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

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 ...
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House of Commons passes Emergencies Act motion after fractious debate

House of Commons passes Emergencies Act motion after fractious debate

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has passed a motion to approve extraordinary, time-limited measures in the Emergencies Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked last week in a bid to end blockades in Ottawa and at several border crossings.
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Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56

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 said he had what appeared to be a seizure in a hotel room in Burnaby, B.C.
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Trudeau says protests, blockades could return after police clear Ottawa's core

Trudeau says protests, blockades could return after police clear Ottawa's core

OTTAWA — The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada's capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa's streets, Prime Minister Justin Tr
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Quebec to distribute more than $3 million to police to fight domestic violence

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

MONTREAL — Quebec will distribute more than $3 million over three years to 11 police forces across the province to help them support victims of domestic violence and enhance surveillance of offenders, Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said
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Vaccinated or non-vaccinated? Regina brew pub introduces vaccine-only section

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

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, 2022. All times eastern: 3:47 p.m.
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Montreal to host forum on youth violence after teens killed over the past year

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

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 that immobilized the national capital.
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Journalism experts say threats to press during protests a wake-up call

Journalism experts say threats to press during protests a wake-up call

In a video from Ottawa, a broadcaster stares at the camera in silence as protesters surround him and scream expletives, calling him a liar and bellowing "freedom." Near the U.S. border in Surrey, B.C.
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