Canada revokes Emergency Powers Act

OTTAWA—In a surprise turnaround, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said his government no longer required emergency powers to deal with protests against Covid-19 restrictions, amid mounting criticism from civil-liberties groups and some Canadian politicians that the use of those measures was an abuse of state power.
In a press briefing here Wednesday, Mr. Trudeau said police had been successful in shutting down a protracted protest in the capital and that law-enforcement officials had assured him officers...