President Donald Trump is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House after months of diplomatic strain; officials say the leaders will discuss drug trafficking and bilateral trade.
ClearlyRated announced the eighth annual 2026 Best of HR Services award winners based on client and employee satisfaction measured with Net Promoter Score; according to ClearlyRated, clients of the winning firms were 60% more likely to report complete satisfaction than the industry average.
Bolivia's former president Evo Morales has not appeared publicly for nearly a month; police say he has not left Bolivia and his allies say he is recovering from dengue.
Governor General Mary Simon said Canada supports Greenland's sovereignty and that Greenlanders should determine their own future; she made the remarks at the Arctic Frontiers conference ahead of a planned visit to Denmark and Greenland this week.
An Ottawa entrepreneur launched Maple Monthly on Feb. 1 to send curated boxes of maple products to homes across Canada; Maple Orchard Farms in Bracebridge is the first supplier and 70 subscribers signed up before launch.
Reports say SpaceX and xAI are in advanced talks to merge, joining two large privately held companies. SpaceX has filed to seek permission to launch as many as one million satellites.
Community celebrations marking the Year of the Horse are scheduled across Markham and York Region in February, with many free, public events listed in Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Newmarket.
U.S. space stocks climbed after Elon Musk announced SpaceX would merge with xAI in a deal valuing the combined company at US$1.25 trillion; Musk said space-based computing could be the most cost-effective way to generate AI compute within two to three years.
On Jan. 11, 2026, Heather Ball of Wilson Road reported a Red-headed Woodpecker visiting her yard for several days; the species is an infrequent visitor to the Ottawa Valley and was last recorded locally in July 2020.
Alberta artists spent three weeks carving a 100-foot 'Cathedral Grove' main hall at Sweden's Icehotel, shaping trees and embedding birdsong; the installation will remain until the hotel melts in April.
