Canada truckers protests: Key US-Canada bridge reopens after a week

The busiest US-Canada border crossing reopened on Monday after protests against Covid-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week.

The Ambassador Bridge normally carries 25% of all trade between the two countries. The blockade on the Canadian side had disrupted business in both countries, with automakers forced to shut down several assembly plants.

The officials said that the bridge is now fully open allowing the free flow of commerce between the Canada and US economies once again.

The "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations began January 29 in western Canada as protests by truckers angry with vaccine requirements when crossing the US-Canadian border, but have morphed into broader protests against Covid-19 health restrictions and Trudeau's government.

The demonstrations have reverberated across Canada and beyond, with similar convoys in France, New Zealand and the Netherlands. The US Department of Homeland Security warned that truck convoys may be in the works in the United States.