Canada

After days of protests against COVID-19 restrictions, Canadian truckers blockading a key border trade crossing have begun to leave. But protesters on foot kept the Ambassador Bridge closed.

After losing access to GoFundMe campaigns, those involved with "Freedom Convoy 2022" then moved to Christian fundraising site GiveSendGo.

Canada's 4-2 victory over the U.S. in group play gives the Canadians the top-seed heading into the quarterfinals. The U.S., the defending gold medalists, also advance to the quarterfinals.

The mayor called the situation "the most serious emergency our city has ever faced." Police are ramping up enforcement as the standoff continues.

Beijing repurposed some of the sites used in the 2008 Summer Games. The National Speed Skating Oval is the city's only new ice-sport venue built for the Winter Games.

Crowdfunding site GoFundMe said it would refund or redirect to charities the vast majority of millions raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in the Canadian capital.

Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves don't want to end the standoff that has brought joy to so many people. But they also want to use their blender, which has been in a box in their kitchen since December.