The article reports that Alto is developing a dedicated, electrified high-speed rail network linking communities in Ontario and Quebec and that a multi-month public consultation process has begun; it also lists proposed travel times such as about two hours between Toronto and Ottawa.
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan to lead the U.S. delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics and told athletes the Games "unite the entire country." After the Olympics he plans to travel to Armenia and Azerbaijan to follow up on a U.S.-brokered peace agreement.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper urged Canada to lessen its reliance on the U.S., calling recent U.S. actions a threat to sovereignty and recommending measures such as tariffs and faster resource projects while noting a forthcoming review of the CUSMA trade agreement.
Showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet said there is more to explore in Robert House's story after the season 2 finale, which ends with his consciousness transferred into a Pip-Boy and a brief flicker on his penthouse screen.
The federal Liberals re-introduced the Connected Care for Canadians Act (Bill S-5) to set interoperability requirements and ban data blocking so digital health information can be shared across provinces; the bill has been tabled in the Senate and officials say accompanying regulations could take several years to develop.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada will consider joining a proposed U.S. critical minerals trading bloc only as part of the broader USMCA review talks.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a video pleading for the return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen Jan. 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her Arizona home; authorities say she has limited mobility and needs medication.
Penny, a four-year-old Canadian Doberman, won Best in Show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, and her Toronto co-owners called the result surreal.
Assistant Commissioner John Brewer told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that it has become harder to identify journalists at protests and that the RCMP does not arbitrate who is media; photojournalist Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are suing over her 2021 arrest.
A city interim report says long lineups, complex procedures and new technology during Edmonton’s October 2025 municipal election caused delays and frustration for some voters; the city auditor reported issues were addressed and an action plan is expected ahead of the 2029 municipal election.
