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Canadian Police Hug Protesters as Alberta Border Blockade Breaks Up

Freedom Convoy protesters voluntarily dismantled their blockade of the Coutts border crossing in Alberta province Tuesday, the day after Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized a cache of weapons in a morning raid, and Premier Jason Kenney asked protesters to go home before the blockade escalated into violence.

A police officer stands guard near trucks participating in a blockade of downtown streets

Canada: Police Block Road Leading to America to Prevent ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters from Walking Over

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) shut down a road leading to the Pacific Highway border crossing — which connects Canada and the U.S. via their respective towns of Surrey and Blaine — on Monday in an effort to block anti-coronavirus vaccine mandate protesters from walking toward the U.S. border on foot, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.

Police officers walk before a truck making its way along the central Wellington street, du