Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge

By ROB GILLIES and COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Police have moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing, ending a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy of both nations. The bridge in Windsor, Ontario, remained closed late Sunday afternoon, however, as a snowstorm hit the area. Authorities held back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, where local and national police formed a joint command center. Protesters have paralyzed downtown, infuriated residents who are fed up with police inaction and turned up pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Windsor police said more than two dozen people were arrested peacefully near the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit to Canadian auto plants.