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Alberta border crossing blocked by trucker protests reopens - police

The Coutts, Alberta, international border crossing that had been blocked by protesters opposed to Canada's vaccine mandates was open again on Tuesday morning as demonstrators left voluntarily, Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesperson Gina Slaney told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2022

Trudeau invokes emergency powers in response to trucker protests

Canada’s PM says move aims to support, strengthen law enforcement amid ongoing anti-government blockades and rallies.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2022

Canadian police arrest 11 people, seize guns from group linked to border blockade

Police in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday broke up a group that was supposedly prepared to use violence to back a truckers' blockade at a border crossing with the United States, authorities said.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

'Anti-vax' trucker protests threaten border trade between Canada, US

Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions.

France 24 · Feb 9, 2022

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade

Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from cattle to car parts.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Alberta oilpatch may face lending crunch as financial regulators worry about the risks of climate change

New battle lines are being drawn between Canada’s financial regulators and Alberta’s oilpatch over the country’s climate change policies.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

Ottawa police considering military intervention to end ‘unlawful’ blockade

Authorities also warned bringing in the military carried a ‘massive risk’ as they believe the protesters are armed

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022

Freedom Convoy: Police move in as public turns on truckers blocking US-Canada border

Truckers have blocked the US-Canada highway since Saturday in protest against vaccine mandates

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Freedom Convoy: Police move in as public turns on truckers blocking highway to US

Truckers have blocked the US-Canada highway since Saturday in protest against vaccine mandates

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Canada: Alberta Premier Kenny calls for calm following border blockade

Motorists travelling to and from the United States have been caught in a large vehicle blockade, tied to the nationwide protest in Canada against coronavirus restrictions, choking the Alberta border crossing since Saturday.

Dynamite News · Feb 2, 2022