‘Threat still exists’: Emergencies Act to remain as long as required, Bill Blair says

South Lanarkshire Council is searching for an artist to create a community COVID memorial for the area.

China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases, as the nation's "zero-Covid" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

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As the CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day, Ottawa is facing more pressure to get conductors, engineers, and train and yard workers back on the job. David Akin explains whether the federal government plans to impose back-to-work legislation, and how this dispute could affect food prices.

A 51-year-old man who assaulted a 92-year-old Asian man at a Vancouver convenience store has been sentenced after pleading guilty to assault. Rumina Daya has the details, including why the attack wasn’t prosecuted as a hate crime.

The family of a Victoria B.C., man is speaking out about overcrowding at Royal Jubilee Hospital after he was put in a sunroom while being treated for a serious injury.

The man seen on video shoving an older Asian man at a Vancouver convenience store two years ago has been sentenced to a conditional discharge, one year of probation and 20 hours of community service.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero has requested the President to disclose to the public and the parliament the details of three agreements that are to be signed between Sri Lanka and India, with regard to the security of the Indian Ocean region.In a letter to the President, the Venerable Thero noted that the Hindustan Times had reported that both countries are close to finalizing three defense-related agreements and arrangements that are expected to boost cooperation for maritime security.The Venerable Thero also noted that the agreement signed when securing a US $ 1 Billion Loan from India, is also yet to be made public.He also pointed out that an ad-hoc Free Trade Agreement had been signed between Sri Lanka and China.Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero in his letter firmly states that he will stand against any conspiracy or attempt that will pave the way for the national resources in the North, East, or other parts of the country, to be looted or surrendered for money.

A Victoria family is speaking out after a man who was admitted to hospital after breaking his hip was put in a sunroom, with no washroom, and no effective way of calling for a nurse. Kylie Stanton reports.

Calgary police have identified a woman who died after being stabbed in downtown Calgary as 31-year-old Vanessa Ladouceur.

Provinces across Canada are slowly emerging from the pandemic. On Monday, Ontario and Nova Scotia are scrapping most indoor mask mandates. But as Ross Lord reports, the country’s top health officials warn the pandemic is far from over.

As we ditch more of our old gadgets for new ones, toxic electronic waste is becoming a major problem. But the U.K.’s Royal Mint will start using Canadian technology to recover a precious metal from that trash and turn it into gold coins, bars, and other products.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have gone on the charm offensive with their latest tour, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its dissenters.

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World Health Organization has warned that new variants were more likely to continue emerging if wealthy nations continue to boost their own citizens ahead of sharing vaccines with countries where many have not received their first dose.

PHILADELPHIA - The so-called ‘great resignation’ has left a lot of industries without proper staffing and the field of education has not been immune to shortages. While the pandemic has played a role, some believe the writing was on the blackboard before COVID-19. The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) says they have seen a decline in available teachers over the last decade.

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University's police union claims it's facing a staffing crisis that is greatly impacting campus safety as gun violence continues to rage in North Philadelphia.The union says it's operating at 60% of its typical workforce and each officer has worked about 42 overtime shifts since last July.On Monday, the union said on its Facebook page that it "cannot perform adequate community policing techniques that we have done in the past to reduce crime in the community." This comes as the Philadelphia Police Department shared new information about a recent shooting on Temple's during which investigators believe a 15-year-old gunman opened fire on a car full of teenage girls. Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is facing charges in three different shootings this month, including a shooting last Friday that left two teen girls injured and another that critically wounded a 14-year-old.Police Captain John Walker told reporters that the girl's car turned onto the 1500 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue just before 10 p.m.

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PHILADELPHIA - Two teenagers showed up to a Philadelphia hospital after police say they were both shot Monday night in Point Breeze. According to investigators a 17-year-old boy and girl were driven to Methodist Hospital by private vehicle after they were shot on the 1700 block of South 18th Street. The teenage boy was shot once in the hip and the girl was struck in the shoulder, police said. She was brought by ambulance to another medical center that police did not share. Authorities said both wounded teens were placed in stable condition. No arrests were reported immediately following the double shooting.

AUSTIN, Texas - Several tornados were confirmed on the ground throughout Central Texas Monday evening. Most of Central Texas is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.Throughout the afternoon, tornado warnings popped up through the Hill Country and into the Austin area. There have been reports of damage to homes, cars, and buildings.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday urged U.S.

NEW YORK - One of Andy Warhol's iconic paintings of Marilyn Monroe is coming to auction — and Christie's auction house has estimated the sale price could hit around $200 million.The silkscreen image is known as "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue, and her lips red. It is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, said Christie's Alex Rotter, who called it "one of the most significant paintings to come to auction in a generation."If the 1964 painting does sell for the estimate, it would become the most expensive 20th-century artwork to be auctioned, Christie's said."When a painting like this comes to auction, it changes the market not only for Warhol but it changes the market itself," Rotter said.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThe proceeds of the sale would go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is putting the painting up for auction.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was shot to death in a street shooting Monday night in North Philadelphia.Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2700 block of West Eyre Street just after 9 p.m.

One of the leaders of the convoy protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks last month was in court Wednesday, hoping to overturn an earlier judicial decision that she be held without bail until her trial on the charges of counselling to commit the offence of mischief and committing mischief.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla.

Donald Trump has taken aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, telling his supporters that if they want to fight for democracy abroad, “they should start with the democracy that is under threat right next door, a place called Canada.”Speaking to a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) crowd Saturday night, Trump accused Trudeau of “woke tyranny.”“The radical left is trying to replace American democracy with woke tyranny,” Trump told his supporters in Orlando, Fla.Former American president Donald Trump: "A line has been crossed. You're either with the peaceful truckers or you're with the left-wing fascists." pic.twitter.com/9Ax46jVHQH— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) February 27, 2022“They want to do the same thing to America that Trudeau has been doing to Canada — and much, much worse,” he continued, bringing the audience to its feet.His accusations come at a time when truckers are making their way across the United States in their own “Freedom Convoy”-style protest.“A line has been crossed: you are either with the peaceful truckers, or you are with the left-wing fascists and that’s what’s been happening,” Trump continued.

Ukraine‘s fight against the violent and unprovoked invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Monday, adding the federal government also plans to prohibit all imports of Russian crude oil — a commodity he said has enriched Putin and the Russian oligarchs surrounding him.

As the so-called “Freedom Convoy” comes to an end in Ottawa, Canadians remain divided on how they feel about the protests.

As the so-called “Freedom Convoy” comes to an end in Ottawa, Canadians remain divided on how they feel about the protests.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday revoked the Emergencies Act after police in Ottawa cleared out anti-mandate protesters this past weekend, and said he doesn’t “think anyone feels there was a low bar” that was set by invoking the Emergencies Act.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revoked the use of the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, explaining that there were “occupations so solidly implanted that police didn’t have the resources or tools available to dislodge them, that emergency is now over.” Trudeau added that the “threat continues,” but that his government has a high level of confidence in the existing tools police forces have across Canada will be sufficient to deal with further disruptions.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is revoking the Emergencies Act after 10 days that have seen police crack down to clear out hundreds of demonstrators with the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that had encamped in the nation’s capital for three weeks. “Today, after careful consideration, we’re ready to confirm that the situation is no longer an emergency,” he said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is revoking the Emergencies Act after 10 days that have seen police crack down to clear out hundreds of demonstrators with the so-called “Freedom Convoy” who had encamped in the nation’s capital for three weeks.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled sanctions against Russia after it ordered its military into Donetsk and Luhansk, two of Ukraine’s rebel-held regions.

The blaring horns and snarled streets of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” blockade in Ottawa are no more, but on Monday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested the work to heal the pandemic divisions in the country that the convoy exposed must now begin.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested on Monday that while protests surrounding Parliament Hill in Ottawa have mostly dispersed and the horns are no longer sounding, the work to heal the pandemic divisions in the country that the convoy exposed must now begin.

Police have cleared the main convoy protest zone, as MPs continue to debate invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair about the police clearing out the main area of the Ottawa convoy protest.

Canadian police are making possibly the final push to clear the capital city of demonstrators who have paralysed it by parking and camping on the streets for more than three weeks to protest against Covid pandemic restrictions.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted Saturday the province will file a court challenge of the federal government’s Emergencies Act in the wake of convoy protests in Ottawa.

House of Commons debate on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s use of the Emergencies Act to handle the so-called “freedom convoy” demonstrations has been cancelled on Friday.There is no indication at this time that the additional debate on Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be cancelled, and a vote is still expected to be held “early next week,” according to the government.A note from Speaker Anthony Rota noted the cancellation is spurred on by an impending police operation set to take place by Parliament Hill and around Ottawa’s downtown core.“The #HoC will not sit today, Friday, February 18. A police operation is expected in the downtown core of Ottawa.

Jason Kenney plans to table a motion opposing the invocation of the Emergencies Act when the Alberta Legislature resumes next week.In a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, Kenney said the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act “disturbs (him) greatly.” He also said the Act sets a dangerous precedent because it allows the federal government to freeze people’s bank accounts without a court order.“This is outside of our democratic norms and it’s disproportionate. Yes, the law must be enforced, but we can do that in Canada without resorting to these kinds of extreme measures,” said Kenney in the video.1/ Blockades must end and order must be restored, but invocation of the federal Emergencies Act is disproportionate and unjustified.Freezing people’s bank accounts without due process violates natural justice.This overreach creates a dangerous precedent.

Elon Musk compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Adolf Hitler in a tweet that appeared to support truckers protesting vaccine mandates – and which immediately triggered a storm on Twitter.Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc TSLA.O, in late January tweeted support for the Canadian truckers, who have shut down roads and bridges, drawing international attention to their opposition to health policies pushed by Trudeau’s government.Canadian truckers rule— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 27, 2022Responding to a tweet describing how Trudeau’s government had ordered banks to help cut funding to the protesters, Musk posted a meme of a photo of Hitler, with “Stop comparing me to Justin Trudeau” written above his head and “I had a budget” below it.Tesla did not respond to an email requesting further comment.The tweet came as Musk and Tesla on Thursday accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of an “endless” investigation to punish Musk for criticism of the U.S.

Windsor, Ont., is calling for residents to treat one another as human beings after police charged a woman for allegedly threatening to bomb his home over COVID-19 mandates.Windsor police said they arrested the 31-year-old woman Thursday for a social media post on a thread about COVID-19 and pandemic mandates. They allege she made the comments Monday, a day after a protest was cleared at the Ambassador Bridge.“Regardless of your opinion on vaccinations or Justin Trudeau or myself or Doug Ford, we all just have to step back and take a breath and realize that we’re dealing with human beings and that we all have more in common than differences,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said in a phone interview.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act and give the government never-before-used powers to quash the ongoing convoy blockades.MPs will eventually — though not necessarily on Thursday — vote on the motion. If a vote on the motion fails, the state of emergency will be revoked.

We have more details on just what the Emergencies Act, invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, will allow officials to do about truckers protests. Aaron McArthur has the latest.

Ottawa blockade that has kept the capital at a standstill for nearly three full weeks are calling the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act a scare tactic.Trucks, RVs and other vehicles with Canadian flags or banners with the word “freedom” in giant letters along their front grilles remain on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, with drivers saying they will stay put until all COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions are lifted.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the act on Monday for the first time in Canadian history, with details of the regulations contained in cabinet orders published Tuesday night.Under the act, bringing children to the antigovernment blockades, participating in the protests directly, or bringing aid such as food or fuel to those involved could result in a fine of up to $5,000 or five years in prison Bringing children, food or fuel to convoy blockades prohibited under Emergencies Act Blockades are not allowed on Parliament Hill and surrounding streets, official residences, war monuments, airports, harbours, border crossings, piers, lighthouses, canals, interprovincial and international bridges, hospitals and COVID-19 vaccine clinics, trade corridors and infrastructure needed for the supply of utilities including power generation and transmission.The cabinet orders are now in effect but must all be confirmed by motions to be put to both the House of Commons and the Senate for a vote.The government could take until next week to table the motion invoking the act itself, but has only until Thursday to do so for the motions on the specific powers being enacted, which will remain in place for 30 days unless the government revokes them sooner.

Bringing children to the antigovernment blockades that have immobilized downtown Ottawa and shuttered border crossings is among the activities that could net protesters a $5,000 fine or five years in prison while Canada is under the national Emergencies Act.