A state of emergency has been declared in Canada's capital Ottawa as truckers' protests against Covid-19 restrictions entered second week blocking traffic and demonstrations spread to more parts of the country.
The unrest began on January 29 when a group of truckers drove into the heart of Ottawa, calling it "Freedom Convoy", protesting a new rule that all truck drivers must be vaccinated to cross the US-Canada border.
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