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Protesters continue blocking Canada-US border bridge as ruling takes effect

Anti-covid mandate protesters continue to block Ambassador Bridge after a court-ordered injunction took effect in the evening.

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Protesters are demanding that the government scrap discriminatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates. | Photo: Unsplash/Fusion Medical Animation

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Anti-covid mandate protesters continue to block Ambassador Bridge, a key trade crossing on the US-Canada border, after a court-ordered injunction took effect in the evening, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

One police officer told Sputnik that authorities are a ways from clearing the blockade.

Earlier in the day, a Canadian judge ordered authorities to clear the blockade starting at 7:00 p.m. EST (midnight GMT) on Friday.

Several hundred protesters are gathered on the road leading up to the international bridge, waving the Canadian flag and listening to music, according to a Sputnik correspondent.

Some protesters have signs on their vehicles that read "F*** Trudeau" and "What's More Trustworthy: Trudeau government [or] Sushi from from a gas station."

 

In mid-January, a mass peaceful protest began in Canada consisting of truckers, farmers and other Canadians. The protesters descended on the capital Ottawa to demand the government scrap discriminatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The protest has since spread and truckers also blocked several US-Canada border crossings, including Ambassador Bridge, which connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Feb 12 2022 | 8:18 AM IST

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