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It’s been two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and since then CBC senior correspondent Susan Ormiston has made two trips to eastern Europe to cover the conflict there.

In today's Morning Brief, we look at what's in the new federal budget to grapple with the issue of housing affordability.

In today's Morning Brief, there's a growing sense that the Bank of Canada may need to start moving faster and more dramatically than anticipated to rein in inflation.

As the invasion in Ukraine intensifies, Russians living in Canada are struggling with complicated emotions as they decide what the future holds for their relationship with their homeland.

In today's Morning Brief, civilians are being evacuated from the city of Sumy in eastern Ukraine, but there is no guarantee how long the effort will last.

The CBC's Susan Ormiston explains what is being done to help people fleeing hard-hit areas of Ukraine. 'This is the beginning of a huge humanitarian aid wave coming into Ukraine," she says from a massive old tire warehouse, housing the aid.

As the biggest assault on a European state since the Second World War continues, and Russian troops draw closer to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv's mayor was asked if there were plans to evacuate civilians if the city is taken , at first saying, "We can't do that, because all ways are blocked," then backing away from that assessment.

KYIV - At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Saturday. He said 1,115 people were wounded, including 33 children. It was unclear whether he was referring only to civilian casualties. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk;

CBC's Susan Ormiston reports from Poland's Medyka crossing, located on the border with Ukraine, as people fled by car and on foot to escape Russia's invasion.

CBC News foreign correspondents Chris Brown and Susan Ormiston reflect on the most important international stories of 2021.