Tag: Protests
Premier: Heavy fines for Ambassador Bridge, 400-series highways blockades
Ford said fines will be severe with penalties up to $100,000 per day and the possibility of suspending commercial and personal drivers licenses
Ford declaring provincial state of emergency
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would declare a state of emergency in the province to help enact new legislation to help end the protests at the Ambassador Bridge and in the City of Ottawa.
Labour leader: ‘Disheartening’ border blockade will hurt area workers
Workers and employers in London and region are bracing for consequences as the Ambassador Bridge blockade entered its fifth day Friday, halting the flow of goods at North America’s busiest border crossing, the head of a local labour board says.
402 protesters settle into roadside camp; mayor rips ‘economic terrorism’
A local mayor says protesters who’ve shut down part of Highway 402 for a second straight day Thursday are “fighting back” over vaccine mandates that have created a “divide” among Canadians.
Havoc at Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge spills over to Sarnia border crossing
Highway 402 traffic cameras showed transport trucks backed up beyond Airport Road in Sarnia at about noon Tuesday on the highway’s westbound lanes approaching the Blue Water Bridge.