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Police ready to evict Ottawa protesters, vaccine exemptions : In The News for Feb. 17

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. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Feb 17, 2022

Interim chief warns police ready to use methods people 'not used to seeing' in Ottawa

Ottawa's interim police chief says officers will clear the streets of people who oppose the government and COVID-19 restrictions in the next few days, warning they are ready to use methods people are ...

Feb 17, 2022

Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning

VANCOUVER - The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf's prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflectio...

Feb 17, 2022

Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister

OTTAWA - Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13...

Feb 16, 2022

Heritage minister says Netflix, Disney should contribute more to Canadian culture

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture. In a debate in the Hous...

Feb 16, 2022

Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend

Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health ord...

Feb 16, 2022

New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian

OTTAWA - A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was...

Feb 16, 2022

Charges laid against protesters arrested at southern Alberta border crossing

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Multiple charges, including conspiring to commit murder have been laid against some arrested from a southern Alberta border crossing.A bail hearing marathon was held in Lethbridge Pro...

Feb 16, 2022

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sex assault case adjourned to late March

TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault case has been adjourned to late March. Nygard, 80, is charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement,...

Feb 16, 2022

CPNewsAlert: Protesters pack up, head out to end blockade at Manitoba-U. S. border

EMERSON, Man. - Protesters blocking a busy border crossing in southern Manitoba have packed up and traffic is flowing again. RCMP say they worked out a deal with the demonstrators to end the blockade ...

Feb 16, 2022