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Emergencies Act passes Commons vote and Ukraine on edge: In The News for Feb. 22

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 22, 2022

Public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia begins today in Halifax

HALIFAX - Almost two years after a gunman disguised as a Mountie went on a shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives in rural Nova Scotia, an independent public inquiry is set to begin public hearings to...

Feb 22, 2022

Climate change focus of B.C. budget after floods, wildfires and heat waves

VICTORIA - The challenges of climate change facing British Columbia are expected to be the main focus of the budget Finance Minister Selina Robinson tables today. Robinson says ensuring communities ha...

Feb 22, 2022

Vaccinated or non-vaccinated? Regina brew pub introduces vaccine-only section

REGINA - Walking into Bushwakker Brewpub during a lunch-hour rush, Darlene Woywoda looked for the vaccinated section. Woywoda, 69, was meeting some friends, and they decided to dine in the Arizona Roo...

Feb 21, 2022

Montreal to host forum on youth violence after teens killed over the past year

Montreal will host a forum on youth violence, following the murders of several young people in the city over the past year. The forum will be composed of three days of events over several weeks, begin...

Feb 21, 2022

Quebec to distribute more than $3 million to police to fight domestic violence

MONTREAL - Quebec is distributing more than $3 million over three years to 11 police forces to fight domestic abuse. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault said today in a news release the money ...

Feb 21, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Monday, Feb. 21, 20...

Feb 21, 2022

Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56

Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo's niece Melody Kruppa says Fonyo had what appeared...

Feb 21, 2022

Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process

OTTAWA - Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations ...

Feb 21, 2022

MPs to vote tonight on government's decision to invoke Emergencies Act for blockades

OTTAWA - Designating no go zones within Canada's capital, ensuring tow trucks were available to remove vehicles from city streets and stopping the flow of money and goods keeping anti-government demon...

Feb 21, 2022