CANADA ELECTION: JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S RALLY CANCELLED AFTER ANGRY PROTESTS.

Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada: The Canadian prime minister had been set to address supporters in Bolton, Ontario, but the event was called off over security concerns.

Dozens of protesters gathered at the rally and shouted obscenities before Mr Trudeau could speak.

The Liberal prime minister is hoping to secure a majority in a snap general election he called earlier this month
The mayor of Ottawa says many residents are reaching a boiling point over the rowdy protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health restrictions, and he wants demonstrators to let the city return to normal. But organizers say they're willing to stay in the capital for months until their demands are met.

Ottawa's city centre continues to be filled with the sound of honking and cheering as thousands of truckers and others opposed to the restrictions gathered near Parliament Hill on Sunday for a second full day of protests.

While crowds began to thin out Sunday evening, much of downtown Ottawa remains clogged by parked vehicles. A large police presence is patrolling the area.

At Friday's rally, his campaign bus had to be escorted away by police after the event was cancelled following a two-hour delay.

The 49-year-old said the protests showed how the pandemic had been hard on everyone.

"We all had a difficult year. Those folks out protesting, they had a difficult year too, and I know and I hear the anger, the frustration, perhaps the fear," Mr Trudeau said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their home in the national's capital Ottawa for a secret location as up to 50,000 truckers gather to protest against the country's vaccine mandate and Covid lockdowns.