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The Detroit Free Press reports: The Ambassador Bridge is open again after a vaccine mandate protest prompted a blockade, pausing traffic on a key international land port and costing millions of dollars in lost production. The Detroit International Bridge Company announced Sunday night that the Ambassador Bridge is fully open allowing free flow of commerce between Canada and the United …

The CBC reports: Officers from multiple police forces began advancing toward protesters on Sunday morning to break up a days-long occupation near the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont. A group of protesters opposing pandemic-era laws such as vaccine mandates has been at the bridge since Monday, blocking what is typically Canada’s busiest border crossing. On Friday, a judge …

The CBC reports: Windsor police say their officers and “policing partners” have started enforcement at and near the Ambassador Bridge. “We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully and peacefully,” police said in a tweet. They also advised people to stay away from the area. Police could be seen moving in around 8:30 a.m. While some protesters left, others appeared determined …

CTV News reports: An injunction to remove protesters blocking traffic to the Ambassador Bridge International border crossing in Windsor, Ont. has been granted following an Ontario Superior Court of Justice hearing on Friday. The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) and Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association took the legal step, which was backed by the City of Windsor. The injunction will go …

The Globe & Mail reports:  The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the logjam at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the United States, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the plans. Premier Doug Ford [photo] intends to get tough with the protesters, one …

The Windsor Star reports: Crowds at Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge border blockade continued to grow into nightfall. The blockade of bridge traffic from Huron Church Road continued, though police appeared to be directing commercial traffic through an alternate entrance on Wyandotte Street. The Canadian Border Services Agency said current wait times at the border crossing were around 45 minutes. Crowds — …