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  "path": "/2026/03/17/news/feds-appeal-use-emergencies-act-during-freedom-convoy-supreme-court",
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  "textContent": "The government invoked the act to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points — the first time it had been used since replacing the War Measures Act in 1988. In 2024, a Federal Court ruling rejected the use of the emergencies law and found its use of the act breached Charter rights, a ruling reaffirmed in January by the Federal Court of Appeal.",
  "title": "Feds to appeal use of Emergencies Act during 'Freedom Convoy' at Supreme Court"
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