2nd day of Ambassador Bridge protest halts vehicles from leaving Michigan, limits Windsor to U.S. traffic

The latest developments:

Minister of emergency preparedness, public safety minister give update on protests in Ottawa, Coutts, Alta., Windsor, Ont. Windsor police say one U.S.-bound lane is open, moving very slowly. CBSA says bridge “temporarily closed,” diverts commercial traffic to Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia. 

People protesting pandemic restrictions and lockdowns are preventing vehicles from using the Ambassador Bridge for a second day, with traffic halted from Michigan to Windsor, Ont., and limiting traffic to the U.S. 

The bridge is one of the busiest international land border crossings in Canada and a major route for transport trucks.

On Tuesday, protest cars and trucks are lining Windsor’s Huron Church