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Police clear out truckers, but protesters on foot keep U.S.-Canada bridge closed

After days of protests against COVID-19 restrictions, Canadian truckers blockading a key border trade crossing have begun to leave. But protesters on foot kept the Ambassador Bridge closed.
Police arrive to clear protesters and their vehicles from a blockade at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday.
Updated February 12, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET

After police stepped in Saturday, protesters in trucks and other vehicles left a bridge between the United States and Canada, marking a potential turning point in the fifth day of protests that have disrupted a

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