Workers prepared Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to resume limited travel on Monday, with Israeli authorities saying only small numbers will be allowed to cross initially and medical evacuations prioritized.
Prime broker reports and industry sources say demand for North America-focused hedge fund strategies fell over the past year, while allocations to Asia and Europe increased.
Two housing advocates argue for a Canada Housing Accord to align federal, provincial and municipal action; unsheltered homelessness is reported as up about 300% since 2018, according to a national point-in-time count.
Thompson Rivers University Students' Union is hosting a free on-campus reconciliation workshop on Feb. 18 that addresses subsection three of the 92nd Truth and Reconciliation Commission call to action; the event has 50 spots and a facilitator from First Peoples Group.
A queer- and Indigenous-led comedy show in Vancouver has grown into a supportive hub for performers, while organizers say Indigenous representation in larger comedy venues and media remains limited.
A Scarborough Health Network study found immigrants from the Caribbean, the Philippines and Sri Lanka were six to 12 times more likely to need dialysis than Canadian-born residents, and that country of birth predicted dialysis risk more strongly than ethnicity while time in Canada did not reduce that risk.
J.D. Irving has proposed swapping some protected Crown lands it could harvest in exchange for conserving other areas, and several New Brunswick municipalities have asked the natural resources minister to weigh local social and economic interests; Riverview council will vote Feb. 9 on whether to join a letter supporting that request.
Sunday marked the start of Black History Month in London, and local groups will host events through February; community members said the month helps teach heritage and connect younger generations to their roots.
Shubenacadie Sam's Groundhog Day event in Nova Scotia was cancelled because of winter-storm warnings and unsafe driving conditions, while Wiarton Willie in Ontario and Fred la Marmotte in Quebec were still scheduled to emerge and make their traditional predictions.
The Canadian Armed Forces will take part in a Lockheed Martin ceremony in Texas to mark the assembly milestone for Canada's first F-35; Ottawa is still reviewing its CF-18 replacement program and has not announced how many U.S.-made fighters it will ultimately buy.
