WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
– After a six-day truck blockade that prevented vehicles from moving across the Canada/United States border in Windsor, Ont., the Ambassador Bridge was re-opened by police on Monday, hours after trucks were removed. The Canada Border Services Agency announced that “normal operations” have resumed on the bridge. There is still a heavy police presence on Huron Church Road, which leads to the bridge from the Canadian side of the border. Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens estimated that the nearly week-long closure of the bridge resulted in a loss of C$3 billion to the economy.
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– Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom said to the BBC on Monday the country is willing to make concessions to the Russians in order to avoid conflict. Vadim Prystaiko implied that Ukraine may reconsider its aspirations to join NATO, saying, “We are not a member of NATO right now and to avoid war, we are ready for many concessions, and that is what we are doing in conversations with the Russians.” He later said he had been misunderstood with regards to NATO, but added that Ukraine may make other concessions. German chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
– Two Canadian provinces are removing COVID-19 pandemic measures on Monday. Alberta’s mandatory mask requirement for children under 12 in all settings and for all students in schools will end, while Saskatchewan’s proof-of-vaccination mandate will also end. However, indoor mask mandates and self-isolation rules will stay in place until the end of February. Some capacity limits and caps on gatherings in people’s homes will end in Manitoba tomorrow, to the chagrin of physicians and epidemiologists.
