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Key US-Canada border crossing blocked by truckers fighting Trudeau's curbs

Drivers demanding an end to federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border traffic began blocking the streets of Canada's capital, Ottawa, on Jan. 28

Protesters stand on the top of a truck parked in front of the Parliament buildings during a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions, in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government's pandemic control measures.

While traffic in both directions was initially blocked, U.S.-bound lanes have since reopened, Windsor Police tweeted.
Canadian police also said late on Tuesday another border crossing at Coutts, Alberta, had been shut down https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pandemic-border-protests-strand-cattle-car-parts-snarling-canada-us-trade-2022-02-08 by protesters for inbound and outbound traffic.

Drivers demanding an end to federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border traffic began blocking the streets of Canada's capital, Ottawa, on Jan. 28. Since Sunday night, police have started slowly taking back

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Topics : Coronavirus

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