Global National: Feb. 21, 2022 | Putin orders "peacekeeping troops" in Ukraine breakaway regions

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to "maintain peace" in the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, areas he now recognizes as independent. As Jackson Proskow reports, Putin is only stoking fears he's preparing for a full-blown invasion.

Meanwhile, one western Ukrainian city is becoming a safe haven for people as Ukraine teeters on the brink of war with Russia. Crystal Goomansingh reports from Lviv on how the bustling city is bracing for the worst.

Back in Canada, the House of Commons has now voted in favour of using the Emergencies Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked to the end the protest blockades in Ottawa and at multiple border crossings. David Akin looks at how some MPs voiced their objections to using the Act, and why the debate over it isn't done yet

Nearly two years after a denturist disguised as an RCMP officer went on a shooting spree in Nova Scotia, killing 22 people, the province's Mass Casualty Commission is about to begin its long-awaited public inquiry into the massacre. Ross Lord looks at the questions the inquiry will try to answer, and how some families are finding difficulty in trusting the process.

Plus, an investigation is now underway after Calgary police fatally shot Latjor Tuel, a Black man accused of assaulting someone with a weapon. As Heather Yourex-West reports, there are concerns about racism being a factor.

In the United Kingdom, despite a high COVID-19 infection rate, England is about to ditch the last of its COVID-19 restrictions, in a bid to start living with the virus for good. Redmond Shannon looks at what measures are disappearing, the strategy going forward, and why the rest of the U.K. is divided on England's plan.

And after nearly two years of shutting out most tourists due to COVID-19 restrictions, Australia has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated, international travellers. Mike Armstrong show you the heartwarming reunions bringing delight in the land down under.

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