Protesters block major Canada-U.S. border crossing in Emerson, MB

The following was excerpted from the 10 February 2022 edition of CBC News.

Highway 75 blocked in both directions by farm equipment, semi-trailer trucks and more

Protesters in semi-trailer trucks, farm equipment and other vehicles have blocked all highway lanes at Manitoba’s main Canada-U.S. border crossing on Thursday.

Simon Resch, whose family owns and operates the duty free shop in Emerson, Man., said both northbound and southbound lanes on Highway 75 were shut down by protesters by the time he arrived at work early in the morning.

“There is no traffic coming through,” he said. “Totally blocked.”

He got to the shop this morning via back roads, but the location is otherwise inaccessible to the general public due to the blockade.