Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced trilateral peace talks with Russian and U.S. envoys will take place Feb. 4–5 in Abu Dhabi; officials have provided few public details.
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the federal Build Canada Homes agency is working to attract Canadian banks, pension funds and developers to finance affordable and mixed housing projects; the agency launched with $13 billion and has received about 450 applications.
World Wetlands Day is observed on Feb. 2 and marks the 1971 Convention on Wetlands; Ducks Unlimited Canada reports that up to 70% of wetlands have been lost in developed areas while Canada still contains about 25% of the world's remaining wetlands.
Emergency power cuts swept multiple Ukrainian cities and parts of Moldova after a technical malfunction on cross-border power lines, officials said, and U.S., Russian and Ukrainian teams are expected to meet on Feb. 1 in Abu Dhabi.
A Los Angeles Times column argues the Dodgers — Jackie Robinson's team — should decline a customary White House visit because recent federal actions, including deadly law-enforcement operations in Minneapolis and broad immigration sweeps, conflict with Robinson's civil-rights legacy.
The Newmarket Health Centre will receive $3.2 million from the provincial government to hire additional staff at its long-term care home. The funding comes as part of a nearly $100-million investment in York Region and a provincewide annual funding increase of $1.92 billion for long-term care.
Bloomland in Oz opened Jan. 31 at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington and runs through April 6, featuring roughly 25,000 real blooms arranged around scenes from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Critteraid Animal Sanctuary in Summerland is caring for a bonded pair of cats, Callie (about 6½ years) and Othello (about 4 years), who show contrasting temperaments: one calm and affectionate, the other playful and energetic.
Kamloops saw 50 illicit drug overdose deaths in the first 10 months of 2025, putting the city on pace for roughly 60 deaths for the year and below the 92 deaths recorded in 2024; provincial and national data show similar declines while experts say the reasons are unclear.
Jeremy Hansen, from Ailsa Craig, is set to join NASA's Artemis II mission that could launch as early as Feb. 8; his former school and local community in southwestern Ontario have organized tributes and events ahead of the flight.
