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5 things to know for Thursday, February 24, 2022

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Russia launches a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revokes the Emergencies Act, and deadly cold weather strikes central Canada. Here's what you need to know today.

1. Russia attacks Ukraine: Russia launches a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin warns other countries that attempts to interfere would lead to "consequences you have never seen."

2. Trudeau condemns Russia: World leaders have begun to respond as Russia moves military forces into Ukraine, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemning the action as an "egregious attack."

3. Emergencies Act revoked: Justin Trudeau says the government will end the use of the Emergencies Act after it was invoked just over a week ago in response to the truck convoy protests.

4. Deadly weather: As extreme cold weather warnings spread across parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario, already deaths are following.

5. 'Very happy': An Ontario worker who was paid below minimum wage for six months has received more than $16,000 in a settlement with her former employer.

One more thing…

Flash before our eyes: A study of a dying man showed unexpected activity in the memory retrieval area of the brain, suggesting that the organ may replay significant life events just before we die.

Pictured are CT scans of the patient, with A and B showing effects of the subdural hematoma - with a larger mass effect on the left side. C and D show the same scan sequences after the craniotomy. (Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience)

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