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A protesters waves a flag Friday in Ottawa.

Here’s what happened with Canadian Covid-19 protests over the weekend

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Canadian authorities made headway over the weekend against protesting truck drivers and others who have been blocking US border crossings and occupying parts of the country’s capital in opposition to Covid-19 rules. The “Freedom Convoy” protests began in late January over Canada’s new vaccine mandate for truckers entering the country from

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Curtis Reeves takes the stand to testify during his hearing at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City

After 8 years, a retired Florida police captain is standing trial for killing a man in an argument about texting in a movie theater

By Dakin Andone, CNN A 79-year-old man is finally standing trial this week, eight years after he fatally shot a man who was texting in a Florida movie theater. Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Curtis Reeves, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the killing of Chad

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NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an anti-Semitic incident in NYC for a second weekend in a row.

NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an anti-Semitic incident in NYC for a second weekend in a row

By Laura Studley, CNN The New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after a Jewish man was reportedly punched in the face Friday, police said, marking the second weekend in a row the task force was investigating incidents against members of the Jewish community. Anti-Semitic graffiti was also discovered two weeks running,

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A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers will be picked Monday.

A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers will be picked Monday. Here’s how their views on race played a role in jury selection

By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Dozens of potential jurors will return to a Brunswick, Georgia, courthouse Monday to see if they’ll be impaneled to hear the federal hate crimes trial against the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys spent last week questioning potential jurors, exploring their views

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