The Southern Alberta Mustangs will play a memorial benefit game in Stavely after three players died in a highway collision; local teams and organizations are raising funds and donations for the families.
Mayor Ken Sim and six ABC Vancouver councillors voted 7-3 to allocate up to $2 million for a one-night fireworks event in August to replace the cancelled multi-night Celebration of Light, and a staff report is expected in the next couple of months.
The federal government tabled Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act, to require health technology companies to adopt common standards for sharing medical records. The bill would also ban data blocking and was introduced in the Senate.
Glencore said it has paused emissions-related investments at the Horne smelter after talks with Quebec did not secure the regulatory certainty the company sought; provincial emissions limits take effect in March 2027.
Alphabet reported annual revenue above $400 billion for the first time and said it will nearly double investments, forecasting $175–$185 billion in capital spending for 2026 to meet demand for AI-enabled cloud services.
Campaign filings report Gevorg Grigoryan raised $75,310.89 in grassroots donations and $105,410.89 in total contributions as of Dec. 31, 2025, the highest amount from individual donors among candidates in the race.
Toronto-area average selling price fell to $973,289 in January, below $1 million for the first time since 2021, and sales volumes were lower year‑over‑year.
Canada opens its women's hockey tournament Thursday in Milan, while recent head-to-head results and analytics show the United States have won six straight matchups and are favoured by markets and a CBC-hired model.
Premier David Eby will meet Surrey business leaders after police reported dozens of extortion attempts and several related shootings in the city; federal authorities have pledged additional RCMP officers.
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he will keep the current judicial appointment process after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asked for greater provincial input and warned she might withhold some judicial funding.
