RCMP moving in on southern Alberta truck blockade at U.S. border

RCMP are moving in on a blockade of truckers and others protesting COVID-19 measures at Alberta's southern border crossing.

Commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans have been blocking the highway at the Coutts border crossing since Saturday to protest COVID-19 restrictions.

The blockade mirrors similar protests countrywide and in Ottawa over the past week.

“As of this morning, further action is being taken by the Alberta RCMP as this blockade continues to impede the ability for emergency agencies to provide full services to area residents,” the RCMP said in a statement Tuesday.  

“It has also negatively impacted the flow of goods and services, and impedes the public’s freedom of movement.”