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Canadian judge grants order to stop anti-Covid-19 protesters blocking US border bridge

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WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON - A judge on Friday ordered an end to the four-day-long blockade of a Canada-US trade corridor by anti-coronavirus mandate protesters and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pr

omised President Joe Biden quick action to end the crisis.

Occupying access roads leading to the bridge on Friday, protesters voiced defiance and there was little sign of them backing down. The protests have inspired similar convoys and plans in France, New Zealand, Australia and the United States, whose Department of Homeland Security is working to ensure that a"Freedom Convoy" event due in early March in Washington, D.C.,"does not disrupt lawful trade".

Mr Trudeau told reporters that he agreed with Mr Biden that the blockades cannot continue."Everything is on the table because this unlawful activity has to end and it will end," Mr Trudeau said. The leader of Ontario, where police have avoided using force to disperse protesters, sought to build pressure on Friday by threatening C$100,000 fines and up to a year in prison for non-compliance.

The stock of Canadian autoparts maker Magna International fell 4.4 per cent on Friday after it said it had seen an initial hit from the bridge's closure.

 

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