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Hundreds of protesters, many waving Canadian and Alberta flags and holding "axe the tax" signs, blocked the major highway down to a single lane.

Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is calling for an emergency meeting of Canada's leaders to talk about alternatives to the carbon price.

'En route to the protest site, five large farm tractors caused a multi-vehicle collision. They refused to stop for police when a traffic stop was attempted,' said Alberta RCMP.

The federal carbon tax and Alberta's provincial gas tax are both scheduled to increase on April 1. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the "double whammy" will hurt Albertans.

Nova Scotia’s premier has responded to a challenge from the prime minister to submit an alternative to the federal carbon pricing program.

With the carbon price set to increase by $15 per tonne on April 1, Pierre Poilievre has spent the past month hosting rallies and releasing new ads calling to "spike the hike."

The B.C. government says to offset that, about 65 per cent of British Columbians will qualify for a tax credit, meaning roughly 35 per cent will not.

On Tuesday in the Central Okanagan, gas was selling for $1.619 a litre. On Wednesday, it jumped 13 cents to $1.749 a litre.

The government introduced a motion Wednesday calling for the carbon tax to be abolished, while provincial Liberal leader Susan Holt says the planned increase should be paused.

Scott Moe is amongst some of the premiers that are calling for an emergency televised meeting over the carbon tax with the prime minister.

Repeatedly pressed on the matter, Bonnie Crombie refused to comment on the federal carbon price but said the Ontario Liberals 'won't add additional tax burden to Ontarians.'

On April 1, the Alberta gas tax and the federal carbon tax are scheduled to increase. On Tuesday, gas prices jumped in Edmonton and Calgary.

While Crombie was initially hesitant to clearly state her position on carbon pricing, her party issued a statement on Monday ruling out a carbon tax.

According to one economist, the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 0.7 per cent in Saskatchewan in 2023 due to the carbon tax.

Wab Kinew is hoping Manitoba will be given an exemption from the federal carbon tax because of the province's clean hydroelectric grid and investments in carbon-reducing programs.

Prices in Metro Vancouver rose to $201.9 a litre on average Monday morning, with the carbon tax increase accounting for about three cents of that jump.

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says her party is studying climate change and carbon pricing as the Ford government tries to wedge her on the issue.

Conservative premiers from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick will be grilled by MPs on their views about the carbon tax and climate change.

Poilievre's letter said the carbon pricing system set up by Trudeau is an imposition on the provinces that requires them to accept an ever-increasing levy.

Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will make stops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this weekend as part of his 'axe the tax' movement.