This article will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA—Thousands of protesters have once again gathered in Canada’s capital to protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The trucker convoy protest has been joined by farmers who took their own farm vehicle convoy to Ottawa to take part in the Feb. 5 protest. The protest features a rally with speakers and a singing of the Canadian national anthem. The number of protesters dropped after last weekend, the first weekend of the Freedom Convoy demonstration, but many joined again this weekend. Several other large protests are being held today in provincial capitals around the country against COVID-19 mandates. The protest, which first began as a demonstration against the federal government’s vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers, has since evolved into a large movement against all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. The first convoy left the West Coast for Ottawa on Jan. 23, culminating in a …