Here are the hot topics that marked the week.
Judge describes sordid actions in Canadian junior hockey
Physical and psychological violence. Torture. Humiliation. Sexual abuse. Sequestration. New revelations of sordid acts committed over the past decades have once again thrown Canadian junior hockey into turmoil.
Quebec wants to abolish the use of private agencies by 2026
PHOTO EDOUARD PLANTE-FRÉCHETTE, THE PRESS
Christian Dubé, Minister of Health
Minister Christian Dubé grants himself a series of powers to “regulate and prohibit” the use of private employment agencies, which he wants to get out of the health network by 2026. The opposition and the nurses’ union accuse him of to have “given birth to a mouse”.
Resignation of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
PHOTO RUSSELL CHEYNE, REUTERS
The abrupt resignation of M.me Sturgeon removes one of the most visible figures in British politics.
“I am a human being”: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon surprised everyone on Wednesday by resigning after eight years in power, opening a period of uncertainty for the independence movement to which she has devoted her life.
The expected return of Rihanna
PHOTO MATT SLOCUM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dressed in a red jumpsuit and matching coat, Rihanna moved among several hundred dancers, all dressed in full white jumpsuits, some on raised platforms, others on the field itself.
More than a Super Bowl halftime show, last Sunday night’s number marked the long-awaited reunion between singer Rihanna and her audience.
Health transfers: the provinces accept the “insufficient” offer from the federal government
PHOTO SEAN KILPATRICK, THE CANADIAN PRESS ARCHIVES
The premiers of the provinces and territories at a press conference given on February 7th.
The provinces decided on Monday to accept the Trudeau government’s offer to increase health transfers by $46.2 billion over the next 10 years. But the common front they have displayed on this issue over the past two years continues to falter.