Canada extends emergency powers after trucker blockades ended

Prime minister Justin Trudeau says situation still fragile' after biggest police operation in nation's history

Canadian lawmakers have voted to extend the federal government's emergency powers, granting the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, powerful tools to prevent new blockades by those opposed to Covid-19 restrictions.

Despite opposition from rival Conservatives and legal challenges to the decision from civil rights groups, experts expect the decision will have little lasting damage for Trudeau.