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Ottawa mayor blasts protest support, COVID rules loosening: In The News for Feb. 3
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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 3, 2022
Unifying a divided caucus is job No. 1 for new interim Tory leader Candice Bergen
OTTAWA - Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is waking up with a new job today: unifying the Conservative caucus. The party's former deputy leader was elected by her colleagues to serve as interim leader after...
Feb 3, 2022
Ottawa mayor calls Conservative MPs support of protest "an absolute disgrace"
Ottawa's mayor is calling on several Conservatives MPs and a senator from Saskatchewan to apologize for praising the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has brought the capital's downtown to a standstil...
Feb 3, 2022
Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership
LONDON (AP) - The pay-TV sports market in Britain could be shaken up after media companies Discovery and BT Group said Thursday they were in exclusive discussions about forming a partnership. The pote...
Feb 3, 2022
Black history, both personal and communal, now a factor in Nova Scotia sentencing
HALIFAX - Jason Middleton says the inclusion of Black history in his sentencing - both personal tragedy and communal struggle - set a new path for his troubled life. A cultural assessment completed in...
Feb 3, 2022
Liberals earmark $18 million to assist criminal pardon applicants
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will give community organizations $18 million over the next four years to help people navigate the process of applying for a criminal pardon. The newly announced move i...
Feb 3, 2022
Residents, activists: civilians also killed in US Syria raid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Residents and activists are reporting multiple deaths - including civilians - from a U.S. raid in northwestern Syria overnight Thursday. Several residents told The Associated Press t...
Feb 2, 2022
Schools close, fairs on amid omicron surge in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Rufsa Hasina Afroze, a teacher and academic supervisor at a leading private school in Bangladesh's capital was relieved to see students return to its campus in September after...
Feb 2, 2022
Tanev's 4-point game leads Calgary to 4-2 win over Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) - Christopher Tanev scored the go-ahead goal and had three assists, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Wednesday night for their fift...
Feb 2, 2022
Nugent-Hopkins breaks late tie, Oilers beat Capitals 5-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins broke a tie with a short-handed goal with 4:03 remaining in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night in the final game for...
Feb 2, 2022
