Canadian protesters block the busiest international crossing in North America as tensions ramp up over Covid-19 rules

After idling trucks and vehicles snarled roadways in Protests also blocked traffic overnight Monday at an access point between Alberta and Montana, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said, further threatening “No officers are on days off, everyone has been working,” Sloly said Monday. “We are stretched to the limit, but we are 100% committed to using everything we have to end this demonstration. We cannot do it alone. “That’s why I have been advocating for all three levels of government to bring whatever they can bring to bear on the permanent, sustainable, lawful, safe resolution of this demonstration.” With protesters parked in trucks right outside the building, Trudeau on Monday acknowledged they had a right to voice their concerns but said residents Conservative opposition leader Candice Bergen accused the Prime Minister of dividing Canadians and asked if Trudeau regretted calling the protesters “names,” regarding his earlier “small, fringe minority” comments.”Does he regret calling people names who didn’t take the vaccine? Does he regret calling people misogynistic and racists and just escalating and poking sticks at them?” Bergen asked in parliament.Trudeau responded by saying most Canadians trust each other to do the right things when it comes to following science. “This is the story of a country that got through this pandemic by being united, and a few people shouting and waving swastikas does not define who Canadians are,” he said. CNN’s Paradise Afshar, Raja Razek, Joe Sutton, Keith Allen, Laura James and Melissa Alonso contributed to this report.