New blockade in Alberta cutting off traffic to U.S. border crossing
CTV
RCMP say a second blockade on a highway leading to the main United States border crossing in Alberta has choked off traffic.
"Protesters have stopped traffic from going southbound on Highway 4," RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters said Thursday.
"There's a crowd there. We are advising the public to avoid the area again."
Protesters agreed Wednesday to open a lane on each side of the highway at the crossing in Coutts, Alta., where there has been a blockade since Saturday. But since then, there has been no stream of vehicles crossing the border.
The new blockade is about 18 kilometres north of Coutts and, although numbers have decreased since Wednesday night, there was still a large presence Thursday morning with semi-trailers, heavy equipment and trucks blocking access.
