Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers
Police have arrested two of the leaders of hundreds of truckers who clogged the streets of Canadaโs capital, standing their ground and defiantly blasted their horns as police threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the countryโs COVID-19 restrictions.
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The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the countryโs liberal leader.
More policy, less pomp as Biden and Trudeau meet virtually
โThe United States has no closer friend, no closer friend, than Canada,โ Biden said. The prime minister, who had a frosty relationship with Trump at times, worked in a jab at Trump as he praised Biden. AdBut with both leaders stressing caution to their citizens, Biden and Trudeau set aside the typical protocol in favor of talks by video conference. U.S. presidents traditionally invite the Canadian prime minister for their first meeting with a world leader. AdTrudeau brought up the issue when the two leaders spoke by phone last month, Biden's first call to a foreign leader as president.
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Romero says Pima County reported had a record-high 944 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, and hospitals in southern Arizona are on the verge of a crisis. Earlier Tuesday, state health officials reported 10,322 new known coronavirus cases and 48 additional deaths around Arizona. Colorado has been hit with a substantial spike in COVID-19 cases, with one in 41 residents believed to be contagious. Andy Beshear announced 4,151 more virus cases statewide and 35 additional virus-related deaths. They wrote a letter to Reeves on Nov. 24 calling for another statewide mask mandate.
Canada's loss of UN Security Council seat a blow to Trudeau
(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)TORONTO, ONT Justin Trudeau arrived on the world stage with rock star popularity in 2015. He declared Canada is back and made winning a seat on the powerful U.N. Security Council a top foreign policy priority. It was Canadas second consecutive defeat in a bid for a seat and an especially big blow to Trudeau. Trudeau blamed the loss on Canadas late start in campaigning for the seats. Trudeau actually finished with fewer votes than Canadas previous prime minister, Conservative Stephen Harper, received in 2010.