The truckers' "Freedom Convoy 2.0" demonstration scheduled to take place in Ottawa next month, a year after the city was brought to a grinding halt, has been called off.

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy 2.0' protest, scheduled to take place next month, cancelled by organiser

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday defended the decision to use 'emergency powers' to cull the truckers' "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations earlier this year which shook the country and his government.

Trudeau defends the use of emergency powers to quash the 'Freedom Convoy' protests

The ‘Freedom Convoy’ and ‘Rolling Thunder’ protesters, who staged a massive demonstration and blockades in Canada against the Covid vaccine mandates and restrictions earlier this year, returned to mark the first-in person Canada Day since the pandemic.

Canada Day sees chaos, noise by ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters in Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday that Canada will end the rarely used emergency measures used nine days ago to deal with weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralysed Ottawa since late January.

'Trudeau backs down': Canadian PM revokes emergency powers

Justin Trudeau accused the opposition of standing with "people who wave swastikas". Jewish lawmaker Melissa Lantsman has demanded an apology. A prominent Hindu group said Trudeau's "misrepresentation" will lead to hate crimes against Hindus. Palki Sharma has more.

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