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Injunction granted to clear Ambassador Bridge blockade after Doug Ford announces state of emergency
People gather to decide if they should maintain the protest as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
u.s. politics
U.S. offers Homeland Security’s help to end Ambassador Bridge blockade and other trucker protests at border
Protestors gather Feb. 10, 2022 at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario where a blockade is preventing 400 million dollar daily trade between Canada and the USA. The bridge link into Detroit.
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade
A general view shows truckers and their supporters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
politics
Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say
Truckers and supporters block the access leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, in Windsor, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
politics
Police say U.S.-based calls flooded Ottawa’s 911 system, endangering lives
Protestors gather along Wellington Street as a protest against COVID-19 restrictions that has been marked by gridlock and the sound of truck horns reaches its 14th day, in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
alberta
Alberta family misses chance to say goodbye to dying mother because of border protest
A truck convoy protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions blocks the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. A woman says her family members couldn’t say goodbye to their dying mother because of the demonstators. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
Ambassador Bridge blockade poses a greater threat than the Ottawa occupation
Patrick Leblond
politics briefing newsletter
Politics Briefing: Federal Conservatives reverse course, call for blockades to end
A general view shows truckers and their supporters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
opinion
Between apathy and outrage, the pandemic has reached its messiest phase to date
Gary Mason
report on business
Auto sector, food transportation hit as border blockades spread across country
Truckers and supporters block the access leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, in Windsor, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
politics
Windsor seeking injunction to end convoy protest blocking Ambassador Bridge
A general view shows truckers and their supporters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
politics
Federal Conservatives reverse course on supporting trucker blockades, call for an end to all barricades
Truckers and supporters block the access leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, in Windsor, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Windsor police not yet removing protesters over fears of violence
Protestors block traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The demonstration in solidarity with protests in Ottawa against COVID-19 restrictions has blocked traffic into Canada on the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor and Detroit since Monday and is the the single busiest commercial crossing in North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
opinion
Time for political leaders to assert there are rules to the road
Campbell Clark
politics
Ottawa mayor says no end in sight for trucker convoy protests
People wrapped in Canadian flags plays soccer in front of Parliament Hill, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg
opinion
From Rob Ford to the Ottawa protests: The evolution of hoser-extremism
John Doyle
world
Canada trucker blockade poses risk to supply chain, auto industry, White House warns
report on business
Windsor police not yet removing Ambassador Bridge protesters, mayor cites concerns over violence
People stand while vehicles block the route leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Windsor blockade threatens trade with U.S.
Vehicles block the route leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
canada
Roughly 100 kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa convoy protest, say police
People listen to a sermon delivered by a pastor from the back of a flatbed truck parked on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Police are worried about kids that have been a fixture of the protests since they began more than two weeks ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang