Canada Day 2022

Many protesters involved in the Freedom Convoy and Rolling Thunder events in Ottawa earlier this year are back in the city coordinating events for Canada ...

We have the right to be able to do that and we have the right to be able do that where we want," MacGillvray said. We are going to be celebrating Canada on that day. Bulford is a former RCMP officer who was on the prime minister's security detail before quitting after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. We are going to be lawful. "But from us, it's going to be nothing but peace. "We are going to be peaceful.

Canada Day prompts a major police presence in Ottawa to prevent a repeat of the convoy blockade from February, and as thousands gather for the first time in ...

In normal years, Canada Day festivities draw thousands to the lawns and streets around Parliament Hill for concerts, fireworks and parties. The daytime ceremony starts at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Friday and runs until 1 p.m., while the evening show starts at 8 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m., when the fireworks start. This year, the party is back live and in person after two years of lockdowns, but it won’t be taking place against the familiar backdrop of the parliamentary precinct.

The first in-person Canada Day celebrations in three years on Friday will include a huge police presence and street closures throughout downtown Ottawa to ...

Multiple police forces, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), are being brought in to help. To keep vehicles from blocking the streets, most of the downtown core will be closed to traffic, and officials are encouraging people to take free public transit instead of driving. Some of the same organizers were behind a truck convoy that blocked Ottawa's downtown core around parliament for three weeks this past winter, causing a crisis that resulted in dozens of arrests.

A sea of red and white is expected to converge on downtown Ottawa and LeBreton Flats today to celebrate Canada's 155th birthday.

Summer is officially here as the first long weekend of the season approaches. 11 hr ago Saint John is having its dog day. 11 hr ago Many, fearful that their marital status is in danger, are moving now to square away potential medical, parental and estate issues. 11 hr ago A recent survey shows nearly 50 per cent of Canadians who rent expect to do so forever. 11 hr ago There is no on-street parking or stopping in the area, and any vehicle failing to observe the rules may be ticketed and towed. "All signs or banners cannot be left unattended. We will provide more information in the upcoming few days. This is a festival.

Canadian flags were back in fashion on Wellington Street Friday, but unlike during the winter protests, this time there were few shouts of “freedom,” and ...

“I have met thousands of people in my journey from Vancouver to Ottawa,” he said, “and a lot of them have lost hope. “They made getting a permit unreasonable and unattainable,” she said, “like having to show proof of insurance 10 days before the event. Article content As he has been in past years, Dominic Tremblay was a big hit, especially with children. Musicians and politicians alike took to the main stage there, while people watched, listened, and noshed on hotdogs and lemonade. Article content Article content Article content Article content The group of “freedom convoy” supporters, still numbering only several dozen, grew louder as the day progressed. Article content Article content