Protesters blocking Alberta’s main U.S. border crossing at Coutts have changed their plan to abandon their protest that began on Jan. 29. “There was a decision made that has since been reversed,” Marco Van Huigenbos, one of the organizers of the trucker convoy blockade, told CBC News on Feb. 3. No reason was given as to why the organizers reversed their decision. RCMP said previously that they had heard the protesters intended to pull out of the area soon, CBC reported. Protesters agreed to clear a lane in each direction of Highway 4 after an agreement for a partial pullback was reached on Feb. 2. Protesters have been blocking the highway since Jan. 29 in solidarity with the ongoing protest in Ottawa against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Another blockade set up 18 kilometres to the north of Coutts near Milk River briefly disrupted traffic. Although traffic conditions improved by the night …
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