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New COVID restrictions, legal battle over coal hearing costs: In The News for Dec. 22

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 Dec. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Dec 22, 2021

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says rising case counts deeply concerning

The rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant is prompting more provinces to reinstate and tighten public health restrictions, with new regulations taking effect this week. Quebec reported a record...

Dec 22, 2021

Despite dissent, O'Toole poised to end 2021 where he started it — as Tory leader

OTTAWA - If the Conservative Party of Canada were a person, it would have reached the age where it could vote and legally drink in half the provinces. Like many 18-year-olds, the party is deciding its...

Dec 22, 2021

'Peril or promise': Long-term solution needed to help homeless in Alberta cities

The twinkling of festive lights in reds, greens and golds in Alberta's two major city centres is little comfort for thousands of unhoused people trying to survive another winter cold spell. On a frigi...

Dec 22, 2021

Halifax Regional Police say young boy fatally shot in Dartmouth, N.S.

DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Halifax Regional Police say a young boy has died after being shot. Police say in a release that officers responded to a report of a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Dartmouth, N.S. They...

Dec 21, 2021

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada and restrictions being brought in to try to stem the spread of the Omicron variant: - Quebec is reporting for a third day in a row a record number of cases...

Dec 21, 2021

Friends of slain Montreal teen take up handgun fight, seeking ban at federal level

MONTREAL - Close friends of a Montreal teen killed in an apparently random act of gun violence last month have banded together in an effort to change gun laws. The group have named themselves Ensemble...

Dec 21, 2021

Military faces fresh calls for end of 'duty to report' for sexual misconduct

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing fresh calls to create an exception for victims of sexual misconduct and their confidantes from having to report incidents to their commanders. The request ...

Dec 21, 2021

Fish show quick improvement when mercury releases into lakes cut off: study

New research has found mercury contamination in freshwater fish populations falls quickly once the sources of the toxic chemical are cut off. Federal government scientist Paul Blanchfield, lead author...

Dec 21, 2021

With marching orders, federal housing minister looks to tamp down on investment homes

OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's housing minister says the federal government plans to take a tougher stand on investment properties to help cool housing prices. The broad strokes of the agenda were outlined i...

Dec 21, 2021