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Canada may face pressure on Iraq, killer storm in U.S.: 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 ...C...
Feb 17, 2021

Carbon price revenues proving tough to predict, making rebates hard to estimate
OTTAWA - The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than $200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax during the first year of the program....
Feb 17, 2021

Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866
VICTORIA - The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation. In 1858, ab...
Feb 17, 2021

Canada expected to face pressure to reverse withdrawal, send troops to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country. The alliance has p...
Feb 17, 2021

Judge to rule on B.C. request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of British Columbia's Supreme Court is set to deliver his decision today over whether to grant the province an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches flouting CO...
Feb 17, 2021

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
TOKYO - Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach enough people, and i...
Feb 17, 2021

Former Trump casino where stars played going out with a bang
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - By mid-morning Wednesday, a spot on the Atlantic City Boardwalk where movie stars, athletes and rock stars used to party - and a future president honed his instincts for bravado ...
Feb 17, 2021

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid Olympic worries
TOKYO - Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach enough people, and i...
Feb 16, 2021

Raptors beat Bucks 124-113 despite losing Lowry to injury
MILWAUKEE - Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of Kyle Lowry to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 124-113 on Tuesday night. Lowry exited ...
Feb 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 33,289 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,306,78...
Feb 16, 2021