EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – A vehicle blockade that was assembled last week at the Emerson Port of Entry, just north of Pembina, North Dakota has ended. The Emerson blockade was one of at least three border blockades that were set up to protest Canada’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived and led the protesters away from…
EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says a resolution has been reached to end the vehicle blockade at the Emerson Port of Entry, near Pembina, North Dakota. Truck drivers and activists set up the blockade of semis, pickups, RV’s and snowmobiles last week to protest Canada’s mandatory vaccinations for commercial truck drivers. At one time, an estimated…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says it’s critical that the Port of Entry in Emerson, Manitoba is allowed to open again to facilitate the flow of international trade between the U.S. and Canada. Demonstrators who oppose Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for commercial truck drivers set up a blockade last week. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says…
EMERSON, Manitoba (KVRR) – Protesters continued to maintain a border blockade at the Emerson Port of Entry, just north of Pembina, N.D. Friday. Winnipeg Alternative Media reported that the number of participants appeared to be down because a winter storm was moving through the area. The protesters were sheltering from the storm in RV’s and campers. The demonstrators are opposed to…
EMERSON, Mb. (KVRR) – Royal Canadian Mounted Police say at least 50 vehicles are being used to block Highway 75 at the Emerson, Manitoba Port of Entry. It leads to I-29 in Pembina, North Dakota. People are protesting Canadian vaccine and mask mandates during the so called “Freedom Convoy.” Truck drivers have been setting up blockades along several ports of…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – A Minnesota district judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Hubbard County sheriff, ruling that the county must stop obstructing access to a property used by opponents of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska, two leaders of protests against the oil pipeline, recently sued Hubbard County and Sheriff Cory Aukes…
