness means Toronto Public Health is tracing the contacts of a much smaller group who test positive. “There are people who are frustrated, I understand that,” Mayor John Tory said, adding that city crews did “very well” given the 55-centimetre dump.
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January 29, 2022 03:57 UTC
There’s a lot of trucks in Freedom Convoy 2022 — but not nearly the 50,000 they claim
There’s a lot of trucks in Freedom Convoy 2022 — but not nearly the 50,000 they claim A look at the math shows that 50,000 trucks would be so unprecedently massive that it would currently be lined up bumper-to-bumper across swaths of Ontario and Quebec Photo by Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian PressArticle content The organizers of “Freedom Convoy 2022” are now explicitly claiming that they have 50,000 vehicles within their ranks. Try refreshing your browser, or There’s a lot of trucks in Freedom Convoy 2022 — but not nearly the 50,000 they claim Back to video The convoy is big enough that witnesses have reported that it can take up to an hour to pass. Supporters of Freedom Convoy 2022 have made much of the fact that it could potentially break the world record for longest truck parade. It’s hard to arrive at an exact size for Freedom Convoy 2022 because it’s so loosely organized. Thus far, Ottawa Police is expecting that the total number of Freedom Convoy vehicles will top out at between 1,000 and 2,000.
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January 29, 2022 02:54 UTC
Canada’s Freedom Convoy, U.S.-Ukraine Confusion, Biden’s SCOTUS Timetable – Ricochet
Join Jim and Greg as they give a shout out to the 50,000 Canadian truckers bringing their convoy to Ottawa to fight against their government’s vaccine mandate that’s threatening their livelihoods. They also shake their heads as now President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelensky are at odds on when to expect a Russian invasion, whether the U.S. is sending the military aid Ukraine actually needs and more. And they’re curious at Biden’s timetable for announcing a Supreme Court nominee and the left’s overreaction to criticism that Biden is prioritizing the wrong criteria in his search.
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January 29, 2022 02:50 UTC
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New prototype designs unveiled for Project Arrow — the first all-Canadian electric vehicle
The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) is bringing the prototype for Project Arrow, an all-Canadian designed and manufactured electric vehicle, to the market in December 2022. The electric vehicle space is already crowded with established models from Tesla, Ford, and General Motors. And Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna recently partnered with an Israeli startup to create its own electric vehicle. Project Arrow brings something new to the table: every part will be made and designed in Canada. It may be a more realistic way to enter the electric vehicle market for Canada, Trescases said.
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January 29, 2022 02:08 UTC
Driver charged 2 months after vehicle struck and killed girl guide, injured others in London, Ont.
The driver of a vehicle that struck pedestrians, including an eight-year-old girl guide who died and other members of the troop on Nov. 30 in London, Ont., now faces eight charges. Petronella McNorgan, 76, has been charged with one count of criminal negligence causing death and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Those injured include members of the girl guide troop. Alexandra Stemp, 8, was killed after the vehicle struck her and some other members of her girl guide troop. (Supplied )The Criminal Code of Canada defines criminal negligence as showing "wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons."
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January 29, 2022 02:00 UTC
Convoys of Canadian trucks are en route to Ottawa for a protest against vaccine mandates.
Canadian truckers and their supporters who oppose the government’s vaccination mandate have begun to arrive in Ottawa, the nation’s capital, for a protest outside of Parliament on Saturday. Calling themselves the “Freedom Rally” or “Freedom Convoy,” the truckers are traveling from the western, eastern and southern ends of the country to Ottawa, with the police estimating that 1,000 to 2,000 people will converge there on Saturday. The loosely organized convoys, one of which departed British Columbia last Sunday, has raised more than 7 million Canadian dollars in GoFundMe donations en route. Of that, 1 million Canadian dollars was released by GoFundMe so far, after the organizer submitted “a clear distribution plan for funds being used to cover fuel costs of participants,” the company said in an email. Most Canadian truckers are vaccinated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference on Wednesday, citing a close to 90 percent vaccination rate among them and calling the protesters a “small fringe minority.”
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January 29, 2022 01:33 UTC
PHOTOS: Pro wrestling grows its audience with Southern Alberta event
'The Walking Weapon' Josh Alexander pins Mentallo in the CanAm Wrestling 'Slammed' event at the Foothills Centennial Centre in Okotoks on Jan. 27. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAYSydney Steele and Shaun Martens corner their opponent during a tag-team match at the CanAm Wrestling 'Slammed' event at the Foothills Centennial Centre in Okotoks on Jan. 27. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAYMark 'The Shark' Dicario announces between matches at the CanAm Wrestling 'Slammed' event at the Foothills Centennial Centre in Okotoks on Jan. 27. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY'The Virus' taunts jeering spectators at the CanAm Wrestling 'Slammed' event at the Foothills Centennial Centre in Okotoks on Jan. 27. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAYThe Cheetahbear chomps down on Jacked Jesus' wrist to counter a hold in the CanAm Wrestling 'Slammed' event at the Foothills Centennial Centre in Okotoks on Jan. 27.
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January 29, 2022 00:51 UTC
Who are the unvaccinated? Why some Canadians still haven't had the COVID-19 vaccine
Article content “My thought was, they are in short supply and, my goodness, let the people who need it get it,” he said. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content While some of these people will never get vaccinated — known commonly as the anti-vaxxers — the majority of the unvaccinated are hesitant. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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January 29, 2022 00:48 UTC
Meet the truckers: The men and women of the Freedom Convoy 22
Police in Canada’s capital have called in reinforcements as a planned anti-vaccine mandate protest began to swell in numbers. Several thousand people are expected in Ottawa as part of group demanding an end to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. Some of the group’s leaders are calling for a …
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January 29, 2022 00:29 UTC
Is Canada the Soccer Rival the U.S. Needs?
Rory Smith subs off this week for James Wagner, who will be reporting on the United States men’s national team around its World Cup qualifying match at Canada on Sunday. By most measuring sticks, Dwayne De Rosario enjoyed a successful career in soccer. He played 14 seasons in Major League Soccer, earning a most valuable player award, a league scoring title and collecting four M.L.S. But in De Rosario’s mind, there will always be a hole in his résumé: He never fulfilled his childhood dream of reaching the World Cup. “I’ve always said that if I played in one World Cup game and I retired, I would have been done,” De Rosario, 43, said in a phone interview this week.
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January 29, 2022 00:24 UTC
Travel news: A luxury train deal, France’s latest foodie destination, and a walking route from London to the sea
When you book an eligible 2022 travel package with Rocky Mountaineer’s current promotion (offer ends Jan. 31), you’ll get a complimentary upgrade to GoldLeaf service. The park’s creation would protect an ecologically unique coastal habitat, and preserve the cultural and historical heritage of the Mi’kmaq’s ancestral lands. Pituamkek is also part of the government’s ambition to create 10 new national parks by 2025. French fareFrance’s newest culinary destination is slated to open in May: Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin, in Dijon. This month, the latest section opened, connecting central London to the sea.
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January 29, 2022 00:01 UTC