RCMP Raid Sparks Protests, Highways Reopen

0:00It's April 3rd, from your city to your ears. This is Vancouver News today, powered by AI. Nova Scotia RCMP hid in the legal cannabis shop on Highway 4 in Potlotec with a search warrant around 7.30 a.m. Thursday. Protesters gathered quick, blocking the road, so officers cleared their gear and walked out, leaving six vehicles behind for safety. They worked with community leaders through the night, balancing protest rights in law enforcement, aiming for a peaceful fix. The move sparked backlash from first nation's groups, with blockades popping up on Highway 105, near Waikokoma, Highway 104, packed in kick, and Highway 102 at Shubinakati, slowing traffic across the province. Friday morning, crews removed the vehicles from Potlotec, finding broken windows, dense, flat tires, missing wheels, and even urine inside six of them. Two men linked to the shop got arrested, and officers grabbed a bunch of cannabis products. All those highways cleared up by Friday, with Highway 4 reopening after talks with locals,

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