Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada’s capital
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa police trying to break the nearly three-week siege of the capital by truckers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions began handing out leaflets
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Construction of new Intracoastal Bridge to begin in April
PORT ALLEN, La. — Construction begins in April to replace the decades-old Intracoastal Bridge in Louisiana’s West Baton Rouge Parish. “This bridge was built back
Tanker semi-truck crashes into Long Island building, causing huge blaze
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.  — An 18-wheeler carrying 9,200 gallons of gasoline overturned, crashed into a vacant building and burst into flames on Long Island early
US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers
DETROIT — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S. highway safety
Trucks leaving blockade at Canadian border crossing
OTTAWA, Ontario — Trucks and other vehicles in Canada are rolling out of a southern Alberta town and ending a blockade that paralyzed a U.S.
Help sought in Texas road-rage shooting that injured girl, 9
HOUSTON — The family of a 9-year-old Houston girl still hospitalized following a road rage shooting asked for the public’s help on Monday in finding
Mexican president sees conspiracy behind avocado ban
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday the U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country
Plans fizzle for major trucker virus protest in Brussels
BRUSSELS — Plans for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels fizzled Monday, with police filtering traffic during the morning
Chile truckers block roads, protest death blamed on migrants
SANTIAGO, Chile — Truckers angry over the alleged slaying of a driver at the hands of undocumented migrants blocked major highways in northern Chile on
Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has invoked emergency powers to try to quell the protests by truck drivers and others
Study: Fewer crashes after Utah set strictest DUI law in US
SALT LAKE CITY — Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new
Toll booth removal scheduled for Hilton Head expressway
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Workers will begin next month to demolish the toll booth on the quickest way to get to the heart of
US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico
Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing on Sunday, ending a demonstration against
Average US gas price spikes 15 cents over 3 weeks to $3.55
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline spiked 15 cents over the past three weeks to $3.55 per gallon.
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
WINDSOR, Ontario — Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge Saturday though access remained
Pre-construction work underway on I-17 improvement project
BLACK CANYON CITY, Ariz. — State transportation officials are advising drivers on Interstate 17 to slow down and avoid being distracted by preparations for a
Canadian judge orders an end to blockade at border bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario — A judge on Friday ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the 5-day-old blockade that has disrupted
Ontario declares an emergency over truck blockades in Canada
TORONTO — Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and threatened
Near zero visibility closing interstates, highways
BISMARCK, N.D. — Strong winds are whipping up blizzard-like conditions and closing sections of interstates and highways in North Dakota and Minnesota Friday. The North