Prosecutors have begun presenting historical sexual‑assault allegations against Frank Stronach, and a woman testified she was assaulted after a night at a Toronto restaurant; the trial is being held before a judge and will hear several complainants over the coming weeks.
The EPA finalized a rule rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding that underpinned U.S. greenhouse gas regulations, and it proposed a two-year delay to a Biden-era vehicle emissions rule.
The Transportation Safety Board says simulator exercises and metallurgical testing have been done in its investigation of a Delta CRJ900 crash at Toronto Pearson, but investigators have not yet reached a definitive cause and a final report is pending.
U.S. officials say President Trump will announce a multi-billion-dollar Gaza reconstruction plan and outline a U.N.-authorized stabilization force at the Board of Peace meeting in Washington on Feb. 19.
The EPA revoked its 2009 'endangerment finding' that identified greenhouse gases as a danger to public health and welfare, and environmental groups are expected to challenge the decision in court.
Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Bill C-12 would redirect people who arrived more than a year ago from refugee hearings to a pre-removal risk assessment, and critics including the Canadian Bar Association and Amnesty International warn this could create a two-tier asylum system.
An 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and the shooter died by a self-inflicted gunshot; community members and officials held a vigil as the town mourns.
Officials say an 18-year-old attacker killed family members and several people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School before dying; the small mining town, founded in 1981, is grieving and the mayor urged residents to support one another.
The Ontario government announced a $6.4-billion funding model for colleges and universities to be paid over four years and said publicly-assisted institutions may raise tuition up to 2% per year starting in 2026–27; the province also announced OSAP grants would be limited to a maximum of 25% while loans will make up at least 75% of aid.
Provincial funding for the BC Rent Bank has no guarantee after April 2026, and the organization says it may begin winding down unless the program is included in the province's 2026 budget.
