Climate, China, Buy American to dominate Biden bilateral with prime minister Tuesday
Trudeau said last month Canada will seek exemptions to a US effort to ensure federal agencies buy American-produced goods. White House officials said that they are still trying to offer a touch of stagecraft for the meeting.

Lindsey Boylan, Andrew Cuomo accuser, alleges 'pervasive harassment' by NY governor
Cuomo was in a long-term relationship with Food Network star Sandra Lee throughout the timeframe laid out in Boylan's accusations. She said she agreed to take the position after the administration agreed to let her keep her old office on a separate floor.

Public health officials: United Kingdom variant of COVID identified in Ontario County resident
The province said 66,351 tests were completed in the previous day and 19,112 additional doses of the vaccine were administered. The province has reported 2 cases of P.1, which is the variant strain that originated in Brazil.

USA readies report on Khashoggi killing
Since taking over the presidency in January Biden has stressed he will "recalibrate" the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. It is not clear whether Biden would be opposed to having the crown prince in the room for his call with King Salman .

Ontarians over 80 can soon book COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Phase three covers the general population, at which point all individuals who wish to be vaccinated will receive the vaccine. Additionally, the province is now developing an online vaccination booking system to support the next phase of rollout.

McCarthy, Cheney clash over whether Trump should speak at CPAC
Capitol by Trump supporters. "He spoke very favorably about his relationship with President Trump", Banks told CNN . Steve Scalise, the second-ranking House Republican, who also has visited Trump in Florida, shook his head.

Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers
Australia executive chairman Michael Miller said last week that his company had pay negotiations with Facebook. Guilbeault, who could not be reached for comment on Thursday, has promised a "made-in-Canada" approach.

Pence reportedly declines CPAC invitation after Trump announces attendance
Trump will be giving his first post-White House speech later this month, a source familiar with the plan was quoted by news agency AFP.

School board members caught on hot mic mocking parents
Oakley Union Elementary School District enrolls about 5,000 students and has not reopened to students despite a push from Gov. The comments made were not in alignment with our vision and are definitely not what any of us stand for as leaders.

Shooting at Louisiana Gun Store Leads to Multiple Deaths
Police in Louisiana have responded to a shooting with "multiple deaths" at a gun shop in Metarie, La., according to reports. Lopinto said the investigation was continuing as authorities tried to determined the exact details of what happened.

Manipur anganwadi worker dies a week after taking Covid-19 vaccine
Mr Hunt accused Facebook of acting like "sovereign bullies", arguing it "won't get away with it". Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese would also receive his vaccine this week, Mr Hunt said.

BC health officials announce 508 new COVID-19 cases
No new cases have been reported since January 31 and a total of 97 cases (which have all recovered) have been confirmed. According to the department's COVID-19 Dashboard, there have been 2,122 cases of COVID-19 in the county so far.

Russian court rejects Alexei Navalny's appeal against jail term
Navalny is best known for his anti-corruption investigations and was recently the subject of an assassination attempt. Russian opposition leader and Putin critic, Alexey Navalny , likely to be sent to prison camp.

Joe Manchin will oppose Biden's OMB nominee Neera Tanden, dimming her chances
Her nomination had been considered on the rocks had Republicans kept control of the Senate. Just seven GOP senators voted to convict President Trump in his impeachment trial.

Manchin to oppose Biden OMB pick Neera Tanden over controversial Twitter posts
There were vicious attacks made against progressives, people who I have worked with, me personally, ' he told her. The Senate Budget Committee is set to vote on Tanden's nomination next week in advance of a full floor vote.