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As blockades clear elsewhere, protesters in Ottawa remain defiant

OTTAWA — Defying an emergency order to disperse, protesters in trucks and other vehicles vowed on Tuesday to stand their ground outside the Canadian parliament until the government lifts vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became only the second Canadian leader to invoke the Emergencies Act in peacetime, giving the government broad powers to end border blockages that have hit trade and paralyzed downtown Ottawa.

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