At the 2026 Northern Perspectives conference in Winnipeg, northern and provincial leaders urged major federal investment in northern infrastructure, highlighting projects such as the Kivalliq Hydro‑Fibre Link and a proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill.
Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes is running a month-long Feel Good February campaign that presents estate planning as a form of self-care and will share educational newsletters and community content organized around four themed planning priorities.
China's Supreme People's Court has annulled the death sentence of Canadian Robert Schellenberg and ordered a new trial, and Global Affairs Canada said it is aware of the decision and will continue to provide consular services.
Italian fashion, art and classical music were central to the Milan Cortina Olympic opening ceremony; Andrea Bocelli sang Puccini's Nessun dorma as the flame moved through San Siro and a second cauldron was lit in Cortina.
The Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) held a grand opening at Lethbridge Polytechnic and will let high school students earn both high school and college credits while taking hands-on courses in trades, agriculture and healthcare.
Apple snails and rice-delphacid insects have spread through parts of the U.S. South, notably Louisiana, leading to crop damage and higher labor and costs for rice and crawfish producers.
Chester Zoo and partners report that reintroduced greater Bermuda land snails have established six colonies in Bermuda after captive breeding and releases following their 2014 rediscovery.
Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana said the Northwest Territories aims to build 300 new housing units by the end of the mandate and is confident it can meet that target; 81 units are complete and others are under construction or planned.
Glengarry Highland Lodge hosted nearly 200 guests for a complimentary Christmas dinner that helped raise more than $72,000 for the Maxville Manor redevelopment and a CT scanner, and the Masonic Association of Eastern District held a curling bonspiel to fund student bursaries.
The Dalkeith two-day winter carnival proceeded with indoor events and hockey after the parade was cancelled because of extreme cold.
