The head of the Manitoba Trucking Association says the province is ahead of others on training, but there is still room for improvement. Although the
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Month: February 2022
Republican Lawmaker Basically Begs Anti-Vax Truckers to Blockade the Super Bowl
There’s almost no chance of the blockade happening, but Rep. Wendy Rodgers, part of the “law-and-order” GOP, is basically pining for it For the past
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This trucker died of COVID-19. Now, his mother has a message for convoy protesters
‘How do we get through to these unvaccinated truckers?’ says mom of Dave Mitchell of Ayr, Ont. The mother of an unvaccinated Ontario trucker who
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Canadian truckers shows it’s time to rein in Big Tech
When GoFundMe shut down funding Friday for the truckers’ Freedom Convoy, it didn’t just clobber Canadian rig drivers. It dealt a blow to the rights
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Canada rules out use of troops against truckers’ blockade; more protests planned
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Canadian government will not use troops against truckers whose nearly week-long protest of coronavirus vaccine mandates has brought traffic
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Freedom Convoy: GoFundMe pauses donations to Canada truckers
GoFundMe has paused donations to truck drivers protesting against vaccine mandates in Canada. Donations to the page “Freedom Convoy 2022” had reached C$10m ($7.9m; £5.8m),
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‘Lawlessness must end’: Canada police pledge tougher action on truck protests
Ottawa police announce 150 more officers will be deployed as 400 more trucks and 2,000 protesters expected to arrive Police in Canada have promised tougher
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Truck World to showcase green truck tech
Truck World, Canada’s national truck show, will shine a special spotlight on technology that can leave fleets and owner-operators seeing green. The show’s Greener Solutions
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Truck stop manager does all she can to accommodate drivers during winter storm
An Illinois truck stop braved the winter weather to ensure truckers had a safe place to stay this week. Beth Jamison, the general manager of
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Canadian police move against truck blockade at US-Canada border
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers have begun an enforcement action targeting a blockade of commercial trucks and other vehicles at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts,
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