
Canadian mayor will seek a court order to move against truckers protesting at critical bridge to US
CNN
The Canadian mayor whose city includes the busiest international crossing in North American is expected to ask a court Friday for more authority to budge truckers blocking the critical bridge as nationwide protests over Covid-19 rules continue to disrupt transit, with a mounting toll on the auto parts supply chain -- and residents' and public officials' patience.
The stalemate, now in its fifth day, "is causing real harm to workers and economies on both sides of the border," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, adding he'd spoken with Windsor, Ontario, Mayor Drew Dilkens about the impasse at the Ambassador Bridge, which connects to Detroit.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











