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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

WASHINGTON — Call it the age of PlayStation politics. Where Bill Clinton went on MTV and Barack Obama seized on social media, modern-day Democrats see online video gaming as the next high-tech frontier for reaching young voters.

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Ryan Straschnitzki says there is nothing like the feel of being back on the ice.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians and infringe on citizens' mobility rights.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 804,260 confirmed cases (44,727 active, 738,766 resolved, 20,767 deaths).

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,885 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,076,130 doses given.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,885 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,076,130 doses given.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021. There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 804,260 confirmed cases (44,727 active, 738,766 resolved, 20,767 deaths).

Canada hit more unwanted firsts in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, as Quebec became the first province to surpass 10,000 deaths and Toronto reported Ontario's first case of a variant first identified in Brazil.

GATINEAU, Que. — Two bodies have been found after a fire tore through a home in western Quebec on Saturday night.