Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the country's emergency powers for the first time, to try and end the 18-day truckers' protest in the capital Ottawa. It gives the government broader powers and allows it to declare the crippling demonstrations illegal. Truckers and their supporters are protesting COVID-19 restrictions - even as case numbers drop and the government eases measures.
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