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Alto held public information sessions in Toronto to gather feedback on the proposed high-speed rail line linking Toronto and Quebec City, and alignment decisions are expected to be refined later in 2026 after studies and a second round of consultation.

Statistics Canada reported Canada lost about 25,000 jobs in January, led by a 28,000 decline in manufacturing and a 67,000 drop in Ontario; the unemployment rate fell to 6.5% as labour-force participation declined.

Alysa Liu returned to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics after a two-year break and a 2025 world title, and her short program on opening day helped keep the U.S. team in the lead.

Bitget announced the Bitget Fan Club, a tiered community program that recognizes users as contributors and offers progression-based benefits such as badges, token airdrops, feedback channels, and event invitations.

Women are set to make up 47 per cent of athletes at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and Canada's 206-member team includes 107 female athletes.

Statistics Canada reports the unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in January, down 0.3 percentage points from December 2025 after 94,000 fewer people looked for work.

Stellantis is selling its 49 per cent stake in the NextStar EV battery plant in Windsor to joint venture partner LG Energy Solutions, and the automaker is taking a $35.5 billion writedown. Financial filings show Stellantis will receive a nominal fee of $100 for its stake, and NextStar is slated to receive up to $15 billion in subsidies over the next decade.

Carla MacLeod, coach of Czechia's women's hockey team and the PWHL's Ottawa Charge, was diagnosed with breast cancer in November and has continued coaching at the Milan Cortina Games while scheduling treatments around the tournament.

Talks between Glencore and Rio Tinto ended after 24 hours, and those discussions began in mid-December.

Small business confidence in Canada was roughly unchanged in January, while B.C. inflation cooled to 1.7% year‑over‑year in December.

LG Energy Solution has bought Stellantis's 49% stake in NextStar Energy, becoming the sole owner of the Windsor battery joint venture; Stellantis said it will remain a customer and batteries at the Windsor plant have been reprioritized for grid storage.

Brandon Ingram scored 33 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 123-107, and the game fell on the one-year anniversary of his trade to Toronto while he remembered his late great aunt who raised him for seven years.

Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, wrote about central bank independence in 2010 and has recently argued the Fed needs institutional change; Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Fed independence matters for Canadian markets.

Derrick Johnson learned his mother was among 189 people whose remains were found in a Colorado building linked to the Return to Nature funeral home; the owners pleaded guilty and one faces sentencing this week while the other is scheduled for April.

The federal government reintroduced EV purchase rebates and pledged $1.5 billion for charging infrastructure, while proposing a cap-and-trade credit system and new tax measures for the auto sector.

Canada's mortgage arrears rate has risen modestly to 0.22% between 2023 and 2025 but remains below historical norms, and CMHC warns arrears are likely to worsen in 2026 with Toronto and Vancouver showing the largest increases.

Hawk Ridge Systems has added Stratasys technologies to its 3D printing portfolio, the companies announced on Feb. 5, 2026; Stratasys said the partnership will bring its solutions to more customers and cited Hawk Ridge’s application expertise and customer proximity.

The federal government said it will restart an EV rebate program on Feb. 16 with $2.3 billion in support and scrap the EV sales mandate in favour of stricter tailpipe emissions standards, including a new 74 g CO2-per-mile target.

The federal auto strategy shifts toward demand‑side measures, reinstating buyer incentives and backing fast‑charging networks through the Canada Infrastructure Bank; the authors say the plan hinges on effective execution to close charging and affordability gaps.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the repeal of Canada's electric-vehicle sales mandate and introduced a new strategy that includes up to $5,000 in EV purchase rebates starting in 2026 and tougher greenhouse‑gas standards for 2027–2032.

Research from Thompson Rivers University led by Assistant Professor Yaou Hu finds unclear portion information can lead diners to over-order and contribute to avoidable restaurant food waste; the study tests contrast-based menu communication and was published in March 2026.

Anthropic released AI tools aimed at legal work, and markets reacted with share-price declines for several legal-data and software firms, with some funds losing roughly US$300.6 billion in value, the article reports.

From Copenhagen, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said Arctic security should include investments that strengthen northern communities as well as military infrastructure. She spoke ahead of the opening of a Canadian consulate in Greenland and met Danish leaders to discuss Arctic cooperation.

Sources say Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce a national automotive strategy that would scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new emissions and fuel-efficiency standards, revive consumer rebates, and create a $1.5 billion EV infrastructure fund.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Canada should 'lean into' structural changes driven by U.S. protectionism, artificial intelligence and slower population growth, and he signalled the central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates soon.

Y Combinator has restored Canada to its list of accepted countries of incorporation after briefly removing it from its standard deal terms; the earlier change prompted backlash in the Canadian tech community.

Ontario's Superior Court will soon consider a proposed hardship fund that could provide one-time payments of up to $9,600 (with up to $2,500 extra for emergencies) to former Hudson's Bay employees and retirees who lost pay and benefits.

A Leger poll found 61% of Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, though about three-quarters of respondents reported at least one concern such as vehicle quality, effects on the auto industry, or data privacy.

ATCO Energy has expanded its partnership with Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta, becoming the organization’s Official Energy and Home Services Supplier and committing a minimum $50,000 along with in-kind services and volunteer support.

Rio Tinto said it will no longer pursue an acquisition of Glencore, ending the fourth failed attempt to merge the two mining companies.