Justice Department documents show Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with many academics and provided private funding to some researchers; several professors are now under institutional review or have resigned.
Netflix released Queen of Chess on February 6, 2026; the 93-minute documentary directed by Rory Kennedy chronicles Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár’s life and is frequently compared to the fictional The Queen's Gambit.
A Canadian Climate Institute study reports Canada is not on track to meet its 2026, 2030 or 2050 climate targets; the government's progress report shows a best-case 28% emissions cut by 2030 while emissions were only 9% below 2005 levels in 2023.
The Munich Security Conference opened with senior leaders attending as officials described a crisis of confidence in transatlantic relations; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the American delegation and is due to address the conference on Saturday.
Ontario announced $6.4 billion in new post-secondary funding and ended an eight-year tuition freeze, allowing up to 2% annual tuition increases starting 2026-27; the province also reduced OSAP grant support from 85% to a maximum of 25% for eligible students.
Federal and local investigators in Tucson are seeking neighbourhood surveillance footage after Nancy Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1; the FBI released a description of a person of interest and raised the reward to $100,000 US.
Interim property tax bills have been mailed to more than 27,000 properties and city council approved $237,500 to help convert an old school into an eight‑unit live‑in treatment centre for youths.
Tumbler Ridge residents are mourning after a shooting at the town high school that killed eight people, including six children.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, but symptoms in women are often less typical and under-recognized, the article reports. The piece highlights risk factors such as PCOS, pregnancy complications and hormonal changes around menopause.
Janice Kennedy, a retired journalist, writes that older adults resent patronizing language and stereotypes and that many remain socially active while also experiencing loss and vulnerability.
