Rocket Lab launched a Korean earth‑imaging satellite, marking its second Electron launch in eight days. The company provides launch services, spacecraft and satellite components for commercial and government customers.
The article reports that Norman Osborn has been alternating as a Spider-Man protagonist and now occupies roughly half of The Amazing Spider-Man issues, and Marvel is launching a five-issue Spider-Versity limited series that will further spotlight Norman.
A coalition of seven First Nations chiefs says a circulating separatist petition would violate Indigenous treaties and the Canadian Constitution, and they have launched legal action seeking an injunction; the separatist signature drive continues through early May.
B.C. Transplant reported a record 575 organ transplants in 2025, enabled by 232 donors (146 deceased and 86 living). The organization noted year-to-year variation and that some organs are transferred between provinces.
A large Swedish trial published in The Lancet reported that AI-supported mammogram readings reduced interval cancers by 12 percent among more than 100,000 screened women.
B.C. premier David Eby described ongoing extortion-related violence in Surrey as "a terror attack in slow motion," and premiers urged the federal government to pass Bill C-14; Surrey council declared a local state of emergency and the mayor will seek federal support.
FireFly reported a material Mineral Resource upgrade at its Green Bay project, with Measured and Indicated resources now 50.4Mt at 2.0% CuEq and Inferred at 29.3Mt at 2.5% CuEq, and has begun economic studies including a Preliminary Economic Assessment due in H1 2026.
Industry groups say recent wildfires have destroyed large areas of B.C.'s forests and that reforestation funding is uncertain as a federal planting program ends.
Officials reported a small number of tests in which automatic emergency brakes activated unexpectedly on the Eglinton Crosstown vehicles. Metrolinx said TTC officials confirmed no safety-critical issues remained after recent meetings, and a Feb. 8 opening date remains possible but unconfirmed.
Saint John police are investigating alleged sexual offences at Loch Lomond Villa's The Village; they say more than a dozen residents have been identified as victims and a suspect affiliated with the home has been named, and the investigation is ongoing.
