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Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

Hot tubs, hapless police and a bridge too far for Canada’s Trudeau

Frustration with the failure of Canadian police to lift blockades at the border and in the capital, along with scenes of protesters lounging in hot tubs near Parliament, ultimately drove Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to seek emergency powers, three sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2022

Canada trucker protest - live: Four charged with police murder plot as last border blockade ends in Manitoba

The Canadian government has threatened to freeze truckers’ personal and corporate bank accounts

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

It’s USA-Canada again, but college players fuel global growth of women’s hockey

BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

As Canada protests persist, so do challenges for Trudeau

Canada has endured bitter divisions in its past, but the current wave of protests over COVID-19 restrictions is unprecedented in some respects

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

Protecting infrastructure from the 'freedom convoy' could forever silence legitimate dissent

Invocation of emergency measures may succeed in breaking the “freedom convoy” siege of Ottawa and restoring the flow of people and goods across the Canada-United States border (estimated to be $300 million a day at the Ambassador Bridge alone).

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022

Canada’s Emergencies Act: What power does it give Justin Trudeau?

Prime Minister Trudeau invoked never-before-used measures in response to anti-government trucker protests and blockades.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022

Lucy Bronze back and eager for first real test of Sarina Wiegman’s England

England host the Olympic champions Canada, then Spain and Germany as Sarina Wiegman prepares her side for this summer’s European Championship

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022

With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?

More than five months after Taliban forces overran Kabul, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made a long-awaited announcement in January to resettle Afghan refugees. Over the next four years, Australia will offer 10,000 places to Afghans in humanitarian need and another 5,000 visas to Afghans reuniting with family in Australia.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022

Ottawa police chief resigns amid criticism over trucker protests

Peter Sloly faced criticism for police’s handling of ‘occupation’ of Canada’s capital by anti-government protesters.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022