Canadian authorities look to the courts to break blockade

Authorities in Canada are headed for court in an attempt to break the bridge blockade by truckers protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. The standoff has caused parts shortages that have rippled through the auto industry on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, plans to seek an injunction at an afternoon hearing against members of the self-proclaimed Freedom Convoy who have used scores of pickup trucks and big rigs to bottle up the Ambassador Bridge connecting the city to Detroit.

Over 50 vehicles blocked the Emerson (Manitoba) Port of Entry Thursday north of Pembina.  Officials at the Pembina Port said the U.S. Border Office was open but the road was closed on the Canadian side.

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