DREW DILKENS

The annual Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix kicks off in a few days and Canadian citizens can get discounted tickets.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced measures to help end the Ambassador Bridge blockade.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he convened several meetings in a bid to bring the blockade to an end.

The city of Windsor is in the process of going to a judge and asking for an injunction to have the provincial police move in and end the blockade; We heard from Windsor’s Mayor Drew Dilkens earlier Thursday (Feb. 10) afternoon.

WINDSOR, ONTARIO – Windsor officials requested a court injunction Thursday, Feb. 10 to clear protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge on the Canadian sign of the international crossing. Related: Auto plants pause production as Ambassador Bridge blockade continuesThe blockade has cut off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, a key international trade route that carries $323 million in motor vehicles, auto parts, agricultural products and more every day. Ahead of requesting an injunction, Windsor received additional support from the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. “We’re going to make sure we have the right number of people here to be able to enforce the injunction,” Dilkens said. Matt Moroun, who chairs the Detroit International Bridge Company which owns the Ambassador Bridge, also called on the Canadian government to step up enforcement efforts to open the critical trade route.

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Windsor officials are seeking an injunction to end the “illegal occupation” of the Ambassador Bridge, and the city’s mayor said protesting truck drivers “will be removed,” if they don’t leave voluntarily.

The mayor of Windsor spoke about the Ambassador Bridge blockade Thursday as trucker demonstrations continued to stall traffic between Detroit and Canada.

The protest is blocking some traffic on a bridge that carries 25% of trade between the U.S. and Canada.

Trucks are lining up in Port Huron because for the third day in a row protesters have managed to shut down the Ambassador Bridge crossing into Canada.

WINDSOR, ONTARIO – A Canadian trucker protest blocking traffic on the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit could disrupt supply chains already battered by the pandemic. A major trade route, the Ambassador Bridge carries 40,000 commuters and $323 million in goods every day—roughly a quarter of the trade between Michigan and Canada. Related: Canadian truckers protesting vaccine rule snarl traffic at Michigan border crossingsWindsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says he respects the right to protest, but the border blockade is causing a significant economic impact on the region. Michigan Manufacturers Association President and CEO John Walsh said the Ambassador Bridge is a critical trade route for state manufacturers. He believes this is a bigger threat to the supply chain crisis than “one-off stoppages” at the border.

The mayor of the city of Windsor in Ontario, Canada held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to address COVID-related protests that have shut down travel on the Ambassador Bridge.

Tensions stemming from protests spearheaded by Canadian truck drivers over the country's Covid-19 mandates have been simmering in recent weeks -- so much so that a judge has temporarily banned demonstrators from using horns.

Ontario has become the fourth Canadian province to announce residents will soon have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants, theaters, gyms and other indoor public venues.

Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.

Canada has reportedly turned down a quirky plan for Canadians to get vaccinated inside a US border tunnel using a surplus of COVID-19 shots from Michigan.

A mayor in Ontario, Canada, says the Canadian government has rejected a creative plan to have people line up inside a U.S. border tunnel to tap into a surplus of COVID-19 vaccine held by Michigan.

Canadians can fly to the U.S. but cannot enter by land. Most non-Canadians can't enter Canada by land or air. The government says a full reopening may require 75% of Canadians to be fully vaccinated.

There is a plan to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the tunnel connecting Windsor and Detroit so that Canadians can receive unused vaccines.