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PM Vows Help For First Nations

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The Prime Minister says they’ve been concerned about the potential impact of an outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada’s remote First Nation communities. Justin Trudeau told media they are working with the Assembly of First Nations to send more resources and money to those communities.

“We will continue to respond in every way we possibly can to help those communities that are dealing with COVID-19. We recognize there are particular vulnerabilities that we need to work very carefully with and we continue to do so,” Trudeau said.

In northwestern Ontario, Fort Hope First Nation recently saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The Prime Minister says they understand that many First Nation communities are vulnerable because of elders, and housing concerns.

Canadian companies are working on producing up to 30,000 ventilators for hospitals across the nation. The Prime Minister was asked if that’s because we are needing that many in the fight against the virus, to which Trudeau said they are preparing for any and all situations. If Canadian companies end up having a surplus, Trudeau says there are many countries around the world that don’t have the ability to produce their own supply and would require them.

On the personal protective equipment side of things, the Prime Minister said productive conversations led to an agreement between the United States, 3M and Canada allowing N95 masks to be shipped to our country. Trudeau says they are happy to hear 3M’s product will be crossing the border, but notes there’s still more work to do with the United States government on other supply issues.

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Parliament To Resume For More COVID-19 Legislation

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The Prime Minister says Parliament will resume in a reduced state in the coming days to pass critical COVID-19 legislation.

Justin Trudeau says they also need to look into convening parliament virtually.

“Parliamentarians from across the country who were elected to do their jobs of representing their citizens in normal times and in times of crisis can make themselves heard. It can’t be just about folks who have proximity to Parliament or the ability to get here,” Trudeau said.

The Conservatives are pushing for a smaller selection of MPs to oversee government decisions.

Trudeau also faced questions about whether shipments of personal protective equipment are being stopped at the Canadian border by US government officials. Trudeau said talks are continuing between the two sides and they expect shipments to arrive in Canada.

“We continue to have productive and positive talks with the United States. Emphasizing for them that health care supplies and workers across the border are very much a two-way street and we need to continue to be there for each other because it is in our collective interest,” Trudeau said.

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Canada Strongly Opposed To Militarized Border

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Canada is strongly opposed to the United States placing members of the military at the Canadian border.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told media that no official plan has been put in place and they are voicing their concerns.

“We have made that opposition very very clear to our American counterparts and we will continue to do so. At the end of the day, every country takes its own decisions but ours is an important and valued partnership and we are making very clear Canada’s position,” Freeland said.

The Prime Minister said in his address to media Thursday, that the two countries have the longest un-militarized border in the world and that it’s in both country’s interest to remain that way.

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Warren Out Of Presidential Race

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Elizabeth Warren has dropped out of the presidential primary, following her disappointing performance on Super Tuesday.

Warren made the announcement Thursday and tweeted out a statement to her supporters.

Warren’s campaign staff also shared a message saying “they fell well short of their viability goals and projections, and they are disappointed in the results.”

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Airstirke Kills Top Iranian General, Tensions Rise

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Early Friday morning the US conducted an airstrike on a Baghdad airport that killed 62-year Old General Qasem Soleimani.

The BBC reports that during Soleimani’s tenure Iran has supported the Hezbollah in Lebanon as well as other pro-Iranian groups, increased its military presence in Syria and Iraq as well as orchestrating attacks against Syrian rebels.

Soleimani’s death has caused a major rise in tensions between the US and Iranian governments. Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: ” severe revenge awaits the criminals” behind the attack. He also announced three days of national mourning in honor of the deceased General.

During the time of the attack, US President Donald Trump was in Florida. When news broke of the attack Trump tweeted a photo of the American flag.

The Pentagon also released a statement that classified Soleimani a terrorist it also claimed Soleimani was “developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region”.

The attack also comes on the back of a protest that saw demonstrators attack the US embassy in Iran, which the Pentagon claims Soleimani approved.

Throughout the morning reactions have been coming in from all corners of the globe.

Israel’s Leader Benjamin Netanyahu said the US had a “right” to defend itself and he praised President Trump’s quick action.

Russian officials have condemned the attack claiming it was “murder” and a “reckless step”

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Resolute Picks Up Three More Sawmills

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Resolute Forest Products is picking up three sawmills in the U.S. south.

Resolute will pay close to 170-million dollars for the mills in Florida and Arkansas currently owned by Conifex Timber.

Company president Yves Laflamme says the acquisitions are part of their plans to diversity their lumber production.

Running at full capacity, a quarter of Resolute’s U.S. production will come from those three mills.