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Mon, 7 Feb 2022 20:10:00 EST‘Stop hiding’: Justin Trudeau attends debate after critics slam him for silence on ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke nearly four full days of silence on the “Freedom Convoy” protest that has overtaken downtown Ottawa.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:56:00 EST‘This is just gonna explode’: How Bitcoin bigwigs’ ‘HonkHonk’ came to fundraise for Canada’s ‘Freedom convoy’
A group of five men exclusively control the donations — which have now reached around $500,000 Canadian.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 18:18:00 ESTDoug Ford may scrap renewal fees for Ontario licence plates
Premier Doug Ford is test-driving a plan to eliminate licence plate renewal stickers to save motorists up to $120 annually, the Star has learned.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:18:00 ESTCanadian ‘cyberterrorist’ sentenced to prison over NetWalker ransomware attacks
At the time of his arrest, investigators seized nearly 720 Bitcoins from Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins’ accounts.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:20:46 ESTOttawa police appeal for more help and judge issues injunction against truckers blaring horns
Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly is appealing for more help from Ontario and the federal government, as the city mayor suggests the Trudeau Liberals should appoint a mediator.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:20:00 ESTImmigrants. The working poor. Essential workers. Third doses lag in Toronto’s most vulnerable areas
Many of Toronto’s most vulnerable live in areas where third doses aren’t being administered at rates anywhere near those in the richest and least-racialized neighbourhoods.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 06:01:00 ESTToday’s coronavirus news: Ottawa judge grants injunction to silence the honking horns; B.C.’s death toll surpasses 2,700
Meanwhile, many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 22:26:26 ESTMitch Marner scores overtime winner as Leafs spoil Frederik Andersen’s return to Toronto
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner each score twice as Maple Leafs edge Metropolitan Division leaders in tight game.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:43:00 ESTBeijing Olympics Day 4: Canada beats U.S. in women’s hockey prelims; Nathan Chen skates to world record in short program
Ongoing coverage of Team Canada in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 22:28:02 ESTAmerican-born Chinese star Eileen Gu has a big air about her, and the gold medal to match
Canadian Megan Oldham finishes fourth while boarders make their runs in the shadow of the cooling towers at a decommissioned steel plant.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 11:13:42 ESTMax Parrot’s Olympic gold even sweeter after cancer nearly took his snowboard away
Parrot emerged from a dozen chemotherapy sessions over six months with a clean bill of health and found himself back on the podium alongside fellow Canadian Mark McMorris.
Mon, 7 Feb 2022 06:42:35 ESTCanada playing Russia in masks seemed like an ad hoc decision to keep things moving at Beijing Olympics
Questions remain after Canada beat Russia 6-1 in women’s hockey with both teams wearing masks.