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Shelley Walker (centre) of the Women's Trucking Federation of Canada. Photo: RWN

Trucker assault prevention video to be launched at TTSAO conference February 29

February 20, 2024 Guest Contributor

Female Truck drivers and their male counterparts who identify as visible minorities are the most likely truckers to face assaults on the job, according to a recent report. Because they aren’t the only ones at risk, the Truck Training Schools

Freedom Convoy participants spoke at a press conference in Ottawa on February 16th to observe the second anniversary of the Convoy. Image: CPAC

Freedom Convoy supporters’ press conference in Ottawa

February 20, 2024 RWN Staff

“Secrets in a government are repugnant” Freedom Convoy representatives Derek Noonan and Chris Dacey held a news conference on Parliament Hill to comment on the recent Federal Court ruling on the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, and to discuss

During February 2022, the Trudeau government literally trampled protesters in Ottawa. In 2024, courts deemed use of the Emergencies Act unlawful and unjustified. Photo: Twitter

Democracy & Government Opinion/Column Trucking

The “hideous irony” of Canada’s first official Kindness Week

February 18, 2024 Guest Contributor

Government rhetoric vs real life by Donna Laframboise Today wraps up Kindness Week here in Canada. The third week of February has been so designated by our national government. A law was passed to that effect. The legislation was the brainchild of Jim

Road Warrior News is celebrating the second anniversary of the Truckers' Freedom Convoy

Democracy & Government News Opinion/Column Trucking

Anniversary Convoy visits Ottawa

February 18, 2024 Guest Contributor

Patriot Smoothie is in Ottawa this weekend, covering the Freedom Convoy second anniversary celebrations. The vibe is “courageous and contagious,” he reports. People are showing up with HIGH ENERGY for the convoy anniversary in Ottawa! pic.twitter.com/k9Cv9ywNjv — patriotsmoothie 🇨🇦 (@rightblend)

Road Warrior News is celebrating the second anniversary of the Truckers' Freedom Convoy

Democracy & Government News Trucking

Convoy participants file lawsuit against Trudeau, Freeland

February 15, 2024 RWN Staff

On February 14th, Alberta law firm Loberg Ector LLP commenced proceedings in Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Ottawa) on behalf of 20 victims of the Trudeau government’s unconstitutional misuse of the provisions of the Emergencies Act in February, 2022. The

Photo: Mike Murchison

On the Road with Mike Murchison Trucking

So many ways to measure time passing

February 11, 2024 Mike Murchison

How do you measure the day in this world? By the clock? No! Not in this world. In this world its measured by the chill in the cab that causes you to dig deep and pull yourself out of bed

Opinion/Column Trucking

Current system “has been broken for a long time”

February 9, 2024 Guest Contributor

The Feds, Provinces & Territories Must Work Together to effectively Monitor Carrier Safety Fitness The System in place currently has been broken for a long time, and solutions offered by Industry have yet to be acted upon (the below is

Photo: CTA

Media release Trucking

CTA surveying drivers, fleet operators, safety managers

February 7, 2024 Guest Contributor

(TORONTO, Feb. 5, 2024) — Truck drivers move Canada’s economy, and their voices need to be heard when decision makers consider infrastructure improvements and highway safety. The calls to improve highway safety in Canada are getting increasingly louder and the Canadian

Protest at Coutts, Alberta February 2022. Image: Twitter

Democracy & Government Opinion/Column Trucking

Two of “Coutts 4” released from prison, two years later

February 7, 2024 Guest Contributor

by Donald Best After two years of torture, isolation from loved ones, deteriorating health, and financial ruin – two of Canada’s political prisoners finally signed a coerced confession as required by the tyrannical Alberta and Federal governments. Only two days