OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ontario's premier announced Monday that Canada's most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof of vaccination requirements in two weeks-- not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralyzed Ottawa, but because "it is safe to do so."
The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing, meanwhile, was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will lift its COVID-19 proof of vaccination requirements on March 1.
Ford also says he would support Trudeau's government if it proposes further measures to quell the protests.
