Good morning, here are five things you need to know for Friday, February 7 as you have your first sip of coffee... On the radar: The competitions begun, but the official kickoff of the Sochi games gets underway at 11 a.m. ET. Were live-blogging the ceremony, and reaction to it, right here. ctvnews.ca/sochi/faux-lesbian-duo-tatu-to-perform-at-sochi-opening-1.1674776 Closer to home, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be doing some kicking off of his own, when he doffs his old shoes for a new pair to table the federal budget next week. ctvnews.ca/politics/budget-2014-nice-little-bonuses-or-do-nothing-fiscal-plan-1.1673145 And Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be at an Alberta high school today, to unveil his governments plan to reform First Nations education. Well hear his announcement, and whether protesters manage to have their say too. ctvnews.ca/politics/pm-to-unveil-retooled-first-nations-education-plan-1.1674785 While you were asleep: The Taliban released a video of a canine wearing a high-tech harness, declaring the captured of a NATO forces military dog: The condition of the dog is OK -- he was not injured and is not being mistreated. NATO has confirmed one of its dogs went missing in December, but released no other details. ctvnews.ca/world/taliban-releases-video-claiming-capture-of-nato-military-dog-in-afghanistan-1.1674771 In case you missed it: A Manitoba family is appealing for funds to help bring Les Lehmann home from the Dominican Republic, where he was shot several times while trying to protect a group of schoolchildren from would-be robbers. Weve got details of what happened, and why they want him back in Canada as soon as possible. ctvnews.ca/world/canadian-shot-9-times-while-protecting-schoolchildren-in-dominican-republic-1.1674619 And back in the Olympic spirit, heres the story of three Canadian sisters who have all qualified for the moguls finals in Sochi. Meet Chloe, Justine and Maxime Dufour-Lapointe. ctvnews.ca/sochi/all-in-the-family-dufour-lapointe-sisters-all-qualify-for-women-s-moguls-finals-1.1674711
Posted on: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:47:39 +0000