Ontario judge orders truckers lift blockade of Canada-U.S. border

An Ontario judge on Friday granted an injunction to end the blockade of the Canada-US land border by truckers and protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions.

The judge said the injunction would come into effect at 7 pm ET (0000 GMT) on Friday evening to give individuals time to clear the area.

The blockade on the Ambassador Bridge, ongoing since Monday, has cost Canada’s automotive industry hundreds of millions of dollars, plaintiff Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association said in its Feb. 10 submission to court.

On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a provincial state of emergency, calling protests in Ottawa and Windsor a “siege.”