Authorities worked to reopen the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. after police moved in on protesters Sunday, arresting at least 25 people to break up a days-long occupation near the border crossing.
Highlights
- Police cleared the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., after police moved in on protesters Sunday.
- At least 25 people were arrested and charged with mischief altogether on Sunday.
- Mayor Drew Dilkens said police were hoping to have the bridge open later Sunday or Monday morning.
- A group of protesters opposing COVID-19 public health measures, including vaccine mandates, has been at the bridge since Monday, blocking what is typically Canada’s busiest border crossing.
- On Friday, the chief justice of the Ontario Superior Court granted an injunction ordering the protesters to clear the bridge by 7 p.m.
- that night.