Trucker Blockade Protests In Canada -- News Roundup February 12, 2022

 

Daily Mail: Trucks have left Ambassador Bridge and police are now blocking anyone from entering but Freedom Convoy supporters are gathering and vow to 'hold the line' - as more protesters descend on Ottawa 

* Freedom Convoy truckers left the Ambassador Bridge Saturday when Windsor Police arrived at the blockade on the US-Canada border - more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect 

* Police descended on the scene around 8:30 am, warning protesters to 'act lawfully' 

* Many left without any resistance, but some are standing their ground 

* Other protesters dismantled small tarp-covered encampments and swept the area 

* All vehicles had been removed from the blockade near the bridge north of College Avenue at Huron Church Road, but the bridge remains closed 

* Officers remain in a standoff with a group of protesters who are 'holding the line' at the bridge entrance * No arrests have been made as of 12 noon 

* The Freedom Convoy protests, which began in Ottawa by Canadian truckers opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border drivers, entered its 16th day on Saturday 

* Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said Friday that the government wants to see protesters leave voluntarily but steps will be taken to have them removed if they refuse to do so 

* Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday declared a state of emergency, threatening fines and jail 

* US group 'Convoy to Save America' is launching convoys from Nashville and New York City this weekend 

Freedom Convoy trucks have cleared the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, after blocking the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada for nearly six days, after police arrived Saturday morning to enforce an injunction to end their demonstrations - but a crowd of protesters has gathered nearby to 'hold the line.' 

Protests also continued in Ottawa, the epicenter of the movement, for the third weekend in a row. Hundreds of people waving Canadian flags and holding anti-Trudeau signs braved the snow and cold temperatures Saturday as they filled the downtown area of the, walking between massive trucks that have been parked in place for weeks, paralyzing the Canadian capital.  

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More News On The Trucker Blockade Protests In Canada  

Blockades on Canada-US border continue, protests swell -- AP  

US-Canada border standoff dissolves peacefully as police move in -- The Guardian  

Canada police work to clear key border bridge as Ottawa protest again grows -- AFP

Ambassador Bridge: Police launch bid to clear Canada trucker blockade -- BBC  

Thousands of Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa brave 10F temperatures and snow to protest in Canada's capital city as demonstrations enter third week -- Daily Mail  

Ottawa truckers and supporters staying despite threats of arrest and bridge blockade clearing -- Washington Examiner  

Ottawa police form new command centre with RCMP, OPP to respond to downtown protest -- CTV News 

Canada's Trucker Blockade Protests Have Gone Worldwide  

Police fire tear gas as anti-Covid restrictions ‘Freedom Convoy’ enters Paris -- France 24  

Covid protests: Hundreds fined and dozens arrested as convoy enters Paris -- BBC  

French police fire tear gas as convoy protesting against COVID restrictions reaches central Paris -- ABC News Australia  

French police tear gas 'Freedom Convoy' protesters in Paris -- UPI  

Protests against Covid restrictions held in France and Netherlands -- The Guardian  

NZ, Australia vaccination mandates protests gain in numbers -- Reuters  

Thousands of anti-vaccine protesters are ordered to leave their makeshift camp near Parliament House TODAY or police will force them out -- Daily Mail  

Thousands of protesters swarm Australian parliament (VIDEOS) -- RT

 New Zealand turns to Barry Manilow songs and sprinklers to flush out protesters in Wellington -- ABC News Australia