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On the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that 'Putin will not stop' and urged allies to keep supporting Ukraine as Russian attacks on energy infrastructure continue; Kyiv is also managing a reported corruption scandal that has led to senior resignations.

Four years after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, the article reports more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilian deaths and describes wide social and political changes as the conflict becomes embedded in daily life.

Premier Danielle Smith announced an Oct. 19 provincial referendum that will ask Albertans nine questions on immigration and proposed constitutional changes; a news conference is scheduled Friday.

St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Windsor held a memorial service and prayer to mark the four-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, with about 160 attendees including roughly 45 newcomers from Ukraine.

President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union address Tuesday evening, and observers are focusing on his remarks about tariffs, the economy, Iran, and future elections.

Melvin Trotter, convicted in a 1986 killing during a robbery, is scheduled for execution Tuesday evening in Florida; the Florida Supreme Court denied recent appeals and his final appeals were pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

WestJet and Air Transat said they will resume scheduled flights to parts of Mexico after earlier cancellations tied to recent violence; Global Affairs Canada says it has resolved registration issues and is monitoring the situation.

Team USA's women's hockey team declined an invitation to attend the State of the Union, citing previously scheduled academic and professional commitments; the team won Olympic gold Saturday in an overtime win over Canada.

The Support for Fire Protection Services Act would establish provincewide standards for fire services in Nova Scotia and create an Office of the Fire Commissioner, and the 2026–27 budget includes $3 million for fire-service improvements.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford told CNN he would like Canada to be reimbursed for U.S. tariff revenue and called the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down those tariffs a positive development; the court did not rule on whether collected revenues should be returned.

Russia's full-scale invasion that began on Feb. 24, 2022 has entered its fifth year with fighting continuing; reports note large military and civilian tolls and millions displaced from their homes.

Canada's minister of artificial intelligence said he has raised concerns with OpenAI after reports that a ChatGPT account linked to the Tumbler Ridge shooter was flagged internally but not referred to police; OpenAI says it banned the account and contacted RCMP after the attack.

A House finance committee approved four Conservative amendments to the Budget Implementation Act that add a 30-day public consultation, dual ministerial approval and reporting requirements for proposed regulatory sandbox exemptions; the bill returns to the House and is expected to face a confidence vote.

Visitors in Puerto Vallarta reported gunfire and fires after violence tied to the reported killing of a cartel leader; Global Affairs Canada advised Canadians in Mexico to shelter in place and said local officials expect conditions to normalize in the coming days.

A U.S. arms control official presented declassified material alleging a 2020 underground nuclear explosion at China’s Lop Nur site and urged nations to press China and Russia on disarmament; China denied the accusation and the New START treaty recently expired.

The Liberals accepted Conservative-backed amendments to add consultation, reporting and approval requirements around proposed "regulatory sandboxes" in Bill C-15, and to exclude certain laws from being overridden while MPs continued a clause-by-clause review at the finance committee under a tight timetable.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles urged Premier Doug Ford to reverse announced reductions to OSAP grants and related tuition changes; the province has said grants will fall from a maximum of 85% to 25% and colleges may raise tuition by 2% annually for three years.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said her Mexican counterpart told her the operation that killed a cartel leader was targeted and that the situation should stabilize in the coming days. More than 26,000 Canadians are registered with the Canadian government and commercial flights to Puerto Vallarta were temporarily canceled.

Ontario has reworked OSAP to replace much of prior grant support with loans for students in need, and the province is lifting a tuition cap while promising $6.4 billion in additional operating funding for colleges and universities over the next four years.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said 26,305 Canadians in Mexico have registered with Global Affairs Canada, an increase of nearly 8,000 from the previous day, and she said her Mexican counterpart expects the security situation to normalize in the coming days.

By his first anniversary Mark Carney had spent 68 days abroad, about 20% of his first year after excluding election days, compared with Justin Trudeau's 34 days (9.3%).

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Mexican officials expect unrest linked to a military operation that was reported to have killed a cartel leader to calm in the coming days, while warning the situation remains fluid and Canadians should follow local authorities.

Campaign records show Matthew Moroun gave $1 million USD to MAGA Inc. on Jan. 16; that disclosure came weeks before President Trump posted a Feb. 9 threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Undetermined at this time.

President Trump posted that a U.S. hospital ship would be sent to Greenland; Greenlandic and Danish leaders publicly rejected the offer and defended their health-care systems. Officials said the U.S. Navy hospital ships were reported docked in Mobile, Alabama, and Danish authorities said they had not been notified of any incoming U.S. ship.

EU foreign ministers and policy chief Kaja Kallas will meet Board of Peace director Nikolay Mladenov in Brussels to discuss Gaza's reconstruction and related topics; the meeting follows debate within the EU over engagement with the U.S.-led board.

Alberta has committed to add classroom complexity teams to 476 elementary schools and says the plan draws on Saskatchewan’s specialized support classrooms and complexity teachers, which officials say have added hundreds of staff; Alberta has not set a hiring timeline and says it will outline a separate approach for secondary schools later.

The Canada-Ukraine Foundation has asked the federal government to match dollar-for-dollar private donations to its 2026 humanitarian appeal, and says it has raised and deployed more than CAD 100 million since February 2022.

Corb Lund relaunched a provincewide petition seeking a ban on new coal mining in Alberta's eastern slopes, and the campaign needs 177,732 signatures by June 10 to proceed to a vote.

King Willem-Alexander swore in Rob Jetten as prime minister of a three-party minority coalition that holds 66 of 150 lower house seats, meaning the government will need opposition support to pass legislation.

A petition opposing coal exploration on the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains has been relaunched, and the provincial government said it could be included in a referendum in October.