Thousands join protest in Canada against Covid vaccine mandates

Supporters joined the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' of truck drivers in Ottawa for demonstrations against public health mandates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands held a loud but peaceful protest in Canada's capital Ottawa against prime minister Justin Trudeau's Covid-19 vaccine mandates, on the streets and snow-covered lawn in front of parliament. The so-called "Freedom Convoy" started out as a rally of truckers against a vaccine requirement for cross-border drivers, but turned into a dem...