Canada Day Ottawa 2022

The first in-person Canada Day celebrations in three years on Friday will include a huge police presence and street closures throughout downtown Ottawa to ...

Multiple police forces, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), are being brought in to help. To keep vehicles from blocking the streets, most of the downtown core will be closed to traffic, and officials are encouraging people to take free public transit instead of driving. Some of the same organizers were behind a truck convoy that blocked Ottawa's downtown core around parliament for three weeks this past winter, causing a crisis that resulted in dozens of arrests.

Philippine Canadian Inquirer Protests in Ottawa are a recurring disaster, affecting neighbourhoods and residents.

Extensive preparations for preventing trouble on the streets of Ottawa during the Canada Day festivities will hopefully prevent a repeat of the February occupation. The full impacts of the recurring disaster in Ottawa are just beginning to be understood. The emergence of this continual crisis for Ottawa began on Jan. 28, 2022, when a group of truckers belonging to the so-called “freedom convoy” arrived at the capital for a loud and boisterous weekend protest against COVID-19 mandates. It is apparent that the threat to and impact on neighbourhoods needs to be recognized to better understand how the so-called “freedom convoy” dangerously undermined community safety. A self-proclaimed movement of fringe activists with a wide range of grievances is planning several events in Ottawa to coincide with Canada Day celebrations. This year, however, Canada Day festivities are taking place in the context of potential trouble on the streets of Ottawa.

A sea of red and white is expected to converge on downtown Ottawa and LeBreton Flats today to celebrate Canada's 155th birthday.

Summer is officially here as the first long weekend of the season approaches. 11 hr ago Saint John is having its dog day. 11 hr ago Many, fearful that their marital status is in danger, are moving now to square away potential medical, parental and estate issues. 11 hr ago A recent survey shows nearly 50 per cent of Canadians who rent expect to do so forever. 11 hr ago There is no on-street parking or stopping in the area, and any vehicle failing to observe the rules may be ticketed and towed. "All signs or banners cannot be left unattended. We will provide more information in the upcoming few days. This is a festival.

Heritage Canada says for the first time in 50 years, Ottawa's main celebrations are being moved off Parliament Hill, where Centre Block is under construction.

Fines are now $1,000 for all five offences, and the city says its zero-tolerance approach will also apply to fires, fireworks and littering. Both celebrations and protests are set to take place throughout downtown Ottawa for Canada Day. Both celebrations and protests are set to take place throughout downtown Ottawa for this year's Canada Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Two years after seeing Canadians celebrating their country's birthday at home, or virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada Day celebrations have ...

The daytime ceremony begins Friday eastern 11:30 am and continues until 1 pm. COVID-19 was virtually forced to hold celebrations in 2020 and 2021. The tension is still high.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to recommit to the country's values, including respect, hope and kindness, in his official ...

"And today we celebrate the place we all call home." Alexis, sporting a maple leaf t-shirt and carrying a small Canadian flag, said she was particularly excited to see her twin sister Sophia perform O Canada at the festivities as part of the Calgary Children's Choir. “It’s totally thrilling to me to be here in person," she said. Visitors had to walk through airport-style metal detectors and have their bags searched before entering. An unprecedented level of security met locals and visitors alike in the national capital Friday for the first in-person Canada Day events in Ottawa since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's also a promise — a promise of opportunity, a promise of safety for those fleeing violence and war, and a promise of a better life," he said.

The prime minister said the national holiday is an opportunity to commit to the values that the Maple Leaf represents, adding that the flag is more than a ...

“And today we celebrate the place we all call home.” Alexis, sporting a maple leaf t-shirt and carrying a small Canadian flag, said she was particularly excited to see her twin sister Sophia perform O Canada at the festivities as part of the Calgary Children’s Choir. It makes my tummy hurt with pride.” Visitors had to walk through airport-style metal detectors and have their bags searched before entering. The twins’s mother said the day was a celebration of “peace and safety and freedom -- though that kind of has a bad connotation right now.” “It’s also a promise — a promise of opportunity, a promise of safety for those fleeing violence and war, and a promise of a better life,” he said.

Canada Day efforts in Ottawa have included bylaw officers handing out 275 parking tickets since 8 a.m. ET Thursday in the downtown area as well as the ...

We wanted to make sure that people come here and they have an enjoyable, safe, fun experience." Police haven't clarified if the incident involved one or two officers. Within it, no street parking is permitted and no protest vehicles are allowed in until at least 6 a.m. on Monday. "I think we're certainly better prepared and more police officers from different jurisdictions are coming to help this weekend," Watson said at a Canada Day event Friday morning. Since 8 am on June 29, Officers have issued 275 parking tickets and towed 72 vehicles located in the Vehicle Control Zone in place for Canada Day events and demonstrations this weekend.https://t.co/F4gBacpCv0 #OttCity #OttNews pic.twitter.com/aj94k0QbQH— @OttawaBylaw Canada Day enforcement efforts in Ottawa have included bylaw officers handing out 275 parking tickets since 8 a.m. ET Thursday in the downtown area as well as the towing of 72 vehicles, as anti-mandate protesters returned to the capital with few issues so far Friday.

OTTAWA - Downtown Ottawa is once again awash in red and white and crowded with people draped in the Maple Leaf.

Police from a number of forces are present throughout downtown Ottawa and in Gatineau, Que., where a secondary event site is set up, and people attending are being screened with metal detectors and bag searches. Ottawa is in a celebratory mood as Canada Day events get underway, although protesters are in town and planning a march from Parliament Hill later in the day. OTTAWA - Downtown Ottawa is once again awash in red and white and crowded with people draped in the Maple Leaf.

Canadian flags were back in fashion on Wellington Street Friday, but unlike during the winter protests, this time there were few shouts of “freedom,” and ...

“I have met thousands of people in my journey from Vancouver to Ottawa,” he said, “and a lot of them have lost hope. “They made getting a permit unreasonable and unattainable,” she said, “like having to show proof of insurance 10 days before the event. Article content As he has been in past years, Dominic Tremblay was a big hit, especially with children. Musicians and politicians alike took to the main stage there, while people watched, listened, and noshed on hotdogs and lemonade. Article content Article content Article content Article content The group of “freedom convoy” supporters, still numbering only several dozen, grew louder as the day progressed. Article content Article content

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appealed for unity, saying, “Canada is about people who are constantly fighting for something instead of against.”

We are gonna keep it fringe-y.” Andrew Larche, who wore a full body cloak and cape made of a Canadian flags danced down a closed off Wellington Street then on to LeBreton Flats. He said he was not part of and didn’t endorse the convoy protests, and always wrapped himself in the flag. In the mid-afternoon, however, hundreds of protesters chanting “freedom” and “liberté” gathered in front of the Peace Tower. Trudeau and his family were flanked by more than a dozen RCMP bodyguards as they arrived. So … here I am.” Trudeau waved, shook hands and moved quickly through a protected fenced-off pathway through the crowd.

Festivities draw Freedom Convoy protesters back to Parliament Hill. ... OTTAWA, Ont. — Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa featured a supersized police presence and ...

While the House continued to sit through the chaos, some businesses closed temporarily to protect staff from agitators who had latched on to the protest. Hundreds of convoy supporters and anti-government protesters gathered by Trudeau’s office wearing their “Truck Yeah” shirts. The family programming at LeBreton Flats attracted a friendly crowd. The heavy-handed response emboldened the resolve of anti-Trudeau and anti-government protesters, sparking a new whorl of controversy for the Liberals — and opportunity for opposition Conservatives. The chaos rocked downtown residents’ lives. OTTAWA, Ont. — Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa featured a supersized police presence and the return of Freedom Convoy supporters to Parliament Hill.