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Canadiens will keep paying Claude Julien $5 million for another season
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The latest Tiger Woods redemption arc is under way
West Island health authority: Vaccination sites to open March 1
Canada unable to covert opportunities against Brazil at SheBelieves Cup
New Zealand’s virus success unleashes runaway housing prices
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New Brunswick COVID-19 vaccination effort ramps up after sluggish start
Alberta legislature to introduce long-promised recall and referendum laws in spring sitting
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Canadiens will keep paying Claude Julien $5 million for another season
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports NHL Montreal Canadiens Hockey Inside Out Hockey “I did tell Geoff (Molson) what I was doing and he supported my decision,” GM Marc Bergevin says after firing head coach. Author of the article: Stu Cowan • Montreal Gazette Claude Julien, right, is the second Canadiens coach Marc Bergevin has fired during his tenure as general manager with Montreal. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette With no fans in the arenas because of COVID-19 and very little revenue coming in, these are not good financial times for any NHL team. So Canadiens owner/president Geoff Molson can’t be thrilled about having to pay Claude Julien his $5-million annual salary for the rest of this season and
The latest Tiger Woods redemption arc is under way
Tiger Woods during the final day of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on July 19, 2020. MADDIE MCGARVEY/The New York Times News Service On Tuesday morning, Tiger Woods rolled his SUV and was hurt very badly. By Tuesday evening, while he was still on the operating table, the latest instalment of the Tiger Woods redemption arc was under way. Famous people wished him well and hoped to see him back at work. Headlines such as Can Tiger Woods Make Another Comeback? and Tiger Woods Car Accident Has Us Rooting for Another Comeback Story urged him forward. Story continues below advertisement The guy hasn’t even woken up yet, and people are already trying to drag him off the gurney: “You
West Island health authority: Vaccination sites to open March 1
Breadcrumb Trail Links West Island Gazette The COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the general public will begin March 1 for people aged 85 and over, say West Island health officials Author of the article: John Meagher • Montreal Gazette Nurse Gina Valcourt administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Samantha Kellett in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue on Jan. 8, 2021. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette The West Island health authority says it is preparing to begin its COVID-19 vaccination program as of Monday, March 1. “Following the announcement by the premier, the vaccination campaign for the general public will begin on March 1 for people aged 85 and over,” the CIUSSS de l’Ouest announced Tuesday on its Facebook page. The local
Canada unable to covert opportunities against Brazil at SheBelieves Cup
Breadcrumb Trail Links Soccer Author of the article: Derek Van Diest Jullia Blanchi (No.13) fights for the ball with Gabrielle Carle (No. 14) of Canada during a match at the SheBelieves Cup at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 24, 2021. Photo by Mike Ehrmann /Getty Images The Canadian women’s national soccer team has a new head coach but are still plagued by the same issue heading into the Tokyo Olympics. Scoring is still a struggle for Canada, losing 2-0 to Brazil in their final game of the SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Fla. It was the second time in three games Canada were shutout at the tournament and fourth time in its past six games dating back
New Zealand’s virus success unleashes runaway housing prices
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s success in battling the coronavirus has unleashed an unanticipated problem: skyrocketing house prices. When the pandemic first hit, most experts predicted house prices would fall. Instead, prices have risen by more than 19% over the past year, putting them out of reach for many people wanting to buy their first home. The government, which has come under increasing criticism for its response to the housing squeeze, on Thursday announced the first of what it says will be a series of moves to address the issue by ordering the nation’s central bank to consider the impact on house prices when making decisions. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said it welcomed the new directive, which is
New Brunswick COVID-19 vaccination effort ramps up after sluggish start
New Brunswick, with one of the slowest COVID-19[1] vaccination rollouts[2] in the country, is racing to give thousands of nursing home residents their first doses this week. Long-term care homes have accounted for 17 of the province’s 26 coronavirus deaths, yet many of the residents were waiting for their vaccinations weeks after health care workers had theirs. Of the more than 11,000 people who have been fully vaccinated in the province, fewer than 15 per cent come from this most vulnerable population. As of Wednesday, New Brunswick had administered more than 26,000 total doses, to about 3.4 per cent of the province’s population. Most of those inoculated have been health care workers – 9,395 have received both doses, while 1,626
Alberta legislature to introduce long-promised recall and referendum laws in spring sitting
Breadcrumb Trail Links Politics[1] Author of the article: Lisa Johnson House Leader Jason Nixon says jobs will be the government’s primary focus in the spring sitting of the legislature. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta The Alberta legislature will open its spring sitting with long-promised legislation to Albertans to recall elected officials and initiate their own referendums. UCP house leader Jason Nixon said in an interview Wednesday morning that the Recall Act and the Citizen Initiative Act will be among the government’s first bills after the legislature reconvenes Thursday. But Nixon said the government’s primary focus, after Thursday’s budget moves through the chamber, will be on jobs with a mix of democratic reform legislation. “We can walk and
Biden revokes Trump orders on ‘anarchist’ cities and more
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally revoked a series of presidential orders and memorandum signed by Donald Trump, including one that sought to cut funding from several cities the 45th president deemed “anarchist” havens and another mandating that federal buildings should be designed in a classical esthetic. Since taking office last month, Biden has revoked dozens of Trump orders and issued dozens more of his own as he’s sought to target foundational aspects of Trump’s legacy and promote aspect of his own agenda without going through Congress. The latest slate of revocations targeted a grab-bag of issues, including a few that Trump signed in his last months in office. Trump issued a memorandum in September that sought to identify municipal
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. The Parliament on Thursday passed amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday. In return for the changes, Facebook agreed to lift a ban on Australians accessing and sharing news. Rod Sims, the competition regulator who drafted the code, said he was happy that the amended legislation would address the market imbalance between Australian news publishers and the two gateways to the internet. “All signs are good,” Sims told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Lawmakers argue over potential commission to study Capitol riot
Republican leaders objected to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s draft for a bipartisan 1/6 commission to study the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, taking issue with both the proposed makeup of the group, as well as the proposed focus of the commission’s investigation. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both said Wednesday that the commission should be equally split between members appointed by Democrats and Republicans, citing the makeup of the 9/11 commission, which studied the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and is often cited as a successful model. “It both helped the effectiveness of the investigation itself and helped give the whole country confidence in its work and recommendations,” McConnell said on the
