Tyson “Freedom George” Billings was released from the Ottawa courthouse Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge linked to the convoy protest that took place in the city earlier this year. Billings pleaded guilty to counselling to commit mischief after having spent 116 days in jail. Other charges including intimidation, obstructing police, mischief, and disobeying…

News Analysis Questions regarding how the Liberal government decided to use the Emergencies Act deserve answers, says a Canadian law professor, who hopes that legal action and public pressure will bring disclosure. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Ryan Alford, a law professor at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., said the requests for…

Demonstrators came out again in the nation’s capital on March 26 as a convoy of vehicles from Quebec protesting against COVID-19 mandates drove through downtown Ottawa. Police said multiple road closures were put in place to restrict the movement of the convoy in downtown. Following the convoy’s departure from Ottawa, police said there “are no…

A lawyer representing clients involved in the trucker convoy protest in Ottawa whose bank accounts were frozen says the move not only significantly impacted the lives of his clients but will lead to a lack of trust in Canada’s institutions. Keith Wilson, an Alberta-based lawyer, says six of his clients have their bank accounts back…

An Ontario court has denied bail for Pat King, a vocal protester who took part in the large-scale protest dubbed “Freedom Convoy” in downtown Ottawa in recent weeks in opposition to federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. King, who was arrested in Ottawa on Feb. 18, is facing charges of mischief, counselling to commit mischief, counselling…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Police on Thursday arrested dozens of protesters who were camped out on the grounds of New Zealand’s Parliament on the third day of a convoy protest against coronavirus mandates. The arrests came after Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard took the rare step of closing the grounds. Police called in more than 100 extra officers…

Hundreds of New Zealand protesters have gathered near the Parliament building in the country’s capital Wellington, demanding an end to COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Arriving in convoy from around the country, cars, trucks, camper vans, and other vehicles jammed the capital’s streets for hours as they got out to meet and speak on Parliament’s…

OTTAWA—Protesters continue to gather and demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Canada’s capital on Feb. 6. The number of protesters dropped during the past week after a large convoy of truckers converged in Ottawa on Jan. 29. But thousands again came to protest over the weekend of Feb. 5, and many say they…

A new survey shows that only a quarter of respondents approve of how the Liberal government has handled the trucker convoy protest against government-imposed COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The survey, published by Innovative Research Group on Feb. 1, says that only 24 percent of respondents approve of the Liberals’ response to the issue, while 34 percent…