In today's Morning Brief, the Omicron subvariant BA.5, and to a lesser extent, BA.4, is driving the latest wave the seventh of the pandemic and the third since the arrival of Omicron.
The Montreal Canadiens won the 2022 NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night and have the first selection for the upcoming draft at their home arena. The Canadiens had the best odds to win the lottery at 18.5 per cent after posting an NHL-worst 22-49-11 record this season.
MONTREAL - All eyes will be on Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes on July 7. The GM will walk to the draft podium for the first time and will get to make the first-overall selection.