
Toronto trucker convoy protest begins with tractors as police bolster hospitals
CTV
Dozens of tractors and pick-up trucks rolled into Toronto’s downtown core Friday afternoon ahead of a planned anti-vaccine mandate protest.
Waving Canadian flags and signs, the vehicles stopped in front of the Royal Ontario Museum on Avenue Road, just north of Queen’s Park where the protest is slated to happen Saturday.
Some of the signs referenced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while others mentioned “Freedom” and suggested that there was no “true media coverage.” In a play on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, another sign read “Make Canada great again.”
Police on horseback could be seen patrolling the area amid the honking, but no serious problems were reported.

Ontario to seize ownership of Toronto Island Airport lands and declare it is a special economic zone
Premier Doug Ford says the provincial government will be seizing ownership of city-owned lands at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and declaring it a special economic zone, invoking new powers that will allow it to override environmental and other regulations.












