As punishment for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy, a Windsor police officer will have to work unpaid hours after being previously convicted of discreditable conduct. Const. Michael Brisco, who donated to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa through GiveSendGo on Feb. 7, 2022, was on unpaid leave at the time because he didn’t meet Windsor…

A strong and widespread air pressure system coming from the U.S. will bring snowfall, wind, and icy conditions to several Canadian provinces this week, an Environment Canada meteorologist said Tuesday. Steven Flisfeder said the low atmosphere pressure system known as the Colorado low—typically forms east of the American Rockies before making its way northeast, towards…

An executive from Canada’s largest private sector union threatened to lead 1,000 autoworkers to brawl with protesters at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor last winter, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard on Nov. 8. “PLT [Provincial Liaison Team] update,” read a Feb. 11 note submitted as evidence before the Commission. “President of autoworkers union looking…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 9 that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needed to “act immediately” to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, according to a call transcript. “What are the next steps? You’ve said the OPP are going in. Are they keeping you apprised and do they…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 9 that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needed to “act immediately” to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, according to a call transcript. “What are the next steps? You’ve said the OPP are going in. Are they keeping you apprised and do they…

A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in “Freedom Convoy” protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is set to testify today at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Marco Van Huigenbos is a Fort MacLeod, Alta., councillor who was charged with mischief for his role organizing the…

The mayor of the city of Windsor told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday that the several day’s blockade of the Ambassador Bridge last winter represented a “national security issue.” “This was in my mind, and will remain until I’m long gone, a national economic emergency,” said Mayor Drew Dilkens. “There is a direct correlation…

Internal government documents show the costs incurred during the Ambassador Bridge blockade earlier this year were much lower than what the federal government stated publicly. At a press conference on Feb. 14—the day the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters that the protest blocking the Windsor, Ontario, crossing to Detroit…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has lifted the province’s state of emergency previously declared in response to protests opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Ford’s office said in a statement on Feb. 23 that the “emergency tools” provided to law enforcement would still remain in place for now, “as police continue to address ongoing activity on the…

Armoured vehicles spotted in Windsor are not related to recent protests at the border, the city’s police force says, a day after police say they “intercepted” a small convoy of trucks suspected of returning to the Ambassador Bridge. Previously, the police had brought in some armoured vehicles as part of their enforcement to clear the…