Rocket Lab announced a HASTE rocket mission named Cassowary Vex for the Defense Innovation Unit, scheduled no earlier than late February from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island. The flight will carry Hypersonix's DART AE scramjet and is described by the company as its fourth hypersonic test mission in under six months.
Actress Heather McComb posted an Instagram tribute after James Van Der Beek's death, expressing sympathy for his widow and six children; a GoFundMe for the family raised over $1 million in under a day.
Courtney Sarault won bronze in the women's 500m short-track at Milano Cortina 2026; it is her first individual Olympic medal and follows a mixed relay silver two days earlier.
Portage la Prairie council approved buying the former Portage Mutual Insurance building at 14 Tupper St. S. to house the Community Safety Officer program, funded with $700,000 from infrastructure reserves.
Brompton Split Banc Corp. announced a planned Class A share split that would give 20 additional shares per 100 held to shareholders of record on Feb. 24, 2026, and said total distributions will be increased; the split is subject to Toronto Stock Exchange approval.
A reciprocal trade agreement signed by the United States and Taiwan reduces tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15% and exempts generic pharmaceuticals, chips and smartphones; the U.S. Trade Representative said the pact removes trade barriers and will help strengthen high-technology supply chains.
New York officials raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument after a pride flag was removed from a federal pole; activists later placed the flag on the same rope as the American flag and the Park Service cited new guidance limiting flag displays.
Edo and National Grid launched a three-year demonstration in New York to deploy demand flexibility across commercial buildings, supported by NYSERDA; EPRI will lead independent measurement and verification.
A study in Astrobiology examined large organic molecules (decane, undecane, dodecane) that Curiosity detected in Gale Crater and found that known non-biological sources could not fully account for their estimated original abundance; researchers say more work is needed before any conclusions about past life can be drawn.
Alberta communities and officials have offered support after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that police say left nine people dead, including the shooter.
