A ribbon-cutting was held at the Carefor Mackay Centre in Pembroke to open the Mesa HART Hub, which houses the Bridge Housing component; the project is a partnership supported by a three-year, $6.3‑million investment from the Province of Ontario.
PSFCU members raised $102,329.43 for the 'Na Ratunek' Children's Cancer Foundation in Wroclaw as part of the Children's Holiday Smile campaign; the campaign raised $251,713.18 this year for three hospices and the Polish American Heritage Foundation.
A 23-year-old visiting woman was shot and killed in Prosper, Texas on January 10, 2025 after an argument reported to be about President Donald Trump; the Collin County grand jury declined to indict and a coroner's inquest is scheduled.
The article reports Mark Carney offered a guarantee of a Canadian win while Canada's women's hockey team trailed the U.S. 4-0 late in a preliminary Olympic game in Milan, and it also notes former U.S. president Donald Trump posted complaints on Truth Social about the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Sam Neill said he was surprised and pleased by a reference to his Jurassic Park character Alan Grant in Jurassic World Rebirth, which names Dr. Henry Loomis as a former postdoc of Grant.
More than 100 B.C. First Nations say the province invited them to an expedited, NDA-linked consultation on proposed amendments to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act after a December court found the law legally enforceable; Premier Eby has said he intends to amend DRIPA and has not reconvened the legislature before Feb. 18.
Concession sales, led by popcorn, have become a major revenue source for Canadian cinemas and help independent theatres offset box-office revenue shared with studios.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford acknowledged Pierre Poilievre's strong leadership vote in Calgary, where Poilievre secured about 87 per cent of delegates, and said winning at conventions is not the same as winning a national election. Ford also confirmed he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney about the possibility of an early federal election but declined to provide details.
Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate performed to Minions music at the Milan-Cortina Olympics after a last-minute music-rights dispute was resolved.
Julia Taubitz won the women's singles luge at the Milan-Cortina Olympics with a combined time of 3:30.625, nearly a full second ahead of Latvia's Elina Bota; Ashley Farquharson took bronze for the United States.
