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Feb 14 4 tweets 3 min read
Canadian police have cleared a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, towing vehicles and making "several" arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralyzed downtown Ottawa

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#BREAKING Blockaded US-Canada border crossing re-opens to normal traffic: operator
#UPDATE A key US-Canada border crossing has reopened almost one week after it was shut by truck driver-led protests against Covid-19 restrictions, bridge's operator says.

"The Ambassador Bridge is now fully open, once again allowing the free flow of commerce" Police gather to clear protestors against Covid-19 vaccine m
#UPDATE A major US-Canada border crossing reopened late on Sunday almost a week after it was forced shut by truck driver-led protests against coronavirus restrictions, prompting police to quell the demonstration with a series of arrests u.afp.com/wgEb #AmbassadorBridge

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