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An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning, saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released.

The motion to confirm the declaration of emergency powers passed 185-151 on Monday evening with the New Democrats voting in favour alongside the minority Liberal government.

The force made the announcement after police clad in riot gear and touting gas masks and tear-gas guns converged on a large crowd of protesters to contain them near the Westin Hotel in downtown Ottawa.

Officers walked along Wellington Street handing out notices to protesters encamped there, telling them they "must leave the area now.''

This is the first time the Emergencies Act has been invoked since it came into force in 1988.

Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh began her one-year term on Jan. 1.

Our Q&A with Danielle Paes, chief pharmacist officer at the Canadian Pharmacists Association.

The Emergencies Act allows a government to invoke temporary measures, including barring people from gathering or travelling to certain locations, to protect national security, public order and public welfare.