Ottawa Police Tell Trucker Demonstrators to Leave, Threaten Arrests

Police members patrol a downtown area where trucks are blocking roads as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Canada, February 8, 2022. (Patrick Doyle/Reuters) Ottawa police on Wednesday told anti-vaccine-mandate demonstrators who

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests Threaten Border Trade Between U.S., Canada

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. The

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Black Lives Matter Leaders Threaten Violence if NYC Mayor Reestablishes Anti-Crime NYPD Units

A NYPD police car is set on fire as protesters clash with police during a march against the death of George Floyd, in New York City, May 30, 2020. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters) Leaders of the Black Lives Matter New York chapter

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Cryptocurrency Adoption in Emerging Markets Can Threaten Financial Stability, Says IMF

The advent of digital currencies in emerging markets could spark “cryptoization” of local economies, potentially undermining exchange and capital controls and upsetting financial stability, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. Bitcoin and its kin have in the last year

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