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Freedom convoy leader Tamara Lich's bail has been revoked for violating the conditions of her release when she attended an awards gala in Toronto and had contact with another convoy organizer.

it was "absolutely ridiculous" for her defence to argue that the presence of lawyers at the award gala somehow circumvented the bail condition.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tama

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A majority of First Nations chiefs in Canada have voted against the suspension of Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald.

More than 60 per cent of chiefs and proxies rejected it. Some speakers cited a lack of evidence against Archibald, support for her calls for a forensic audit, and a desire for unity so First Nations can prioritize other, more urgent matters affecting their communities.

globalnews.ca/news/8968261/bur


Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall was in contact with a key organizer of the Freedom Convoy anti-mandate protest, providing strategic advice before and after the Ottawa occupation began.

β€œYour group will likely be provoked by counter protesters and it is so important that they don't take the bait,” Wall said in a text message he sent Saskatchewan truck driver Chris Barber on February 2, according to court records.

ctvnews.ca/politics/former-sas

Varcoe: Big IBM announcement fuels Calgary growth, but sparks talent shortage concerns

IBM will unveil its new centre on Wednesday to deliver services and technology to clients in emerging areas, such as artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud and blockchain.

Jobs will be located in IBM’s existing building in the Beltline and include positions for testers and project managers, full-stack developers, and business analysts, according to the company.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu

Another lovely one to deal with here.

Danielle Smith, who’s vying to become the next leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives, has promised that if she becomes premier, new legislation will simply allow Alberta to ignore federal laws, court rulings and regulatory decisions that the provincial legislature doesn’t like

.β€œOn day one I’m introducing the Alberta Sovereignty Act, authorizing our provincial government to refuse to enforce any federal law or policy

The Canadian government wants sweeping new powers, including access to confidential information, in order to β€œdirect” how critical infrastructure operators prepare for and respond to cyberattacks.

And it wants to prohibit those companies from disclosing to the public anything about the directions issued by the federal government β€” including the mere existence of any orders to beef up protections.

globalnews.ca/news/8919450/can

After weeks of relative weekend afternoon peace for residents and businesses, so-called freedom protesters again marched through Calgary’s Beltline area on Saturday.

The protests β€” held to publicly oppose COVID-19 public health orders and the governments that made them

calgaryherald.com/news/local-n

Canada is moving to ban Russian nationals sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine from entering the country.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced the move on Tuesday,

Over the course of the conflict, the Canadian government has joined western allies in sanctioning more than 1,000 individuals from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine alleged to be β€œresponsible” in some manner for the Kremlin’s aggression.

globalnews.ca/news/8842455/can


Kenney will hold an event at Spruce Meadows for supporters, with media

β€œWe’re anticipating a very exciting and intense evening with the eyes of the entire province glued to a bitterly contested battle, the result of which will reverberate across Alberta maybe for years to come,” says key Kenney campaigner Brock Harrison.

β€œOh, and we’re also going to finally see the result of our leadership review.”

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu

The Bank of Canada hiked its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to one per cent on Wednesday in its latest move to rein in high inflation.

The bank's rate impacts Canadian businesses and consumers by influencing the rates they pay and receive on things like mortgages, GICs and savings accounts.

cbc.ca/news/business/bank-of-c

Premier Jason Kenney and United States Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia will speak about the senator’s visit to Alberta.

Stay home Joe


Ottawa
Freedom Convoy leaders face new criminal charges

According to a relaid information document, the two are jointly accused of mischief, counselling mischief, obstructing police, counselling to obstruct police, counselling intimidation, and intimidation by blocking and obstructing one or more highways.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tama

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