Canada police move in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest US-Canadian border bridge, trying to end a demonstration against Covid-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy of both countries
The protesters have been blocking the crossing that sees 25 percent of all trade between Canada and the US.
“Enforcement will continue in the demonstration area and there will be zero tolerance for illegal activity. The public should avoid the area,” Windsor police said. With the bridge closed, auto plants on both sides have been forced to shut down or reduce production. The standoff came at a time when the industry is already struggling to maintain production in the face of pandemic-induced shortages of computer chips and other supply-chain disruptions.‘All options are on the table’
In Ottawa, the ranks of protesters swelled to what police said were 4,000 demonstrators on Saturday. The city has seen similar expansions on past weekends, and loud music played as people milled about downtown where anti-vaccine demonstrators have been encamped since late January.
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