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Ottawa police will get more help dealing with the trucker protests, the RCMP are unsure when the border blockade will end, and Alberta and Saskatchewan signal an end to COVID-19 restrictions. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
1
Help on the way

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced late Thursday that the RCMP has approved all requests from Ottawa police to help address the trucker convoy.

2
Digging in 

There were signs of "Freedom Convoy" protesters in downtown Ottawa settling in for the long haul Thursday, building a wooden structure and stockpiling fuel.

3
'PM's problem'
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen advised senior party MPs not to tell members of the trucker convoy to leave Ottawa, according to an internal email obtained by CTV News.
4
'We hear their frustration'
An RCMP spokesman says there's no way to predict when the protest at Alberta's main border crossing will end.
5
COVID-19 restrictions
Alberta and Saskatchewan have taken the lead among provinces signalling their intentions to soon remove most, if not all, remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
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