Blockaded bridge opens as Ottawa stays snarled

After protesters blockaded a critical economic link between the US and Canada for nearly a week, traffic began making its way over the span again early on Monday, providing relief to industries disrupted by the unrest over the country’s anti-vaccine mandate.

The logjam lifted hours after the Canadian police began making arrests near the Ambassador Bridge, clearing a roadway to a border crossing that became one of the most visible sites of an antigovernment protest movement that has roiled Canada for weeks.

“Today, our national economic crisis at the Ambassador Bridge came to an end,” declared the mayor of Windsor, Drew Dilkens.