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Anti-Vax Mandate Truckers Harassed Soup Kitchen. Donations Poured In

Police say they are investigating allegedly 'illegal' acts by truckers

(Newser) - Some of the drivers from the convoy of anti-vaccination mandate truckers that descended on Ottawa to protest COVID-19 measures allegedly harassed a soup kitchen in the Canadian capital—but donations have been pouring in ever since the bad behavior made headlines. The Shepherds of Good Hope shelter said on Sunday...

Canada's Trudeau Tests Positive Amid Protests

Prime minister says he's doing fine

(Newser) - It's safe to say that COVID is front and center on the mind of Canada's Justin Trudeau these days. The prime minister said Monday that he has tested positive but is "feeling fine," in a tweet . "I'll continue to work remotely this week while...

Protest Convoy Reaches Ottawa
Trudeaus Leave
as Protest Begins
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Jan 29, 2022 6:20 PM CST

Trudeaus Leave as Protest Begins

Convoy reaches Ottawa, objecting to more than pandemic restrictions

(Newser) - A convoy that started out to protest mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for truckers reached Ottawa on Saturday, after picking up demonstrators and causes as it crossed Canada. The "Freedom Convoy," which began its trip in British Columbia, now includes people opposed to all pandemic restrictions, many who want Prime...

As Canada's Truckers Fight Vax Mandate, Musk Picks Sides

'Canadian truckers rule' was Tesla CEO's tweet as drivers headed to Ottawa protest

(Newser) - Elon Musk has been inserting himself lately into conversations about crypto , but the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shifted gears late in the week to lend support to an entirely different cause. "Canadian truckers rule" was his thumbs-up tweet Thursday, directed toward big-rig drivers headed toward Ottawa for an anti-vaccine...

Family That Froze Trying to Cross Border Identified

Family from India included boy, 3, and girl, 11

(Newser) - Update: The four people who died of exposure while trying to walk into the US from Canada during a blizzard last week have been identified as a family from India. Investigators believe smugglers brought Jagdish Patel, 39; Vaishailben Patel, 37; and their children, 11-year-old girl Vihang and and 3-year-old boy...

Veteran Gets Unexpected Gift From Long-Dead Friend

Edmonton Oilers T-shirt belonged to his best friend and fellow medic, killed in Afghanistan in 2008

(Newser) - A Canadian veteran whose best friend and fellow service member was killed 13 years ago serving in Afghanistan got a surprise Christmas gift this year that drew out a cascade of feelings: his pal's Edmonton Oilers hockey T-shirt. The CBC reports on the emotional story of the friendship between...

Woman Rescued After Driving Onto Frozen River, Taking Selfie

Witnesses say she was speeding along for as many as 18 miles before ice cracked

(Newser) - A woman drove onto a frozen river in Canada on Sunday, a move that perhaps predictably ended up with a rescue. Witnesses say the woman sped onto the frozen Rideau River near Ottawa, Ontario, and her vehicle cracked the ice. She climbed out and was seen taking smiling selfies atop...

Lawmaker&#39;s Tweet About Wife Shoveling Snow Goes Viral
Lawmaker's
Tweet About Wife
Shoveling Snow
Goes Viral
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Jan 15, 2022 12:40 PM CST

Lawmaker's Tweet About Wife Shoveling Snow Goes Viral

'After a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel'

(Newser) - Canadian lawmaker Jon Reyes is taking a lot of flak over a tweet he shared Saturday morning: "Even after a 12 hour night shift at the hospital last night, my wife still has the energy to shovel the driveway," he said, sharing a photo of Cynthia Reyes hard...

Anti-Vax Dad Has Been Hiding Girl, 7, for Months

Canada's Michael Jackson defying court orders in effort to 'protect' daughter from vaccine

(Newser) - A Canadian woman says she hasn't seen her 7-year-old daughter in two months since the girl's father took her away to prevent her receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, despite two court orders mandating her return. Mariecar Jackson of Regina, Sask., is pleading for help in locating her daughter Sarah,...

3 Nurses Sue for $1M After Airing COVID Views

Ontario RNs accused of spreading misinformation file complaint against nurses group, media org

(Newser) - Three nurses in Canada who saw repercussions after voicing conspiracy theories online about COVID have now filed a $1 million libel lawsuit. Per the CBC , the complaint by Kristen Nagle, Kristal Pitter, and Sara Choujounian—registered Dec. 13 against the Canadian Nurses Association, CNA executives, and Together News Inc., a...

After Forfeited Games, Int'l. Hockey Tourney Ends Early

Remainder of world juniors in Canada has been called off amid fears of a COVID outbreak

(Newser) - Update: The remainder of the world junior hockey championship in Canada has been canceled over fears of a COVID-19 outbreak. The International Ice Hockey Federation made the announcement Wednesday on the recommendation of medical officials, per the AP . Citing the spread of the omicron variant, the IIHF canceled the rest...

McDonald's Restaurants Here Are Rationing Their French Fries

Flooding around Vancouver has delayed potato imports, triggering shortage in Japan

(Newser) - McDonald's Japan says recent flooding in Canada means it's now having to ration its french fries. The fast-food restaurant chain will block all sales of medium- and large-size fries for the remainder of the year, beginning Friday, according to a release. "Import delays have occurred for potatoes...

Canadian Teacher Banned From Classroom for Wearing Hijab

Trudeau says federal government might intervene in controversial Quebec case

(Newser) - Hundreds of people, including students and parents, joined a protest in Canada Tuesday to support a teacher who was removed from the classroom because she wore a hijab. Fatemeh Anvari, who taught third grade at a school in Chelsea, western Quebec, was reassigned to a role outside the classroom because...

3 Canadians Get Permission to Use 'Magic Mushrooms'

They all have mental health conditions, waited up to 283 days for a decision

(Newser) - Psilocybin mushrooms, sometimes called "magic" or psychedelic mushrooms, are banned in Canada with rare exceptions made for medical purposes. Three such exemptions have recently been granted, the Vancouver Sun reports. Three people with mental health conditions now have legal access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, a development that nonprofit TheraPsil, which...

Conversion Therapy Bill in Canada Gets a Unanimous Vote

Controversial practice that tries to change a person's sexual orientation, identity is now banned

(Newser) - Conversion therapy is officially outlawed in Canada. A bill making it a criminal offense to provide, promote, advertise, or profit from conversion therapy—used in an effort to change a person's sexual orientation or identity—unanimously passed the Senate "with little debate and no committee study" on Tuesday,...

Cops Say Fake Nurse Worked at Hospital for a Year
Cops Say Fake Nurse
Worked at Hospital for a Year
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Nov 28, 2021 1:30 PM CST

Cops Say Fake Nurse Worked at Hospital for a Year

Canadian woman Brigitte Cleroux has a long history of similar offenses

(Newser) - Authorities in Canada say Brigitte Cleroux appears to have had a long career working as a nurse at numerous hospitals and clinics—which is a big problem, because she isn't a nurse. Police say the 49-year-old used the name of a real nurse to get a job at BC...

Canada Acts on Maple Syrup Shortage

Tapping strategic reserves

(Newser) - While President Biden unveiled plans to pull 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to bring down US energy costs, Canada was tapping into their own stockpiles. But there's nothing crude about what America's neighbor's next door are releasing to cover shortages, though it is very...

Canada Wrote Ryan Reynolds a Song
Canada Wrote Ryan
Reynolds a Song
Nov 28, 2021 7:45 AM CST

Canada Wrote Ryan Reynolds a Song

He won a medal but the song brought him to tears

(Newser) - Ryan Reynolds is known for his funny online persona, his acting, and--perhaps most notably for folks back in Canada--for his love for his native country. Now Canada has shown him love right back, officially, with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award. And it came with a song. Per Global ...

Mayor Admits Groundhog Was Dead on Groundhog Day

This has happened before, caretaker says

(Newser) - As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, strange news has emerged about a different holiday north of the border. Authorities in South Bruce Peninsula have admitted that groundhog Wiarton Willie, the Canadian equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil, died of a tooth abscess before this year's Groundhog Day. While the pandemic made this year'...

Police: Teenage Thief Got $36M in Cryptocurrency

Canadian scammer intercepted authentication request, investigators say

(Newser) - A cross-border investigation has led to the arrest of a teenager in Canada suspected of a cryptocurrency theft of more than $36 million US from a single person. Officials called it the largest cryptocurrency scam involving one person in Canadian history, CTV News reports. Police did not release the age...

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