Ottawa protests: tensions grow as ‘intolerable’ truck blockade paralyzes Canada capital

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For nearly a week, Paul Aubue has lived and slept in the cab of his truck, parked in downtown Ottawa.

The 64-year-old grandfather travelled from New Brunswick to join hundreds of others as they descended on the Canadian capital. Aubue, the owner of a trucking company, said he'd been driven to protest by a recent requirement that truckers crossing from the US into Canada be vaccinated against Covid.