Two sources told CBC that John Rustad requested a leadership nomination package as the B.C. Conservatives search for a new leader; Rustad declined to confirm and said he will comment when the legislative session resumes.
The Milano‑Cortina opening ceremony included two simultaneous cauldron lightings in Milan and Cortina. The CBC will offer daily coverage and the author will write a daily column through Feb. 22 focused on the global athletes.
Polls show the Liberal Democratic Party is poised to gain seats in Sunday's lower house vote, driven in part by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's popularity with younger voters and her distinctive public image.
Olympic officials postponed the Canada-Finland women's hockey game after several Finnish players developed norovirus, and doctors said the pause likely prevented further spread. Undetermined at this time.
British Columbia has filed to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal of a court ruling tied to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and says it will also propose legislative amendments; First Nations leaders say the proposed changes would effectively gut DRIPA.
Thousands of orchids fill the Chicago Botanic Garden greenhouse for the 12th annual Orchid Show, themed "Feelin' Groovy," and organizers expect about 85,000 visitors.
NASA said Crew-12 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Wednesday to re-staff the International Space Station after a recent medical evacuation, and the FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 to return to flight following an engine ignition investigation.
China's Supreme People's Court has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Global Affairs Canada confirmed, and Ottawa said it will continue to provide consular services to him and his family.
China's top court has overturned the death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian official told CBC News; the source spoke anonymously and the New York Times first reported the news.
Toronto's 19-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown LRT is scheduled to begin service Sunday after construction that began 15 years ago and an opening six years later than planned; politicians and transit officials acknowledged problems during the rollout.
