When US superstar Taylor Swift announced yet more dates for her much-hyped world tour -- but once again skipped Canada -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could not shake it off.

'Not another cruel summer': Trudeau beckons Taylor Swift to Canada

To quell the protests, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked emergency powers. Several truckers and others have paralysed Ottawa and have blocked border crossings to demand an end to the COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

Following father’s footsteps, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to end protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency measure for the first time in country's history. Trudeau invoked measure to give his govt more power to respond to ongoing anti-govt trucker protests. Emergencies Act allows federal govt to take 'special temporary measures' for 30 days during national emergencies. Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act to quell the protests by truckers. The Canadian government is being urged to do more to disperse protests which have led to incidents of harassment and violence in Ottawa.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers amid truckers protest. All you need to know

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his newly shuffled cabinet. The 30-member team has an equal number of men and women, which is a rare show in governments across the globe.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revamps cabinet

Sophie Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Following medical advice, the Prime Minister's wife is currently in isolation.

Canadian Prime Minister's wife Sophie Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (November 20) shuffled his cabinet and moved Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland into a new job where she will be asked to help tackle a looming national unity crisis.

Canada's Trudeau unveils new cabinet; foreign minister gets tough new role

Bahamians scrambled to escape the islands hardest-hit by Dorian, which has killed at least 43 people, while the storm wreaked "havoc" farther north in Canada after making landfall near Halifax Saturday.

Amid fears of higher Dorian death toll, islanders vie to leave

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy capped a long day of meetings and photo-ops with a toast at the Ukraine Reform Conference dinner. Both leaders raised their glasses and toasted to mutual friendship, a common theme through much of the day's bilateral events.

Trudeau, Ukraine's Zelenskiy toast to 'unshakeable bond'

*By Nicolás Saldías and Charles Larratt-Smith Canada has been at the forefront accepting asylum seekers from war-torn countries like Syria. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau famously tweeted, “To those fleeing persecution, terror and war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith.

Canada's disturbing indifference to the plight of Venezuelans

'This is the devastating story of people who were branded criminals by the government - people who lost their livelihoods, and in some cases, their lives,' Trudeau said

Justin Trudeau delivers historic apology to Canada's LGBTQ community