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Republic Services Agrees To Acquire US Ecology At 70% Premium

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) has agreed to acquire US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) for $48 per share in cash, representing a total value of ~$2.2 billion, including net debt of ~$0.7 billion. The acquisition price represents a premium of 70% to US Ecology's closing price of $28.17 on February 8, 2022. US Ecology is a…

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Candice Bergen's nod to Trump is a sign of Canada's descent, but the Charter may save us

Prior to becoming interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, MP Candice Bergen was among the more vocal members of caucus to push former leader Erin O’Toole into an explicit embrace of the so-called freedom convoy that’s now occupying Ottawa.

The Conversation

Canada needs to cut carbon, not try to capture it

When the federal government released the budget in April 2021, it proposed creating a new tax credit for private firms that make investments in carbon capture, utilization and sequestration projects.

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Canada's population surges from 2016-2021 on immigration-official data

Canada's population rose to 37 million people in 2021, up 5.2% from 2016, driven mostly by immigration, according to official data released on Wednesday, with the downtowns and distant suburbs of large cities seeing the strongest growth.

Reuters

Democratic governors lift indoor mask mandates despite CDC guidance – as it happened

Kathy Hochul announces policy will expire as of Thursday as cases decrease but will keep masks in school for now – follow the latest politics news

The Guardian - US

Woman’s Twitter thread on why she’s freezing her eggs goes viral

Safina Adatia lives in Montreal, Canada, and decided to freeze her eggs at the age of 32, as her ‘insurance policy for the future’

The Independent UK

Ford, Toyota halt some output as U.S., Canada warn on trucker protests

Ford and Toyota on Wednesday both said they were halting some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters blocked U.S-Canada border crossings that have prompted warnings from Washington and Ottawa of economic damage.

Reuters

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Ashley Wadsworth: Devastated grandad of Canadian teen stabbed to death ‘thought UK was safe’

The family are raising funds to bring the teenager’s body back to Canada

The Independent UK

New Zealand faces Canada-style protests against zero-Covid restrictions

Protesters brought the capital of New Zealand to a partial standstill as they demonstrated against the country’s Covid rules.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics: Absence of NHL stars leads to wide-open men’s ice hockey tournament full of intrigue

The withdrawal of professional players based in the United States and Canada changed the tournament odds overnight - leaving an open field full of uncertainty

The Independent UK

Blockade: Inside the 11 February edition of Guardian Weekly

What’s driving Canada’s truck protests? Plus: a decade of Netflix

The Guardian - UK

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as popular holiday destinations relax rules ahead of half-term

UK customers’ holiday bookings this summer are nearly a fifth higher than before the pandemic

Wales Online

Canada truckers hit with arrests as police battle nearly two weeks of protests

Arrests have been made in Ottawa as police continue to battle protesting truckers after nearly two weeks of demonstrations over Covid mandates.

Evening Standard

Exclusive-Canadians see danger at home from U.S. political strife - poll

Canadians say they are concerned political strife in the United States will undermine security and economic growth at home, according to a new poll, as an anti-vaccine mandate protest praised by former U.S. President Donald Trump gripped the capital and affected the border.

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The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

Wales Online

Border trade between Canada and US threatened by Covid-19 protests

The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada

The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | February 9, 2022

India’s active COVID-19 cases cross 10-lakh mark

France 24

'Anti-vax' trucker protests threaten border trade between Canada, US

Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions.

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The Independent UK

Canada truckers - live: White House says bridge blockade supply chain risk as protesters dig in over mandates

Protest now in thirteenth day

The Guardian - US

Arrests in Ottawa as Canadian truckers block main bridge to US

Police detain 23 in Ottawa protests over Covid restrictions, while trucks block Ambassador Bridge linking cities of Detroit and Windsor

Tribune News Service

Young U.S. men's hockey team will need to go to school in Beijing

BEIJING — When the NHL opted out of the Olympics in December because of COVID-19 issues that led to a slew of postponed games, USA Hockey turned to the college ranks to assemble its team.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics 2022 day five – as it happened

Day five of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

ABC News

Australia's Belle Brockhoff fourth in women's snowboard cross at Beijing Winter Olympics

Belle Brockhoff misses a medal in the women's snowboard cross, while Scotty James and Valentino Guseli book spots in Friday's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Reuters

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade

Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from cattle to car parts.

The Times of India

Canada study trap: Businessman cheated of Rs 11 lakh in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: Navrangpura police registered a case of cheating and breach of trust against one Deepak Rupani of Om Education who had promised to send the complainant’s son to Canada for higher studies but failed to even get the visa.

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