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Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:16:00 EST
Putin’s ‘irrationality’ means a no-fly zone over Ukraine is too risky, Canada’s top diplomat says
Vladimir Putin has displayed “irrationality” in his invasion of Ukraine, prompting NATO countries to reject Ukraine’s calls for a “no-fly” zone.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 06:25:00 EST
Latest on Russia-Ukraine: Russia shells largest nuclear plant in Europe, Biden retaliates with targeted sanctions
Shells have set fire to one of the reactors at the Zaporizhzhia plant. That reactor is not operating, but there is nuclear fuel inside.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:24:00 EST
Sanctions against Russia spell losses for Canadian banks
Canadian financial institutions had hundreds of millions invested in Russian companies that were hit by sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:05:00 EST
Russian citizens brace for full force of economic sanctions: ‘People understand that they don’t have much time left’
As businesses flee the city, people like restaurant manager Anton Aladin figure they have a week, maybe two, before things get bad.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:23:00 EST
Leslyn Lewis preparing to enter Conservative leadership race
Leslyn Lewis is expected to enter the federal Conservative leadership race officially next week, a contest starting to take shape in earnest after the release of several key deadlines.

Fri, 4 Mar 2022 00:07:00 EST
Deputy premier Christine Elliott will not seek re-election, sources say
Premier Doug Ford is about to lose another key member of his cabinet as Ontario’s spring election approaches.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 21:19:41 EST
Province does about-face, commits to hiring targets for under-represented groups on new transit projects, following Star reporting
When the Star asked earlier about advocates’ concerns, the Ministry of Transportation didn’t dispute the government was abandoning the target.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 19:59:10 EST
Possible 'swatting' call draws 10 police cruisers, helicopter to Promenade Mall in Thornhill
York Regional Police officers suspect report of person in crisis may have been fake following hours-long search

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:26:00 EST
Canadian-inspired ‘Freedom Convoy’ ends in violence in New Zealand
One local far-right activist lamented that the protesters weren’t armed and claimed, ‘we are at war.’

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:30:00 EST
Congressional report offers glimpse of how a defeated Donald Trump tried to keep power
Congressional investigators have filed their findings around the events of Jan. 6, 20021 and taken a step toward finding legal accountability for that day, Edward Keenan writes.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:13:41 EST
Doug Ford didn’t follow through on penalties for Ottawa protesters, opposition charges
Ontario’s transportation minister insists the province is not letting truck drivers from the three-week Ottawa protest against COVID-19 mandates “off the hook” amid criticisms that penalties have not gone far enough.

Thu, 3 Mar 2022 05:55:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 834 hospitalizations, 267 in ICU; province could lift masking mandates by the end of March
Meanwhile, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said he estimates there are 10 times more new cases daily than confirmed by limited PCR testing, so with almost 2,300 new cases reported today that would actually be 23,000; On...



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