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18.10.2022 / 19:39

‘We lost control’: Ottawa mayor tells Emergencies Act inquiry of convoy ‘lawlessness’

The City of Ottawa “lost control” in the downtown core during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest in February, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Tuesday.

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Steve Fonyo, cross-Canada cancer runner with troubled legacy, dead at 56

Steve Fonyo, the B.C. cancer survivor who ran across Canada with a prosthetic leg a teen has died at 56, friends and family have confirmed.

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Trucker protests: Freeland calls on political leaders to speak out against ‘unacceptable’ acts

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland called on political leaders of all parties on Monday to speak out against what she said were “unacceptable” acts during the protest against COVID-19 mandates that took place in Ottawa over the weekend.

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Trucker convoy: Protesters clean-up Terry Fox statue in Ottawa following outcry

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters in Ottawa were seen cleaning-up the statue of Canadian icon Terry Fox on Sunday, a day after photos showed the statue covered in political statements, causing an uproar on social media and among politicians.

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‘Several’ investigations underway after monuments defaced during Ottawa trucker rally: police

Ottawa police say “several criminal investigations” are underway after Canadian monuments in the city were defaced during a day of protests opposing COVID-19 measures on Parliament Hill on Saturday.In a series of tweets Sunday morning, Ottawa police said the investigations are related to “the desecration” of the National War Memorial, the Terry Fox statue and in regards to threatening, illegal and intimidating behaviour towards police and other city workers.Illegal behaviour will not be tolerated and will be fully investigated.We have investigative and evidence-gathering teams in place to support the management of the demonstration.We cannot take reports through social media. Incidents must be reported to police.

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Trucker convoy: Protesters adorn Terry Fox statue with pro-trucker slogans, Canadian flag

During protests Saturday in Ottawa in opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the Trudeau government, demonstrators adorned a statue of Terry Fox with cardboard signs displaying pro-trucker slogans as well as a Canadian flag.

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‘Just sickening’: Backlash after Terry Fox statue ‘appropriated’ at Ottawa trucker rally

@ottawacity @JimWatsonOttawa https://t.co/Souo0BodaJ— Brad West (@BradWestPoCo) January 29, 2022Photos from the rally showed the statue holding an upside-down Canadian flag, along with a sign that reads “mandate freedom.”Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he had instructed city staff to remove the items, but within an hour new photos appeared on social media showing the statue holding a new protest sign.Fox, a cancer patient and amputee, was born in Winnipeg, but raised in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The 22-year-old became a national icon with his 1980 attempt to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Big rigs, passenger vehicles snarl downtown Ottawa as trucker convoy parks by Parliament Fox lost his battle to cancer in 1981 before he could complete his cross-country journey, but became a national inspiration.

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Elementary school students strive to ‘be like Terry’

An elementary school in Pierrefonds is not letting COVID-19 break its stride. In an effort to fundraise for cancer research, students will walk, run or jog around their neighborhood every day until they achieve the 5,373 kilometres Terry Fox did on his 143 day journey.

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Tuesday marks 40th anniversary of the end of Terry Fox’s ‘Marathon of Hope’

It was 40 years ago Tuesday that B.C.’S Terry Fox was forced to make the heartbreaking decision to end his cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, when his own cancer returned in his lungs.

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Winnipeg to resume regular transit service in August, mayor to give details Friday

COVID-19 next month.In a release Friday the city said it will immediately begin recalling roughly 120 transit drivers and 41 drivers-in-training who had been temporarily laid off due cuts in service because of the virus.The city says buses will start running on a regular summer schedule starting Sunday, Aug. 2, with full weekday service set to start Tuesday, Aug.

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Terry Fox’s brother hopes 40th Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during pandemic

It’s been four decades since a young Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope and amid the novel coronavirus crisis, his family says Terry’s message of hope and perseverance is more important than ever. Sarah MacDonald reports.

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Terry Fox’s brother hopes 40th Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during coronavirus

Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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