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Added on the 14/02/2022 16:45:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Canadian truckers stage a protest outside the parliament against Covid vaccine mandates, in Canada's capital Ottawa. The trucker-led protests have shut down central Ottawa for 14 days, trying to force the government to lift Covid-19 health regulations. The so-called Freedom Convoy began last month in western Canada -- launched in anger at requirements that truckers either be vaccinated, or test and isolate, when crossing the US-Canada border. IMAGES
Eclipse travelers all bundled up in warm clothes gathered under cloudy skies at Niagara Falls, Ontaria, Canada, ahead of a total solar eclipse across North America. IMAGES
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a public inquiry where he is expected to be grilled over his government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry in London. IMAGES
Trucks remain parked outside Parliament in Ottawa as protesters enter their 13th day of occupying Canada's capital -- more determined than ever to stay put until all Covid restrictions are lifted. In the capital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- who a day earlier issued a stern warning the protests "had to stop" -- appeared to shift tone, saying he understood "how frustrated everyone is" and that "the time is coming when we will be able to relax." IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators from across the US march in Washington, DC, to decry Covid-19 mandates. Mostly maskless, the protesters walk from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in a city that has adopted mask and vaccine mandates. IMAGES