National News Briefs
- Greenbelt Plan To Be Investigated – Ontario’s auditor general and integrity commissioner are both looking into allegations regarding the decision to open a portion of the Greenbelt for housing development. The Ford government removed environmental protections on more than 7,000 acres of land in the Greenbelt but documents showed that a significant portion of the land is owned by Progressive Conservative campaign donors. (Blackburn News)
- Tricky Storm Coming – A second Colorado low will arrive in southern Ontario Thursday, spreading a messy mix of multiple types of precipitation across the region into Friday. An initial narrow swath of snow may quickly transition to an icy mix of freezing rain and ice pellets across southwestern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) through Thursday morning. (The Weather Network)
- Emergency Room Improvements For Nova Scotia – The Nova Scotia government has announced a long list of changes it hopes will improve care at emergency departments, including ways to ensure patients with the most urgent needs get help first, improve ambulance response times and offer more places for people to receive care. (CBC)
- New Zealand PM Resigns – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that she will be resigning February 7 but would remain a lawmaker until the general election on October 14. Her announcement came as a shock throughout the nation of 5 million people. (CTV News)
