WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
– The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has ramped up its efforts to end an occupation by truckers in the city’s downtown core on Thursday. Two prominent organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, were both charged and arrested by OPS on Thursday. Approximately 100 checkpoints have been set up around the area by police and Friday’s sitting of the House of Commons, where Members of Parliament were expected to debate measures enacted under The Emergencies Act, was cancelled.
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– Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly condemned the shelling of a Ukrainian kindergarten on Thursday, accusing Russia of escalating the crisis between the two countries. Two teachers were wounded in the attack, which the Ukrainian military believes was done by separatists in the region. The Russian embassy in Canada said Joly’s statement had “nothing to do with reality”. Russian president Vladimir Putin will oversee long-ago planned practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles on Saturday, according to the country’s defence ministry.
– Health Canada has finally approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and older on Thursday. The federal government had announced a deal 18 months ago to produce the vaccine in Montreal, but delays have greatly affected production. The vaccine is protein-based, which would allow those either concerned about or who cannot receive an mRNA vaccine to be protected against COVID-19.
