A large convoy of trucks heading to Ottawa to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on truck drivers is rolling through Alberta today and set to arrive in Regina this afternoon. The “Freedom Convoy 2022,” which started from northern British Columbia on Jan. 22, arrived in Calgary, Alb., late on Jan. 23. The convoy will continue making its way through the province on Jan. 24, stopping in Medicine Hat, Swift Current, and then Regina en route to its final destination in Ottawa. The protests come after the federal government mandated proof of vaccination for all truck drivers crossing into Canada from the United States starting Jan. 15. Under the mandate, Canadian truck drivers must be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid a two-week quarantine upon returning to Canada. U.S. authorities announced similar requirements starting Jan. 22 for non-U.S. nationals crossing into the United States who are not vaccinated, including …
Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Rolls Through Prairies En Route to Vaccine Mandate Protest in Ottawa
January 24, 2022
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