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Canadian police start clearing protesters from crucial US-Canada bridge

A man reacts as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on February 11, 2022. © Carlos Osorio, Reuters

Canadian police started clearing protesters opposing pandemic restrictions who were blocking a bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect, police said.

The Ambassador Bridge, North America's busiest land border crossing, had no traffic flowing for the fifth straight day on Saturday morning. About 15 trucks, cars and pick-up vans blocked traffic in both directions, choking the supply chain for Detroit's carmakers.

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