Canada's Ontario province declared a state of emergency on Friday and its premier, Doug Ford, threatened to issue fines and jail terms as authorities came under increasing pressure from the US to end the anti-vaccine-mandate protests that have drastically cut trade between the two nations. The self-proclaimed 'freedom convoy' by Canadian truckers opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border drivers began with the occupation of the Canadian capital, Ottawa
Ontario declares state of emergency, threatening fines and jail time to end blockade
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