The People’s Convoy from CA to DC: all you need to know

The US People’s Convoy is starting the route to the nation’s capital. Initially, the Convoy movement originated in Canada on January 17th in response to the new federal vaccine mandate that came into effect for cross-border truck drivers on January 15th. The new rule requires unvaccinated Canadian truck drivers that return to Canada to get […]

Vera Sauchanka

02/21/2022

Trudeau invokes the Emergencies Act, Ottawa Police Chief resigns: all you need to know

On Monday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the never-before-used Emergencies Act, previously known as the War Measures Act. The decision comes in amid the continuous anti-mandate protests taking place all over the country and in Ottawa for over three weeks. What is the Emergencies Act? The Emergencies Act has become federal law in 1988. […]

Vera Sauchanka

02/16/2022

Freedom Convoy arrives in Ottawa as Trudeau self-isolates at home

Despite several challenges along the way, including roads and highways closures, Freedom Convoy has successfully made it to Ottawa. On wheels and by foot, Canadian protesters flow to the capital center where the anti-mandate rally is scheduled to kick off tomorrow. The trucker protest started in the early morning of January 17th, shortly after the […]

Vera Sauchanka

01/28/2022

Biden drops vaccine mandate for private employers two weeks after Supreme Court ruled against it

The Biden Administration has officially dropped its emergency rule that required all private employers with over 100 employees to subject their staff to a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. The decision comes in two weeks after the Supreme Court ruling that blocked the policy citing the federal government overreach. According to the Labor Department’s official statement, […]

Vera Sauchanka

01/27/2022

Canada’s truckers protest Covid-19 vaccine mandate, warn of supply chain collapse

Canadian truck drivers have been protesting the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate that came into effect for cross-border crossings on January 15th. The new rule now requires unvaccinated Canadian truck drivers that return to Canada to get tested for COVID-19 and isolate for 14 days. Additionally, the new federal mandate will also not allow unvaccinated foreign […]

Vera Sauchanka

01/18/2022

New Yorkers protest Covid mandates, activists arrested

New Yorkers continue protesting the city’s vax and mask mandates. Monday, December 27th marked the start of the city’s Covid vax mandate for private businesses — at this point, the only mandate of this kind in the nation. Anti-mandate protesters held another rally and marched through Brooklyn Bridge, demanding Mayor-elect Eric Adams to end the […]

Vera Sauchanka

12/28/2021

Fully-vaccinated traveler from South Africa is the first confirmed Omicron case in the US

The next day after the CDC announced increased surveillance at the major US airports, the first confirmed Omicron case has been detected in a fully-vaccinated traveler from South Africa. “The California and San Francisco departments of public health and the CDC have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was […]

Vera Sauchanka

12/01/2021

BREAKING: Two federal judges block two of Biden’s vaccine mandates in one day

In a major blow to an effort of establishing widespread nationwide mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19, two vaccine mandates have been blocked by two federal judges this Tuesday. Louisiana U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty blocked a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, issuing a nationwide injunction. This decision follows an identical ruling Monday from Missouri […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/30/2021

Over 40 senators join efforts to officially challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate

President Biden officially announced the vaccine mandate on November 4th. It came through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) rule that would require private-sector employees to submit proof of vaccination or get tested weekly, effective January 4th. The current version of the temporary rule applies to companies with over 100 […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/07/2021

BREAKING: Federal court ruling freezes Biden’s vaccine mandate

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling today that freezes the vaccine mandate issued by President Biden on November 4th. The mandate came through the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) rule that would require private-sector employees to submit proof of vaccination […]

Vera Sauchanka

11/06/2021